Dr. Daniel Shinhar Reviews
Patient Experience
When our 3-day-old daughter was diagnosed with esophageal atresia, Dr. Shinhar performed an emergency thoracoscopic repair at Sheba. His calm precision through the 5-hour surgery and daily bedside updates gave us hope during the scariest week of our lives. Our baby is now breastfeeding normally and hitting all milestones.
As foster parents to a 12-year-old with untreated Hirschsprung's disease, we brought him to Dr. Shinhar for a complex pull-through procedure. The doctor not only perfected the surgery but spent hours helping our traumatized child understand and trust the process. The boy's first normal bowel movement felt like a miracle.
Our 16-year-old daughter's pilonidal cyst had been misdiagnosed for years until Dr. Shinhar recognized it required surgical intervention. His minimally invasive technique allowed her to return to competitive swimming within three weeks, just in time for championship season.
During a family trip from abroad, our 8-month-old developed an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Dr. Shinhar came in at midnight to perform emergency surgery at Sheba, communicating with us in broken English and perfect compassion. Our son was playing happily within 48 hours.
Our 7-year-old with cerebral palsy needed a gastrostomy tube placement. Dr. Shinhar didn't just perform the procedure - he collaborated with nutritionists, physical therapists, and our entire care team to ensure the surgery complemented her overall treatment plan.
When ultrasound revealed our unborn twins had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome requiring in-utero surgery, Dr. Shinhar coordinated with fetal medicine specialists to create a seamless care pathway. Both boys were born healthy and required no additional interventions.
Our 14-year-old son's pectus excavatum repair by Dr. Shinhar transformed not just his chest but his confidence. The doctor's innovative pain management protocol had him out of bed within hours and back to basketball within two months.
After our 5-year-old swallowed a button battery, Dr. Shinhar performed emergency endoscopic removal at 3 AM. His team had called ahead to have all equipment ready, and he personally called us every day for a week to monitor for complications that never came.
Dr. Shinhar repaired our newborn's diaphragmatic hernia with such skill that she was off ECMO within 48 hours. What impressed us most was how he explained the complex procedure using diagrams and models until we truly understood every aspect.
Our 10-year-old daughter's chronic appendicitis had been missed by three doctors until Dr. Shinhar recognized the subtle signs. His single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy left virtually no scar, which mattered immensely to our ballet-dancing child.
When our 6-year-old with Down syndrome needed cardiac surgery unrelated to his specialty, Dr. Shinhar personally escorted us to Sheba's best cardiothoracic surgeon and remained involved throughout the process as our medical advocate.
Dr. Shinhar performed a delicate separation surgery on conjoined twins from Ethiopia, coordinating with cultural liaisons to ensure the family's traditions were respected throughout the 18-hour procedure and recovery period.
Our teenager's metastatic ovarian cancer required complex debulking surgery. Dr. Shinhar worked alongside oncology specialists to achieve complete resection while preserving fertility options - a consideration that meant everything to our daughter.
