Director of the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Center
Sheba Medical Center
Tel Hashomer, HaMerkaz, Israel
Prof. Raanani is a Cardiac Surgeon and the current Director of the Leviev Cardiovascular & Thoracic Center at the Sheba Medical Center, Israel.
Prof Raanani holds the position of full Professor of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.
He also served as Chairman of the Board of the Israel Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (2005-2008, 2017-2020) and is an active member of the AATS and the EACTS US and European Cardio-Thoracic Surgery associations.
Prof Raanani has mentored both doctoral and MSc students, published more than 200 papers in prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journals for cardiac surgery and cardiology, as well as chapters in books, and is the PI for numerous clinical and basic-science studies.
Prof Raanani is also a founder of few med-tech start-up companies such as: INNOVALVE, AISAP and is an active member on several Scientific Advisory Boards of start-up companies
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