Dr. Ehud Raanani Reviews

As a 28-year-old professional athlete with an undiagnosed congenital heart defect, Dr. Raanani not only performed a complex minimally invasive repair but coordinated with my sports medicine team to create a recovery plan that had me returning to competition stronger than before.

My 92-year-old grandmother was deemed too high-risk for surgery elsewhere, but Dr. Raanani's innovative transcatheter approach at Sheba Medical Center gave her five more quality years with our family, celebrating her 97th birthday last month.

During a vacation in Israel, I suffered a massive heart attack. Dr. Raanani's emergency team performed a life-saving procedure at 2 AM, and his personal follow-up care made me feel like a local rather than a foreign patient in distress.

Our 7-year-old daughter's rare pediatric arrhythmia stumped specialists worldwide until Dr. Raanani developed a customized ablation protocol that cured her condition without a single scar - she now calls him 'the heart wizard'.

As a test pilot with strict medical requirements, Dr. Raanani's precise coronary artery repair not only saved my life but maintained my FAA certification through his meticulous documentation and understanding of aviation medicine.

The hybrid procedure Dr. Raanani pioneered for my complex multi-vessel disease combined robotic surgery with catheter intervention in a single session, cutting my recovery time from months to weeks and preserving my quality of life.

When my husband's aortic dissection required emergency surgery during COVID lockdowns, Dr. Raanani arranged for daily video updates and virtual family consultations, providing comfort during the most terrifying time of our lives.

As a heart transplant recipient under Dr. Raanani's care for 15 years, his proactive approach to rejection prevention and personalized medication adjustments have given me the longest-surviving donor heart at Sheba Medical Center.

Dr. Raanani detected my rare cardiac tumor during a routine check-up and assembled an international tumor board within 48 hours, coordinating a successful resection that other cardiologists had missed for years.

The custom 3D-printed model Dr. Raanani created of my daughter's complex congenital heart defect helped our entire family understand the procedure and gave us confidence in his innovative surgical plan.

After suffering sudden cardiac arrest during a marathon, Dr. Raanani not only implanted a cutting-edge subcutaneous ICD but worked with me to develop a safe return-to-running protocol that respected my athletic goals while prioritizing safety.

Dr. Raanani's team performed Israel's first successful percutaneous mitral valve repair on my 80-year-old mother using a novel device he helped develop, allowing her to avoid open-heart surgery and recover in days instead of months.

As a medical refugee from a conflict zone, Dr. Raanani arranged pro bono care for my son's congenital heart condition and secured housing for our family during his treatment, demonstrating compassion beyond medical expertise.

The genetic counseling and family screening program Dr. Raanani initiated after diagnosing my rare inherited arrhythmia syndrome potentially saved my siblings' lives through early detection and preventive treatment.