Best orthopedists in Jerusalem: TOP 2 doctors

Specialization

• Lengthening of limbs in children and adults to correct the difference in leg length
• Reconstructive operations of the extremities using the Ilizarov method. Treatment of post-traumatic and other conditions resulting in a defect of bone and soft tissues
• Treatment of congenital and acquired limb deformities using internal and external fixators and their combinations
• Surgical and non-surgical treatment of fractures and their complications in children and adults
• Nonunions, Malunions, Bone Defects - Nonunion of fractures, malunion, bone defect.
• Joint-preserving treatment of post-traumatic arthritis of the ankle.
• Hip steotomies
• Orthopedic treatment of cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders, computer gait analysis.
• Treatment of clubfoot and other congenital foot deformities using the Ponseti method.
• Education

Dr. Vladimir Goldman graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine, in 2002. Upon graduation, he completed a general medical internship at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon. Following this, in 2009, he successfully completed a six-year specialization in orthopedics at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, during which he showed a special interest in the field of pediatric orthopedics and traumatology, and also paid special attention to adult traumatology and the treatment of the consequences of fractures and injuries. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Goldman worked at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, a leading orthopedic hospital in the United States, where he improved his expertise in pediatric orthopedics and also devoted a year to specialization in the field of correction of deformities and limb lengthening. Upon completion of the specialization period, he was awarded an honorary badge for exceptional achievements in the field of limb lengthening and correction of deformities.

Since returning to Jerusalem in 2011, Dr. Goldman has dedicated his career to treating pediatric orthopedic problems and diseases, as well as correcting deformities and lengthening limbs in adults and children.

Dr. Goldman is actively involved in the education of medical students and young physicians, and participates in clinical academic research.

Dr. Goldman is a member of the Israeli Society of Pediatric Orthopedics under the auspices of the Israeli Orthopedic Association, and is also a member of the North American Society for Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction.

Specialization

• spinal deformities in adults and children;
• robotic spine surgery;
• intervertebral hernias;
• spinal tumors;
• spinal column injuries.

Education and advanced training courses

• 1999 - 2002 – received medical education at the Hebrew University.
• 2002 - 2005 – completed Master's degree.
• 2005 – completed courses in cardiology and trauma resuscitation.
• 2006 - 2012 – completed internship and residency in orthopedics at Hadassah University Hospital.
• 2010 – completed a basic course in orthopedic traumatology.
• 2014 – completed a course in pediatric vertebrology at the Orthopedic Association.
• 2014 – completed a course for department heads at the Association of Orthopedists.

Professional biography

After completing his internship, he worked as a physician in a refugee camp (Kampala, Uganda) under the auspices of the Global Youth Movement for Africa (2007). He returned to Hadassah, where he worked in the orthopedic department during his residency.

From 2013 to 2014, he was an attending spine surgeon at the Bronx Hospital (New York). After returning to Israel, he currently works as a spine surgeon in the orthopedic department.

He actively uses robotic equipment and, together with the clinic’s team of doctors, has performed many complex operations to restore the structure of the spinal column.

Scientific activity

Participated in various clinical studies in California, Switzerland, and the USA. Teaches at the University of Jerusalem and Cornell Weill University, is a member of the Association of Orthopedists and the Congress of Vertebrologists (Milan). Has repeatedly received grants for research in the field of vertebrology. In 2017, he received an associate professor degree. Has a number of articles published in scientific journals.