Gil Kimchi, MD
Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Research Investigator, Department of Neurosurgery - Research, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, IL, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2012 | Tel Aviv University, IL, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bachelor of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2024-2025 | Postgraduate Fellow, Neurosurgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2023-2024 | Postgraduate Fellow, Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Neurosurgery, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2018-2018 | Clinical Observership And Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2017-2023 | Resident, Sheba Medical Center |
| 2016-2017 | Internship, Sheba Medical Center |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | Israeli Neurosurgery Board Certification |
| 2023 | Texas Physician in Training Permit |
| 2018 | ECFMG Certificate |
| 2016 | Israeli Physician |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Innovation Consultant, Mazor Robotics Gobal Innovation Center, Caesarea, 2021 - 2024
Neurosurgery Delegate, Israeli National Forum of Residents, Israeli Medical Association, 2020 - 2023
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Institutional Residency Training, Sheba Medical Center, 2022 - 2023
Member, Institutional Internship Committee, Sheba Medical Center, 2022 - 2023
Editorial Activities
Ad Hoc Reviewer, World Neurosurgery, 2025 - Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of surgical pathology, 2025
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annals of Medicine, 2024
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2024
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Neurosurgical Review, 2024
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research, 2024
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research, 2023
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2023 - Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Spine Journal, 2021 - Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Global Spine Journal, 2021 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Best Clinical Paper Award, Annual Conference of the Israeli Neurosurgical Society |
| 2022 | Award Winning Lectures of European Spine Societies, Eurospine / EuSABB |
| 2022 | Certificate of Outstanding Performance, Israeli Neurosurgery Oral Boards |
| 2021 | Honors Certificate for Exemplary Completion of Neurosurgery Residency, Sheba Medical Center |
| 2021 | Best Clinical Paper Award, Annual Conference of the Israeli Neurosurgical Society |
| 2021 | Sheba Medical Center Distinguished Employee of the Year, Sheba Medical Center |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2025. Spine Tumor Course: Primary Bone Tumor Case. Panelist. Spine Tumor Society Course. Houston, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Surgical Outcomes of Occipitocervical Fusion for Metastatic Disease at the Craniocervical Junction: 24 Years of Experience at a Tertiary Cancer Referral Center. Conference. CNS Annual Meeting 2025. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2025. Total Sacrectomy Operative Video. Invited. CNS Annual Meeting 2025. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2023. Post-operative Changes in Cervical Screw Orientation: a Descriptive Analysis of 77 Semi constrained, Rotational Plates. Poster. CNS Annual Meeting. Washington D.C, Maryland, US.
- 2020. Cervical Radiograph Parameters in 1-, 2- and 3- Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with 12.5° Hyperlordotic Allografts. Conference. CNS Annual Meeting. Miami, Florida, US.
- 2016. Brain Metastases from Ovarian Carcinoma: Prognostic Factors and Treatment. Poster. 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuro-Oncology. Scottsdale, Arizona, US.
International Presentations
- 2022. Acute airway obstruction following anterior cervical decompression and fusion: institutional review and refined management algorithm. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Meeting, IL.
- 2022. OPLL In The Jewish Population. Invited. Eurospine Award Winning Lectures EuSABB Section. Milan, FR.
- 2022. The Impact of Neuromonitoring Attenuations in Extent of Resection in Benign Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors. Invited. Asian Australian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, US.
- 2022. Post-operative Dysphagia following Ventral Cervical Approach: Complication or Side-effect. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Meeting, IL.
- 2022. Anterior Cervical Approach in the Geriatric Population. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Meeting, US.
- 2021. Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) in the Jewish Population: An Epidemiological Analysis. Invited. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Neurosurgery Society, IL.
- 2019. Anterolateral Cervical Cordotomy For Intractable Cancer Pain: A Minimally Invasive Approach. Invited. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Neurosurgery Society, IL.
- 2019. Neurologically Intact Patients with Occipitocervical Dislocation. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Meeting, IL.
- 2018. Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: The Advantages of Minimally Invasive Approach. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Annual Meeting, IL.
- 2018. The Effect of Intrathecal Baclofen Infusion on the Progression of Scoliosis in Patients with Cerebral Palsy. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Annual Meeting, IL.
- 2018. Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: from Diagnosis to Outcome – Experience at a Single Institute. Invited. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Neurosurgery Society, IL.
- 2017. Minimally Invasive Spine surgery: The learning curve of a Single surgeon. Invited. Israeli Spine Society Annual Meeting, IL.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2023 - 2024 |
| Title: | NREF Clinical Fellowship Grant |
| Funding Source: | NREF- Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation |
| Role: | Key |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Andrade-Almeida R, Call-Orellana F, Zuluaga-Garcia JP, Ramirez-Ferrer E, Kimchi G, Guimaraes AB, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Li J, Ghia AJ, Rhines L, Tom MC, Wang CY, Beckham TH, Amini B, North RY, Tatsui CE. Local Control After Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Spinal Metastasis Treated With Decompression and Posterior Segmental Stabilization: A Comparison Between Carbon Fiber/Polyetheretherketone-Based and Metallic Implants. Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40548160.
