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Prof. Lael E. Anson Best | |
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| Born | 1951 |
| Alma mater | Gujarat University (India),
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Thoracic Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Institutions | Rambam Health Care Campus (Haifa, Israel) |
Lael-Anson Best MD FCCP, FACS, FRCS (b. August 11, 1951) is an associate professor of medicine at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Chair of the Division of Surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus.
Biography
[edit]Lael-Anson Best was born in India, August 11, 1951. He was educated at the Rajkumar College, Rajkot and he is the Alumnus-Ambssador to Israel . He completed both his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, 1975, and his Master’s Degree in Surgery, 1978, at B.J. Medical College, Gujarat University, India.
In 1979 he immigrated to Israel and specialized in cardiothoracic surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. In 1985, after qualifying as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon, he joined the Israel Defense Forces. From 1987-1988 Professor Best worked as a General Thoracic Fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. [1]
Soon after his return to Israel, at the age of 38, he was appointed Director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery.[2] In 2005 he took over as Chair of the Division of Surgery.[3]
His special interests are surgery of the esophagus and trauma of the chest, lung cancer, pediatric thoracic surgery, surgery of the mediastinum, lung and pleura.
Awards
[edit]- 1972: Distinction in Forensic Medicine
- 1973: Principal's Discretionary Prize for Standing Second, Final MB, BS
- 1993: Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians
- 1995: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- 1998: Outstanding Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- 1999: Outstanding Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- 2001: Outstanding Award for Excellence, Rambam Health Care Campus , Haifa
- 2001: Outstanding Award for Excellence, Ministry of Health, Israel
- 2001: Outstanding Award for Excellence, First place, Government Service Commission, State of Israel (Awarded by the Prime Minister of Israel).[4]
- 2001: Outstanding Award for Excellence, Noah Moses Prize, First Place, in the public and private sectors. (Awarded by the President of Israel)
- 2003: Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 2011: The Receipt of The Indian Empire Award In New Delhi on Jan 10, 2011.
- 2017: Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
References
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External Links
[edit]- Division of Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus
- Personality of the Month Jewish Congregation of the USA, Feb 03, 2007
- All Israel Presidential prize for Outstanding Worker 1988, page 32
- In The line of Fire Trauma Surgery: Lael Anson Best
- Prime Minister of Israel Visits Medical center 2006: Dr. Lael Anson Best Greets
- Prof Dr. Lael Anson Best, Chair of the surgery department at the Ramabam Hospital, almost had a narrow escape in 2006 attack
- Lael-Anson Best FCCP, FACS, FRCS is an associate professor of medicine at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- Presentation at Mayo Clinic 2005 Alumni Association
- BBC News Interview with Prof. Best (2006)
- Chair, Department of Surgery Rambam Medical Center
- 2001 Prime Minister's Award For Government Service
- Indian Origin Doctor Serves in Conflict Zone in Israel Times of India 2006
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- Lael Anson Best:The Receipt of The Indian Empire Award In New Delhi on Jan 10, 2011
- Lael Anson Best, M.B.B.S., receives Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award on Apr 19, 2017
- PM with Dr. Lael Anson Best on Jul 7 2017