Israeli neurosurgeon with over thirty years of professional experience. His specialization is neurosurgery of the brain and spinal cord, removal of brain and spinal cord tumors. Tsvi Rappoport graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He holds a degree from Columbia University in philosophy and physics. He interned in surgery at the "Columbia-Presbyterian" clinic, and then at a medical center in New York in the field of neurosurgery. The professor has extensive medical experience.
Among the areas he practices, the following can be highlighted:
- surgical interventions on the pituitary gland
- treatment of neuromas
- brain tumor surgery
- neurosurgical interventions aimed at alleviating chronic pain syndrome.
The professor is an honorary vice-president of the World Association of Neurosurgeons and has served as president of the Neurosurgical Association of Israel. Since 1989, he has led the neurosurgery department at Rabin Medical Center. He taught at Tel Aviv University (adjunct neurosurgeon). It is worth mentioning the professor's contribution to neurosurgery through research work related to the treatment of brain tumors, skull injuries, the development of new rehabilitation programs after stroke, the physiology of cerebral infarctions, and the treatment of neuritis. Rappoport participated in the development of a device for monitoring intracranial pressure.