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Israel, Tel Aviv
Osteoarthritis treatment at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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About the clinic
Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, provides a full scope of osteoarthritis care for the spine. Diagnostics like blood tests may cost around $290, while consultations with a spine neurosurgeon are around $800. Treatment options range from $4,870 for radiofrequency treatment to several minimally invasive surgical procedures. The department is led by Prof. Zvi Lidar, a spine neurosurgeon with 34 years of specialized training in the USA and Japan.
The JCI-accredited clinic offers Johns Hopkins-affiliated care. It provides free airport transfers and interpreter services to support international patients. Treatment plans begin with precise diagnostics.
Diagnostics and Consultation
Accurate diagnosis is the first step. The process includes several key components.
- Blood tests to check for inflammation markers.
- Consultation with a pain specialist like Dr. Galia Godovic for comprehensive pain assessment.
- Consultation with Prof. Zvi Lidar for a detailed neurosurgical evaluation.
Non-Surgical and Surgical Treatment Options
The clinic offers both minimally invasive procedures and surgeries. Each option is tailored to the patient's specific condition.
- Radiofrequency treatment is a non-surgical option for pain. This ablation technique targets nerve endings around arthritic joints. The treatment may cost around $4,870 and includes the procedure as needed.
- Minimally invasive fusion surgery stabilizes the spine with small incisions. It typically requires a hospital stay of 2-3 nights.
- ACDF surgery treats neck osteoarthritis and nerve compression. The full name is anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Hospitalization is usually 1-2 nights.
- Discectomy removes herniated disc material pressing on nerves. Patients often stay in the hospital for one night.
About the Leading Specialist
Prof. Zvi Lidar leads the spine department with extensive expertise. He brings 34 years of neurosurgical experience. His training includes fellowships at prestigious institutions in the USA and Japan. This background focuses on advanced, minimally invasive techniques. Prof. Lidar serves as the chief physician and director of the neurosurgical department.
Specialized rehabilitation services are available at the clinic to support recovery. If you have spinal osteoarthritis, consider consulting the specialists at Sourasky Medical Center for a personalized treatment plan.
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1961
Year of foundation
2200 doctors
Highest-Rated Clinic for Osteoarthritis Treatment
1800000 patients per year
34000
Operations per year
Most Popular Clinic for Osteoarthritis Treatment
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Treatments prices in the clinic
Last price update — 29.03.2025. Prices can be changed depending on the medical case and doctor's recommendations.
Orthopedics
| diagnostics | Price | |
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| Complete blood count | Price on request | |
| MRI of one area | Price on request | |
| Consultation with an orthopedist (traumatologist) | Price on request | |
| CT (computer tomography) | Price on request | |
| Consultation with an orthopaedist | Price on request |
| treatment | Price | |
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| Knee Arthroscopy | Price on request | |
| Knee replacement | Price on request | |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | Price on request | |
| Rotator cuff repair surgery | Price on request | |
| Vertebral plastic | Price on request | |
| Stem Cell Therapy | Price on request | |
| Shoulder replacement | Price on request |
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Stanislav • Stomach cancer Belarus
Jan 31, 2024
Verified review.
We are very grateful for the small chance that these doctors gave us
We received a detailed consultation with Dr. Pelles Sharon and her assistant Denis. They explained everything, gave me a treatment plan, and the doctor was very attentive to details. We are very grateful for the small chance that these doctors gave us. I would also like to note the work of the coordinator, Yulia. A very sensitive, empathetic specialist, she was able to organize everything quickly. Thanks a lot!
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Evgeny • Male Check-up Ukraine
Feb 27, 2025
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The medical trip didn't go well. I didn't get what I expected or wanted at all.
It was a waste of a trip.
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Reply from Avia Piklas
representative of Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Mar 3, 2025
Good afternoon, Eugene.
We thank you for your appeal.
We are very sorry that your experience seemed negative. Although, we made every effort to achieve the desired result.
I would like to note that all the procedures were agreed with you and carried out at the appointed time. Except for those tests that you decided to cancel on your own. Moreover, you received recommendations, based on the procedures performed, for additional tests for diagnosis, which you considered unnecessary.
Medicine is an exact science and in some cases, in order to make a diagnosis, specialists need a more in-depth examination of the patient.
In any case, based on the investigations you have had, you have been advised and we hope that you will continue your examination at a place that suits you.
We wish you all the best on your road to recovery.
Best wishes.
Вячеслав • Male Check-up Sri Lanka
Feb 2, 2023
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Service at the highest level
Service at the highest level. The doctor took exactly at the appointed time and spent about an hour. The problem was studied comprehensively and, as a result, logical recommendations were received and the doctor prescribed treatment. Accompanying Denis has extensive experience and a very interesting interlocutor. You have a good team! Well done!
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Anonymous • HIV Russian Federation
May 8, 2019
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Good day! During this treatment, I was only twice in this medical center, both times in the laboratory for blood donation, I waited 1 hour for the first time, 30 minutes for the second time, despite the fact that there was no visitor except me. All other actions, including the consultation of the doctor, were not in this clinic, so it is difficult for me, based on the foregoing, to make a different assessment. Also about the doctor. I was given the wrong doctor who was originally declared. I do not know anything about the current attending physician, please provide the data whenever possible. The doctor's conclusion, by the way, was also not carried out on Ichilov’s form — on a regular sheet and contains not the appointments that were made as a result, the doctor’s explanation of the side effects of the drugs (but I was going there, because your specialist said medicine without side effects and this was the key for me), appointed in the end and containing quite strong side effects.
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Людмила • Sarcoma Ukraine
Oct 31, 2022
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I recommend
The staff is great. At the moment, we are waiting for the results of the tests, since the wrong diagnosis was made in Ukraine. In Ukraine, sarcoma was treated for 7 months and it is gone. We are not saying that there is no oncology, but the fact that there is no sarcoma is already pleasing. Received very nicely and politely. The coordinators are Russian-speaking. Every day they keep track of all matters. Those who passed the tests were not left alone for a single minute. Currently, we are waiting for a meeting with an oncologist and a radiologist. I recommend
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