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Ariel Finkelstein

Ariel Finkelstein is an Israeli cardiologist who heads the catheterization unit at Ichilov Hospital and works in transcatheter heart valve replacement.

born 1955Transcatheter heart valve replacementDirecting Ichilov's catheterization unitMarathon running

Born: 2 September 1955
Occupation: cardiologist
Education: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ariel Finkelstein was born in 1955

Ariel Finkelstein was born in Tel Aviv on September 2, 1955. From 1973 to 1977 he served as an officer in the IDF Paratroopers Brigade, reaching the rank of captain.

He studied medicine at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev from 1978 to 1984 and earned a medical doctorate. He trained in internal medicine at Tel Aviv Medical Center from 1986 to 1991 and in cardiology there from 1992 to 1995. From 1999 to 2001 he trained in interventional cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Since 2005 he has directed the catheterization unit in the cardiology department at Ichilov Hospital. He is a clinical associate professor at Tel Aviv University and works mainly on transcatheter valve implantation. He has published over 200 scientific papers, chaired the Israeli society for interventional cardiology, and advises medical companies such as Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences.

He is also a marathon runner. He ran his first marathon in Tiberias in 2009. After the March 2013 Tel Aviv Marathon, in which one runner died, he wrote that the race should move to February.

Ariel Finkelstein's life in 8 milestones

1955
Born in Tel Aviv.
1973
Began service as an officer in the Paratroopers Brigade.
1978
Began medical studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1998
Received Ichilov Hospital's young researcher prize.
1999
Began interventional cardiology training at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.
2005
Became director of the catheterization unit at Ichilov Hospital.
2009
Ran his first marathon, in Tiberias.
2011
Ichilov marked 100 aortic valve replacements by catheter under his direction.