Prof. Alexander Lerner - Orthopedic Surgery & Limb Reconstruction
Led by Dr. Alexander Lerner. Head of the Orthopedic Department, Ziv Medical Center, Safed; Clinical Professor, Bar-Ilan University Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee; AO member; author/co-author of numerous publications and 5 books on limb trauma/reconstruction; learned Ilizarov method from Ilizarov's school
CONFIRMED CURRENT (head of orthopedics at Ziv). Independently verified across: Jerusalem Post and Israel21c (Ilizarov reconstruction of a Syrian child), Vice and Legal Insurrection long-form reporting, Bar-Ilan Azrieli Faculty of Medicine newsletter, Riga Stradins University (RSU) guest-lecture news, LinkedIn, plus Springer book authorship ('Armed Conflict Injuries to the Extremities') and PubMed war-injury reconstruction papers. Own hospital site (ziv.org.il) supporting only. RED-FLAG / SCOPE NOTE: this is a trauma-reconstruction service, NOT a cosmetic stature-lengthening clinic; no direct surgeon phone/email or per-platform reviews exist, and no confident personal photo file located — all left null rather than guessed. Kept at Tier 2 (solid, multi-sourced, real institution) rather than Tier 1 because contact detail and cosmetic-lengthening consumer footprint are thin. | Lerner evidence dated; confirm current LL practice | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (gap-country pass); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Official ziv.org.il content could not be retrieved (fetch returned a third-party health portal, not the hospital site); no clinic email or Lerner-specific contact verifiable. Ziv (Safed) main line reported as 04-682-8811 via that portal only. Nothing published verified.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
One of the founders of the Ilizarov limb-reconstruction/lengthening method in Israel. Runs a high-complexity reconstruction/level-1 trauma service at Ziv (northern Israel), internationally known for rebuilding severely injured limbs including wounded Syrian patients (2013-2016 humanitarian program). More reconstruction/trauma-oriented than cosmetic stature lengthening, but a genuine limb-lengthening authority.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
Surgeons
- Dr. Alexander LernerHead of the Orthopedic Department, Ziv Medical Center, Safed; Clinical Professor, Bar-Ilan University Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee; AO member; author/co-author of numerous publications and 5 books on limb trauma/reconstruction; learned Ilizarov method from Ilizarov's school
Accreditations
- ●Bar-Ilan University Azrieli Faculty of Medicine (Clinical Professor)
- ●AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen) member
- ●Ziv Medical Center (public/government hospital)
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 3 — limited data
- Last verified
- 27 days ago
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