Eyal E. Porat, M.D.

Appointment contacts:

• Phone: 713-486-5100
• Fax: 713-512-7200

Specialties:

• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiac surgery
• Inflammatory Response in Cardiac Surgery
• Short-term cardiac assist devices
• Hemodynamic changes and assist devices for “beating heart coronary artery surgery”
• Off-pump heart surgery

Education and Training:

• M.D. - 1989 Ben Gurion Univ, Bee’er Sheva, Israel
• Internship - 1990-1 Sheba Med Ctr, Tel Hashomer, Israel
• Cardiothoracic Surgery - 1992-8 Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
• Cardiothoracic Surgery - 2000-1 The University of Texas Medical School

Publications and Medical/Scientific Participation

• Dr. Porat is active in scientific communications and research.
• He has published 30 articles and numerous chapters.
• He lectures internationally on cardiothoracic and vascular open and minimally invasive surgery approaches.

Memberships

• International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS)
• European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• European Society for Cardio-Vascular Surgery (ESCVS)
• Israel Medical Association (IMA)
• Israel Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Israel Society for Heart Research (ISHR)
• Editorial Board of "The Heart Surgery Forum" Journal
• Israeli Air Force: Captain of special medical rescue unit

Board Certifications

• Cardiothoracic Surgery (Israel)