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Professor Yakov Ben Chaim

Israel

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Language Spoken: English, Hebrew (modern)

About

Professor Yakov Ben Chaim is well-known to thousands of parents from dozens of countries around the world as the person who has permanently relieved their children from diseases of the urinary system such as vesicoureteral reflux, hypospadias, stones in the urinary tract, and many others. With 30 years of experience, Professor Ben Chaim is able to perform treatment swiftly and at the highest level, minimizing trauma to the child's body. Professor Ben Chaim is an internationally recognized specialist in the use of minimally invasive laparoscopic methods and innovative developments, many of which he has pioneered himself. He often serves as a consultant or independent expert in pediatric urology, and his opinions are highly regarded by major medical centers in Israel, Europe, and the USA. Additionally, Professor Ben Chaim is also known as one of the leading researchers in this field of medicine, he is the author of many papers that have earned him great prestige in the scientific world, as well as a popular lecturer.

Expertise

  • Urological surgeon, head of pediatric urology department

Services

  • Inflammation of the urinary system
  • Hydronephrosis of the kidney
  • Hydrocele
  • Hypospadias
  • Treatment of polycystic kidney disease
  • Urolithiasis
  • Vesicoureteral reflux

Experience

  • The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel) - graduated from the medical faculty
  • Tel HaShomer Medical Center (Israel) - completed his residency in urological surgery.
  • Tel Aviv University (Israel) - continued his studies in medicine.
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (USA) - advanced training in pediatric urology

Membership

  • Israeli Association of Urologists
  • American Association of Urologists