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Resident Etan Sissman

Etan Sissman

Position and faculty

Resident Spine Surgery

Specialty

Conservative focus areas

Infiltration of the lumbar spine

Operative focus areas 

Disc herniation
Narrowed nerve canal/spinal canal (stenosis)
Instability of the spine/osteoarthritis
Spinal fracture in patients with osteoporosis
Curvature of the spine (scoliosis)

Languages

German

English

Hebrew

Contact

Spine Surgery
Phone hours
Mo–Th 8:00–17:00
Fr 8:00–16:00
Sa–Su Closed

Medical specialisation

Specialist Consultant in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system

Certificates of proficiency

2025 – Eurospine Basic Diploma

12/2024 – Radiation Protection Bavaria

06/2013 – MTLS (Military Trauma Life Support)

Curriculum

since 07/2025

Resident Spine Surgery, Schulthess Klinik

2023 – 2025

Chief Resident, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg (Germany) 

2021 – 2023

Specialist Consultant in the Department of Spinal Surgery,  Sheba Medical Center 

2015 – 2021

Resident in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Tel Aviv University) 

2013 – 2015

Combat Medical Officer, Cpt. Res. (IDF) 

2012 – 2013

Junior Doctor, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Tel Aviv University)

2005 – 2011

Degree in Human Medicine, Charité Berlin 

Education and training

2020

Research Fellowship NYU Spine Lab under Prof. Buckland and Prof. Protopsaltis 

Memberships

DWG

Eurospine

Publications

  1. Are insufficient corrections a major factor in distal junctional kyphosis? A simulated analysis of cervical deformity correction using in-construct measurements. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 
     
  2. Compensatory changes in lower limb alignment following total knee arthroplasty: large valgus knee correction (≥ 10°) demonstrates substantial alterations in ankle and subtalar joint alignment. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025
     
  3. Calibration of magnification in two-dimensional low-dose full-body imaging for preoperative planning of total hip arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023
     
  4. Early surgery for thoracolumbar extension-type fractures in geriatric patients with ankylosing disorders reduces patient complications and mortality. Spine J. 2023
     
  5. Total knee arthroplasty in patients with lumbar spinal fusion leads to significant changes in pelvic tilt and sacral slope. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023

  6. Comparative Analysis of Inpatient Opioid Consumption Between Different Surgical Approaches Following Single Level Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery. Global Spine J. 2023

  7. Incidence of dysphagia following posterior cervical spine surgery. J Clin Neurosci. 2022
     
  8. Effect of Total Knee Arthroplasty on Coronal Alignment of the Ankle Joint. J Arthroplasty. 2022

  9. COVID-19 pandemic and elective spinal surgery cancelations – what happens to the patients? Spine J. 2021


Book chapters in specialist literature:

  • Benzel’s Spine Surgery: History of Spinal Instrumentation
  • XIanli Neurosurgery: The DJK Prevention strategy in Cervical Deformity Surgery