Pevni Dimitry

Dr. Pevni specializes in surgical treatment of heart defects, such as congenital and acquired aortic and mitral valve anomalies, interventricular septal defects, and aortic aneurysms. He has developed a unique method for replacing heart valves on a working heart, enhancing cardiac surgery. Besides his surgical practice, Dr. Pevni is a lecturer at Tel Aviv University. His contributions to cardiac surgery include the most complex surgical operation on aortic valve transplantation for a patient with an artificial heart.

Awards

• Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences

Membership

• American Heart Association
• European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons
• Israeli Association of Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons
• American Academy of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Investigators (APPI)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Education

• Medical Institute of St. Petersburg, Faculty of Medicine
• Residency in cardiac surgery at the Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg
• Specialized training in cardio-thoracic surgery in Frankfurt, Germany; Lisbon, Portugal; Vienna, Austria
• Minimally invasive surgery specialization at the Cardiology Center in Lugano, Switzerland
• Mitral valve plasty training at the University Center of Saint-Louis in Brussels, Belgium
• Training in peresapical aortic valve replacement at the Cardiology Center in Leipzig, Germany