Dr Yehuda Schwartz

Dr. Yehuda Schwartz is one of Israel's leading pulmonologists specializing in respiratory medicine. He holds the responsible position of head of the pulmonology department of the Ichilov Medical Center, also known as the Sourasky Clinic, in Israel. In his work, Dr. Schwartz focuses on the treatment of a wide range of diseases, including bronchial asthma, chronic cough, rhinitis and allergies.

In addition, Dr. Schwartz also treats more complex diseases such as pneumonia, abscesses, pleurisy, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, sarcoidosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His experience and knowledge in the field of pulmonology make him an outstanding specialist not only in Israel, but also abroad.

Specialization:

• Developed and implemented an innovative navigation system for bronchoscopy, which increased the efficiency of diagnosing peripheral tumors in the lungs by 35%.
• Specializes in the treatment of lung diseases, including asthma and COPD, in patients of all ages, working in tandem with allergists, oncologists, immunologists to achieve best results.
• Provides therapy for inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract.

Diseases treated by the doctor:

• Sarcoidosis
• Pulmonology
• Lung cancer
• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Chronic cough
• Pneumonia
• Bronchitis
• Pleurisy
• Respiratory tract infections

Education and clinical experience:

• He runs the Institute of Pulmonology and the Pulmonology Department at the Ichilov-Surasky Medical Center.
• Teaches a clinical biology course at New England College and Clark University (USA).
• Practices at the Top private clinic Ichilov.
• He holds the position of senior physician in the department of pulmonology at the Ichilov-Surasky Medical Center.
• Teaches internal medicine at Tel Aviv University.
• Works as a research assistant in the department of pulmonology Children's Medical Center at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio, USA).
• Responsible for the graduate course in respiratory medicine at Tel Aviv University.
• Acts as an aviation pulmonologist at the Israel Aviation Institute Medical Institute at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
• Coordinates the joint Israeli-American educational program on introduction to respiratory medicine at Tel Aviv University.
• Works in the anti-allergy and anti-asthma department of the clinic Barzilai MC (Ashkelon).
• Passed clinical subordination at the Institute of Pulmonology and Allergology at Ichilov-Surasky MC (Tel Aviv).
• Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina).