Prof. Samer Khatib

Senior ophthalmologist at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

Specialist and surgeon for retinal and vitreous diseases, senior cataract surgeon

Hereditary and vascular retinal diseases

Dr. Samer Khatib is a senior physician and researcher in the ophthalmology department at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Dr. Khatib specializes in diseases and surgeries of the retina and vitreous, as well as cataract surgeries. Dr. Khatib receives his patients at the SHARP clinic at Hadassah.

• Senior ophthalmologist in the ophthalmology department of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

• Specialist in retinal and vitreous diseases and surgery at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

• Fellowship in vitreous and retinal surgery at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

• Cataract specialist and surgeon at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

• Fellowship in hereditary retinal diseases and development of stem cell-based treatments, Paris, France

• Senior lecturer and supervisor of graduate students at the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University

• Researcher at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and Hebrew University in the field of vascular eye diseases and hereditary retinal diseases

• Recipient of the Horizon Program for Outstanding Physician Researchers at Hadassah

• Outstanding Resident Award, Hebrew University (2017)

• Outstanding Lecturer Award, Israeli Association for Eye and Vision Research (2017)

• Outstanding Lecturer Award, Israeli Association for Eye and Vision Research (2014)

• Recipient of the Levi Eshkol Scholarship, Ministry of Science (2010-2011)

• Recipient of the Fulks Scholarship (2006-2008)

• Recipient of the Planning and Budgeting Committee Scholarship, Council for Higher Education (2006-2008)

• Recipient of several competitive research grants for advancing research in eye diseases

• Recipient of the Dan Schwartz Award for Innovative Research (2021-2022)

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• Graduate of the Technion Faculty of Medicine (MD)

• Holder of a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medical Sciences (PhD) from the Technion Faculty of Medicine

• Holder of a Post-Doctoral degree in Genetics from the Technion Faculty of Medicine

• Completed specialization in ophthalmology with distinction - Department of Ophthalmology at Hadassah Ein Kerem

• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

• Israeli Society of Vision and Eye Research (ISVER) - Board Member

• Israeli Medical Association (IMA)

• Israeli Vitreoretinal Society - Retina Group

• Israeli National Young Academy of Scientific Medicine

• Hebrew

• English

• Arabic

• Vitreous and retinal surgeries

• Cataract surgeries, advanced lenses (premium) and laser cataract surgery

• Retinal and vitreous diseases

• Lens fixation procedures

• Intraocular injections and laser treatments

• Treatment of diabetic complications, venous occlusions and age-related macular degeneration of the retina

• Hereditary retinal diseases

• retinal detachment

  • Vitrectomy Surgery

  • Scleral Buckle Surgery

• Macular Hole - Macular Hole

• Epiretinal membrane - Epiretinal membrane (ERM)

• Laser cataract surgery

  • Cataract surgery using CATALYS device

• Intraocular lens fixation

  • Replacement and implantation of intraocular lenses using various methods including Yamane, Iris Fixation, Anterior Chamber IOL

• Advanced (premium) lens implantation for cylinder correction

  • Toric IOL lenses

• Multifocal intraocular lens implantation (Multifocal IOL)

• retinal edema

  • Intraocular injections and laser treatments for the retina

• Intraocular hemorrhage

• Eye trauma treatment

• Diabetes complications and diabetic retinopathy

  • Intraocular injections, laser treatments and eye surgeries

• Arterial and venous occlusions of the eye

• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - Age-related Macular degeneration (AMD)

  • intraocular injections

• Hereditary retinal diseases

• High myopia - Myopia

  • Treatment of myopia complications

• Tears and holes in the retina

  • Laser treatment and surgeries for the retina