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Yoav Leiser

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Haifa, Israel

Clinical experience: over 24 years

Orly Elbaz

Dentistry

Amazing doctor!!! You won't find this kind of attitude in any clinic. Hadas administrator is always available. Feels like you are in a family - they care about their patients. I had all my teeth done and I am very satisfied! Best surgeon!

15/03/2023

Verda Lebkovitz

dental surgery

Very good doctor. Best oral and maxillofacial surgeon, saved my teeth! Number one doctor in the country! Great clinic team, treated like family!

27/09/2022

Efrat Ben David

Dentistry

The doctor is a master! Excellent service. Had a great treatment, the attitude was amazing, the staff is wonderful, and the treatment was most professional!

05/04/2022

Maya

Dentistry

Dr. Leiser is a professional, patient and humane doctor. Hadas is always available, explains everything with kindness and high professionalism. Great team, highly recommend!

18/06/2022

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Clinical experience: over 24 years

Achievements and awards

2001: Wolf Foundation Scholarship for outstanding doctoral students (2001-2002).

2002: Scholarship to attend and speak at the “7th European Symposium on Calcium Binding Proteins in Normal and Transformed Cells”, Brussels, Belgium.

2003: Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research from the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (2003-2004).

2004: “EU-ECS Bursary Award” for participation and presentation at the “8th European Calcium Symposium”, Cambridge, England.

2004-2005: Hebrew University Rector's Award for excellence in doctoral research.

2008: Scholarship for participation and presentation at the “XIX Congress of the European Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery”, Bologna, Italy.

2010: John Lowry Prize for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Trainees, “XX Congress of the European Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery”, Bruges, Belgium.

2009-2010: Itay Sharon Grant “Rambam Atidim” (principal investigator - Dr. Yoav Leiser).

2011: Best Paper Award at the Israel Society for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology Conference, Jerusalem.

2015: Outstanding Teacher Award at the “Be a Doctor” course at the Technion Faculty of Medicine.

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About the doctor

Specialization

Maxillofacial Surgery
Scalpel-free facial reconstruction
Treatment of tumors and deformities of the facial bones
Endoscopic and minimally invasive salivary gland surgeries
Application of PSI technology (customized implants)

Education

1997-2000: Candidate of Medical Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2001-2004: Doctor of Medical Sciences, Hebrew University, License No. 10145.
2001-2006: Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Laboratory of Dental Research.

Postgraduate education and courses:

2009-2011: Postdoctoral studies, Cancer Research Center, Technion, Haifa
2013: Facial Aesthetic Surgery Course, University of Manchester, England
2014: Fellowship in PSI (Patient Specific Implant) technology, Hannover, Germany

Clinical experience

2007-2012: Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa
2012-2015: Attending Physician, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Private Medical Practice

Academic Experience

2011-present: Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel
Teaches head and neck surgery courses for medical students:

2010-2015: “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Techniques in Oncology and Trauma”, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Social Welfare and Health, Cheryl Spencer Chair of Nursing, for undergraduate students.
2010-2015: “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and ENT Cycle”, for students of the Technion Faculty of Medicine, undergraduate.
For 5th-6th year students, “Role of research in the surgical department”, “Salivary gland tumors”, “Physical examination in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery”, “Head and Neck Oncology”.
2011-2015: Course “Profession of a doctor” for undergraduate students, introduction to the medical profession.

Scientific activities

2009-2010: Research on the role of heparanase in oral cancer, grant from the Israeli Association for Cancer Research
2014-present: Member of the Editorial Board, World Journal of Stomatology.
Regular publications in Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Active participation in international symposia and conferences

Main areas of research:

Molecular Biology and Dentistry: Leyser focuses on the study of proteins such as tuftelin and amelogen and their role in tissue mineralization, regeneration and cell differentiation.
Oncology: He conducts research on oral cancer, studying molecular markers such as heparanase to predict and develop new therapies.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Leyser is involved in clinical research related to surgical treatments for diseases of the oral and maxillofacial region, including cancer, benign tumors and trauma.

Membership in professional organizations

International:

Member and Israeli representative in the European Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS).
Member of the International Association of Oral Oncology (IAOO).
Member of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS).

National:

Member of the Israeli Society for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology.
Member of the Israeli Dental Association (IDA).
Member of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA).

Clinic where the doctor performs surgeries

Rambam Medical Center

Rambam Medical Center

Israel, Haifa