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Dr. Floman earned his medical degree at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem. Dr. Floman had both an Internship and Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem. He participated in two spine surgery fellowships under the directorship of J.E. Hall, M.D., at Children's Hospital in Boston, MA and under the directorship of Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D., and Fred Simeone, M.D. at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Floman served for many years as the Chief of Spine Surgery at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem where he was a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Since 2000, Dr. Floman is the Director of the Israel Spine Center in Tel Aviv.

Dr. Floman served as the President of the Israel Orthopedic Association and is a member of the Scoliosis Research Society, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Spine Society of Europe, and the North American Spine Society.

Dr. Floman has published 119 original articles in peer-reviewed journals, 22 book chapters, and presented numerous presentations and lectures to national and international learned societies (over 100 presentations). He also edited 5 spine surgery books. Dr. Floman serves on the Editorial Board of Spine and the Journal of Spinal Disorders.

SpineUniverse articles from Yizhar Floman, MD

• Isthmic Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis in Adults
  Isthmic spondylolisthesis involves the breakage of a bone in the low back that allows the vertebra to slip forward. Read this article to understand the causes of isthmic spondylolisthesis. Several illustrations show you how it develops.
• Isthmic Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
  Isthmic spondylolisthesis should be differentiated from degenerative spondylolisthesis, which occurs due to the aging process along with the development of marked facet joint arthritis with rotatory vertebral slip.
• Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Adult Slip Progression
  In the last decade, adult onset slip progression, spondylolisthesis, was recognized and described in the medical literature as a distinct clinical entity causing severe incapacitating back and leg pain.
• Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
  Serial x-rays (radiographs) of the lumbar spine may be helpful to establish a diagnosis of isthmic spondylolisthesis. These x-rays are taken over a period of several years.
• Management of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis in Adults
  The use of modern spinal instrumentation eliminates the need for post-operative bracing. Soon after surgery, the patient can get on his feet and walk, as tolerated.
• Novel Radiation-Free Assessment of Scoliosis and the Cobb Angle
  The Ortelius800® is a new non-invasive radiation-free 3-D imaging system for the diagnosis and monitoring of scoliosis and other spinal deformities.
• Novel Radiation-Free Assessment of Scoliosis and the Cobb Angle
  The Ortelius800® is a new non-invasive radiation-free 3-D imaging system for the diagnosis and monitoring of scoliosis and other spinal deformities.
• Scoliosis and the Cobb Angle: Novel Radiation-Free Assessment
  The Ortelius800® system instantaneously creates a graphical reconstruction of the spine, displaying calculated angle of deformity (Cobb angle), leg length discrepancy, and data on the patient's torso in real time.