Dr. Ilia Pinsk, M.D.
Head of the Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
Specialty
Dr. Pinsk specializes in providing surgical solutions for the whole spectrum of diseases of colon and rectum: colorectal cancer, polyposis, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, rectal prolapse, complicated diverticular disease and perianal disorders
Languages
Hebrew, English & Russian
Publications
Education & Fellowships
- Grodno State Medical Institute, Grodno, Belarus
- Residency in General Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
- Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Ottawa Hospital General, Ottawa, Canada
- Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery, Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Board Certifications - General Surgery
Career Accomplishments
- Head of the Unit of Colorectal Surgery. Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
- High volume practice: up to 200 major colorectal resections per year mostly for colon and rectal cancer
- Leads and coordinates a multidisciplinary team at his hospital
- Uses Trans Rectal US for diagnosing and treatment of anal sphincter disorders
- Mentor for trainees on Israeli and international colorectal surgery fellowship programs
- Member of the Israel Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Research interests & Advanced training
- Minimally invasive approach in treatment of colorectal cancer and low rectal cancer (laparoscopy and TEM)
- TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS)
- Improve functional results after rectal cancer surgery
- Fecal Incontinence: investigations (manometry, EMG, endoanal US) and solutions
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