Anat Horev, MD
- Director of Stroke and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Soroka university Medical Center (SUMC), Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- Director of Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Established the Stroke and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit in SUMC (which serves a population of over one million) in 2014 and has been running it since.
Elected board member of the Israeli Stroke society, involved in writing of treatment guidelines and in improving stroke and endovascular treatment in Israel.
Clinical practice main objective: medical and endovascular treatment of stroke and neurovascular diseases.
Actively involved in student, resident, and fellow education, as well as research.
Current studies focused on pathophysiology and endovascular treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial hypertension (Pseudotumor cerebri).
Education & Training
- MD, Semmelwise university, Budapest, Hungary.
- Neurology residency: SUMC
- Stroke fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
- Interventional Neuroradiology fellowship: UPMC
Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Educational Interests
- Research: Stroke, cerebral veins, Carotid diseases, and genetics of cerebral vascular pathologies.
- Clinical: Pseudotumor cerebri, Pulsatile tinnitus,Stroke thrombectomy, Cerebral aneurysms, and AVMs.
- Education: Fellow, resident and student education in stroke and cerebral vascular pathologies management.
Recent Publications
Horev A, Zlotnik Y, Borodetsky V, Biederko R, Star M, Zvenigorodsky V, Shelef I, Ifergane G. Adjunctive treatment with low dose intra-arterial eptifibatide and intravenous aspirin during carotid stenting: A case series. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Feb; 84:29-32
Horev A, Honig A, Cohen JE, Goldbart A, Dizitzer Y, Star M, Gomori JM, Zlotnik Y, Ifergane G, Borodetsky V, Shelef I, Leker RR. Overestimation of carotid stenosis on CTA – Real world experience. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Mar; 85:36-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.12.018. Epub 2021 Jan 8. PMID: 33581787.
Horev A, Serlin Y, Eshel R, Leker R, Star M, Honig A, Ifergane G. The Value of Neurological Assessment for Prediction of Subtle Cerebral Infarction. Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Mar;48(2):275-277. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.164.
Serlin Y, Ofer J, Ben-Arie G, Veksler R, Ifergane G, Shelef I, Minuk J, Horev A, Friedman A. Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage: A New Biomarker in Transient Ischemic Attacks. Stroke. 2019 May;50(5):1266-1269. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.025247