Dr. Ariel Finkelstein, M.D.

Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov.

Education:

• The Ben Gurion University, School of Medicine, Israel ‐ M.D.
• The Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles,  USA ‐ elective studies in Cardiology.
• Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, Department of Gastroenterology, clinical research: the composition of Bile in patients with liver disease ‐ M.D. thesis.
• Rotating Internship, Tel Aviv  Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Residency, Department of Internal Medicine, Tel Aviv Medical Centerl, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Cardiology Fellowship, Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv,  Israel.
• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Professional and Academic Appointments:

• Research Fellow in the Center for Medical Education, Ben Gurion University, School of Medicine.
• Instructor in clinical medicine, Ben Gurion University, School of Medicine.
• Resident  in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine T, Tel‐Aviv Medical. Center, Tel Aviv.
• Fellow in Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv.
• Adjunct  Instructor  in Medicine (Cardiology). The Tel‐Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Fellow in Interventional Cardiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv.
• Director,  Service for Preventive and Rheabilitation Cardiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv.
• Fellow, Interventional Cardiology, the Division of Cardiology, Cedars Cinai.
• Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Adjunct Lecturer in Medicine (Cardiology). The Tel‐Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Tel Aviv Medical, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Chief Medical Officer, Stentomics Medical.
• Scientific Advisory Board, Neovasc Medical.
• Associate Hospital Director for Physician Affairs, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
• Present – Director, Cardiac Catheterization Unit, Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
• Proctor and invited Speaker, Medtronics corporation, USA.
• Proctor, adviser and faculty member, Edwards Lifesciences USA.

Memberships in Professional Organizations:

• The Israel Medical Association
• The Israel Heart Society‐ Fellow Membership
• The Israel Heart Society
• European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)