Kfir Ben-David

Background

About Kfir Ben-David

Chair of Surgery General Surgery Program Director Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach Florida Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine Residency: University of Cincinnati Fellowship – Minimally Invasive Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery: Duke University Board Certification: General Surgery Academics: Dr. Ben-David is an active researcher in the area of esophageal care. He has published scores of peer-reviewed manuscripts and received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a co-investigator on an RO1 research grant. Currently Clinical Professor of Surgery Florida International University 2015-present Was previously a Tenured Associate Professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine 2007-15 UF Chief of GI Surgery 2008-15 UF Director of Bariatric Surgery 2007-15 UF Fellowship Director 2007-15 UF Associate Program Director, General Surgery 2009-15 Clinical Practice: Dr. Ben-David is an expert in foregut surgery, and specializes in the treatment of esophageal, gastric and pancreatic cancer, gastroesophageal reflux, achalasia, and paraesophageal and complex hiatal hernias. He has performed more than 500 minimally invasive esophagectomies – the most ever performed in Florida – and taught the procedure to more than 75 surgeons throughout the world.