Menashe Zaarur

About doctor Menashe Zaarur

Menashe Zaarur is a famous Israeli neurosurgeon, head of the neurosurgical department of the Rambam medical center. He teaches neurosurgery at the Faculty of medicine of the Technion university in Israel.

Over the years the professor has performed thousands of operations to remove benign and malignant tumors of the brain and base of the skull, as well as the spinal canal and spinal cord. He is engaged in the surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the spine, cerebrovascular pathologies.

Dr. Zaarur was the first in Israel to apply MRI-focused ultrasound MRgFUS using ExAblate Neuro technology to treat patients with essential tremor and movement disorders. Together with colleagues and medical engineers, he developed a unique neuronavigation system that is still used in all Matronix surgical systems.

The professor is engaged in active research activities. More than 130 scientific publications belong to his authorship.

Doctor’s specialty

The main specializations of Dr. Zaarur include:

• Tumors of the brain and base of the skull;
• Diseases of the spinal cord and brain;
• Deep brain stimulation in patients with epilepsy;
• Treatment of essential tremor in a case of Parkinson’s disease;
• Brain trauma and malformations;
• Transsphenoidal resection of the pituitary adenoma;
• Hydrocephalus treatment.

Medical experience

1979 – Rotational internship, HaEmek medical center, Hadassah medical center, Israel;

1980 – Internship physician, neurosurgical department, Rambam medical center, Israel;

1985 – Senior resident, neurosurgical department, Rambam medical center;

1986 – Senior neurosurgeon, neurosurgical department, Rambam medical center;

1990 – ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support Program) instructor, American College of Surgeons, USA;

1992 – Deputy head of the neurosurgical department, Rambam medical center;

2000 – Acting head of the neurosurgical department, Rambam medical center;

2001 – Head of the skull base surgery department, Rambam medical center.