Asher Elad

Interventional cardiologist, Head ICCU, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel
Interventional cardiologist, Head ICCU, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel

Specialist in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional-Cardiologist. Other areas of practice: Myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, platelet function, atherosclerosis, heart failure, cardiac market.

Director of the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit at Shaare Zedek Hospital.

In the past he served as director of ICCU Assuta Ashdod University Hospital. Former senior cardiologist at the Shaba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.

Research interests: Myocardial infarction (ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION) Platelet activity during acute coronary event (ACS; PLATELET AGGREGATION) Atherosclerosis Optical Imaging in Cardiac Catheterization (OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY).

Graduated from the School of Medicine, Ben-Gurion University (cum laude). Graduate of Health Systems Management, Ben Gurion University Specialization in Cardiology at Shiba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer). Training in invasive cardiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Ohio.

He authored 40+ scientific publications and contributed to the creation of books in the field of medicine and healthcare economics.

  • Location: Israel