Israel,
Tel Aviv
Pevni Dimitry
Cardiothoracic surgeon
40 years of experience
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Dr. Pevni specializes in surgical treatment of heart defects, such as congenital and acquired aortic and mitral valve anomalies, interventricular septal defects, and aortic aneurysms. He has developed a unique method for replacing heart valves on a working heart, enhancing cardiac surgery. Besides his surgical practice, Dr. Pevni is a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. His contributions to cardiac surgery include the most complex surgical operation on aortic valve transplantation for a patient with an artificial heart.Awards Professor, Doctor of Medical SciencesMembershipAmerican Heart AssociationEuropean Association of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeonsIsraeli Association of Cardiologists and Cardiac SurgeonsAmerican Academy of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Investigators (APPI)American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)EducationMedical Institute of St. Petersburg, Faculty of MedicineResidency in cardiac surgery at the Military Medical Academy in St. PetersburgSpecialized training in cardio-thoracic surgery in Frankfurt, Germany; Lisbon, Portugal; Vienna, AustriaMinimally invasive surgery specialization at the Cardiology Center in Lugano, SwitzerlandMitral valve plasty training at the University Center of Saint-Louis in Brussels, BelgiumTraining in peresapical aortic valve replacement at the Cardiology Center in Leipzig, Germany