Dr. Kariv is an expert in general surgery and a graduate of specialization in the colon and rectal surgery- colo-rectal surgery. Director of the Unit for Colon and Rectum Surgery at Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv.
Senior surgeon in the colorectal department of Assia Medical.
Dr. Kariv is a medicine graduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as part of the Academic Reserve. Specialized in general surgery in the Surgical Department of Ichilov Hospital. Completed a three-year master's degree in the colon and rectal surgery at a leading global center: Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. During this period, he performed a full clinical specialization in colorectal surgery and trained in complex laparoscopic surgeries. In addition, he devoted a lot of time to research activities on cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, laparoscopic surgery, and postoperative patient care. The results of his research activity were presented at many international conferences and published in important medical journals.
Dr. Kariv believes in an approach that combines seriousness, knowledge, and professionalism, with personal attention to the patient at "eye-level".
Main interests:
- Colon and rectum cancer.
- Polyps in the colon and rectum and polyphosis syndromes.
- Anus tumors.
- Precancerous changes in the anus and diseases related to HPV virus.
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, colitis).
- Colon disease (dibricolosis, dibricolitis).
- Minimally invasive surgeries (laparoscopy, robot) of the large intestine and rectum.
- Rectal prolapse.
- Benign diseases of the anus and rectum (fissure, hemorrhoids, fistula, etc.).
- Disorders of bowel function and pelvic floor (constipation, incontinence).
