{"id":1492,"date":"2026-03-02T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/?page_id=1492"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:38:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1492\" class=\"elementor elementor-1492\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2efef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2efef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MEET THE EXPERT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194432b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194432b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Dr Ivan Schewitz<br><small><span style=\"color: #24a9bb\">A Pioneer in Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/small><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca12585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ca12585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Ivan Schewitz is a <\/span><b>Heart, Lung &amp; Chest Specialist <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">based in <\/span><b>Midrand, Gauteng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After completing his medical degree, Dr Schewitz went on to <\/span><b>specialise in Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1985<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Since then he has been working in private practice while being a part-time consultant for <\/span><b>Medunsa University, Oliver Tambo Hospital, Natalspruit Hospital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> Pretoria University<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since his specialisation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With his extensive experience and knowledge, Dr Schewitz is a pioneer in his field, credited with <\/span><b>introducing Thoracoscopic Surgery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as the <\/span><b>Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (the Nuss Procedure) to South Africa.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With his membership with the <\/span><b>General Thoracic Club (USA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>European Thoracic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> Cardiothoracic Society<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Chest Wall International Group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being a council member of the South African <\/span><b>Thoracic Society and Director of the VATS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Workshops since 2014, Dr Ivan Schewitz is a trailblazer in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having presented over 40 cardiothoracic presentations throughout his years in the field, of which 10 were explicitly related to Pectus Deformity Correction, Dr Ivan Schewitz is highly specialised in <\/span><b>Pectus Excavatum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Carinatum Repair Surgery.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a pioneer in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the one to introduce the Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (the Nuss Procedure) to South Africa, Dr Schewitz specialises in Pectus Deformity Correction. With particular mastery of the Nuss, Ravitch and Abraham Procedures, Dr Schewitz treats both Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8160bf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8160bf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fcdbb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7fcdbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1250}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a65f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a65f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/General-Thoratic-Club-usa.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1673\" alt=\"General Thoratic Club USA Member Dr Ivan Schewitz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/General-Thoratic-Club-usa.png 336w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/General-Thoratic-Club-usa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/General-Thoratic-Club-usa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/General-Thoratic-Club-usa-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/General-Thoratic-Club-usa-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502f301 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"502f301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">General Thoracic Club USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33af160 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33af160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547340d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"547340d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/European-Thoratic-Society.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1674\" alt=\"European Thoratic Society Member Dr Ivan Schewitz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/European-Thoratic-Society.png 336w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/European-Thoratic-Society-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/European-Thoratic-Society-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/European-Thoratic-Society-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/European-Thoratic-Society-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4342d elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9b4342d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">European Thoracic Society<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d855e4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d855e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1750}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d509d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d509d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SA-Thoratic-Society-council.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1675\" alt=\"South African thoratic Society council Member Dr Ivan Schewitz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SA-Thoratic-Society-council.png 280w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SA-Thoratic-Society-council-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SA-Thoratic-Society-council-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SA-Thoratic-Society-council-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773132a elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"773132a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">SA Thoracic Society Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b21873 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b21873\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:2000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e0c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39e0c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/db8b89_171360be5fc0416ba1422c1201726438~mv2.jpg\/v1\/crop\/x_0,y_20,w_850,h_834\/fill\/w_109,h_107,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto\/cwiglogo.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Chestwall International Member - Dr Ivan Schewitz\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8459852 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8459852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Chestwall International<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b343ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b343ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"firas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3c5de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f3c5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:50,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba63349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba63349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Abu-Akar-768x1121.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2291\" alt=\"\u05d4\u05db\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d3&quot;\u05e8 \u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05e1 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d5 \u05e2\u05e7\u05e8 \u2014 \u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e5 \u05d1\u05db\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8\u05d2\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d1\u2011Uniportal VATS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Abu-Akar-768x1121.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Abu-Akar-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Abu-Akar-702x1024.jpeg 702w, 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Akar<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7d7d0 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"af7d7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-user-md\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224 256c70.7 0 128-57.3 128-128S294.7 0 224 0 96 57.3 96 128s57.3 128 128 128zM104 424c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24s24-10.7 24-24-10.7-24-24-24-24 10.7-24 24zm216-135.4v49c36.5 7.4 64 39.8 64 78.4v41.7c0 7.6-5.4 14.2-12.9 15.7l-32.2 6.4c-4.3.9-8.5-1.9-9.4-6.3l-3.1-15.7c-.9-4.3 1.9-8.6 6.3-9.4l19.3-3.9V416c0-62.8-96-65.1-96 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">+972522200688<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8940b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d8940b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b761ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b761ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MEET THE EXPERT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68de568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68de568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Dr Firas Abu Akar<br><small><span style=\"color: #24a9bb\">A Pioneer in Thoracic Surgery and Uniportal VATS\n<\/span><\/small><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ab87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ab87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Firas Abu Akar is a <\/span><b>leading Thoracic Surgeon based in Jerusalem <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and currently serves as Head of the Thoracic Surgery Unit at <\/span><b>Edith Wolfson Medical Center<\/b> <b>in Holon, Israel.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Following completion of his medical degree at O6U \/ Cairo University, he completed specialist training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and later undertook an advanced fellowship in minimally invasive thoracic surgery at the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital in China.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Abu Akar is internationally recognised for his expertise in Uniportal <\/span><b>Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (Uniportal VATS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pediatric thoracic surgery, advanced minimally invasive thoracic procedures, and pectus deformity correction. He performed the first recorded Uniportal VATS lobectomy in Israel and has completed more than 3,000 thoracic operations, including over 900 anatomical resections via Uniportal VATS.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His academic and surgical contributions extend internationally through faculty appointments, invited lectures, live surgery workshops, and collaborative programs across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Dr Abu Akar has played a major role in developing Uniportal VATS programs internationally and was instrumental in introducing advanced minimally invasive thoracic surgery techniques in Israel and Palestine.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Abu Akar has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and international consensus statements in thoracic surgery. He serves as reviewer and editorial board member for several leading thoracic surgery journals and is an active member of major international thoracic surgical societies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3050043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3050043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Areas of Expertise\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adcd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6adcd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (Uniportal VATS)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thoracic Oncology<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pediatric Thoracic Surgery<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pectus Excavatum and Chest Wall Surgery<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subxiphoid Thoracic Surgery<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mediastinal Surgery and Thymectomy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complex Thoracic Reconstructions<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1079c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1079c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Memberships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08ced4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c08ced4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israeli Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uniportal VATS Interest Group (UVIG)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palestinian Medical Association<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israeli Medical Association<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a315bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a315bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership and International Contributions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4493fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4493fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Abu Akar has served as Treasurer and Secretary of the Israeli Society for Thoracic Surgery and has directed multiple international Uniportal VATS workshops and masterclasses. He has been invited faculty and speaker at major thoracic surgical meetings worldwide including ESTS, ERS, and numerous international Uniportal VATS summits. 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