- Peled A, Kimchi G, Givon A, Gardner RC, Knoller N, Katorza E, Cohen-Manheim I. The impact of intracranial pressure monitoring in severe traumatic brain injury: results from the National Trauma Registry. J Neurosurg 142(6):1625-1634, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39951697.
- Ramirez Ferrer E, Kimchi G, Tom MC, Chakravarthy VB, Amini B, Andrade de Almeida RA, Zuluaga-Garcia JP, Call-Orellana F, North RY, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE. Intraoperative ultrasound imaging features in high-grade metastatic spinal cord compression treated with separation surgery. Neurosurg Focus 58(5):E8, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40311208.
- Kimchi G, Lamsam L, Gu B, Mendel E, Harel R, Knoller N, Cohen ZR, Ungar L, Zibly Z. Minimally Invasive Anterolateral Cervical Cordotomy for Intractable Cancer Pain Using Microtubular Retractors: A Single Institution Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 28(3):386-390, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39189765.
- Kimchi G, Yaniv G, Orion D, Orlev A, Harel R. Resection of Cervical Spinal Arteriovenous Fistulas Following Failed Endovascular Treatment: 2-Dimensional Microsurgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39933063.
- Kimchi G, Nulman M, Haj S, Bar-Orian I, Haisraely O, Harel R. Increased Dose in Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Disease: Are We Underestimating the Risks?. Medicina (Kaunas) 60(9), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39336555.
- Orlev A, Feghali J, Kimchi G, Sun L, Pierre C, Gragnaniello C, Cotrutz C, Loiselle C, Vermeulen S, Litvack Z. TN-RS: a novel scoring system predicts Gamma Knife Radiosurgery outcome for trigeminal neuralgia patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 165(12):3895-3903, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37922000.
- Harel R, Kimchi G, Perry A, Knoller N. C1 lateral mass screw insertion using cannulated, navigated screws: preliminary results of a novel technique. Br J Neurosurg 37(6):1624-1627, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35341430.
- Kimchi G, Maimon T, Geva LL, Knoller N, Peled A, Yaniv G, Orlev A, Klug M, Harel R. Prevalence and Characteristics of Cervical Ossified Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in the Jewish Population. World Neurosurg 179:e256-e261, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37619842.
- Harel R, Kimchi G, Perry A, Korn A, Knoller N. Post-laminectomy Dorsal Cord Migration Resulting in Immediate Neurologic Deterioration during Ventral Meningioma Resection: Proposed Mechanism of Injury and Prevention Technique. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 84(5):498-505, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35453164.
- Shemesh S, Kimchi G, Yaniv G, Harel R. MRI-based detection of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament using a novel automated machine learning diagnostic tool. Neurosurg Focus 54(6):E11, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37552648.
- Shiber M, Kimchi G, Knoller N, Harel R. The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Spine Tumor Resection and Stabilization: From K-Wires to Navigated One-Step Screws. J Clin Med 12(2), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36675466.
- Harel R, Kimchi G, Knoller N. MRI blind zone: A proposed novel index for spinal implants artifacts. Clin Imaging 89:78-83, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35759884.
- Orlev A, Feghali J, Kimchi G, Salomon M, Berkowitz S, Oxman L, Levitan I, Knoller N, Auriel E, Huang J, Tamargo RJ, Harnof S. Neurological event prediction for patients with symptomatic cerebral cavernous malformation: the BLED2 score. J Neurosurg 137(2):344-351, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34920431.
- Harel R, Nulman M, Kimchi G, Knoller N. Short-term post-operative complications in 207 patients with multi-level degenerative cervical myelopathy: the effect of surgical approach. Neurol Neurochir Pol 56(5):404-409, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35801653.
- Harel R, Kimchi G, Knoller N. One-step insertion of navigated pedicle screws in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MITLIF): preliminary results of a novel technique. Br J Neurosurg 35(6):753-756, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32522043.
- Orlev A, Kimchi G, Oxman L, Levitan I, Felzensztein D, Ben Shalom N, Berkowitz S, Ben Zvi I, Laviv Y, Rubin G, Ben David U, Harnof S. Minimally Invasive Intracerebral Hematoma Evacuation Using a Novel Cost-Effective Tubular Retractor: Single-Center Experience. World Neurosurg 150:42-53, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33771750.
- Kimchi G. Resident Duty Hour Restrictions in Neurosurgery: What can we learn in Israel from the North American and European Experience?. Harefuah 160(6):367-371, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34160153.
- Goren O, Hendrix P, Peled A, Kimchi G, Zauberman J, Griessenauer C, Feldman Z. Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis with Dural Inversion for Moyamoya Disease in a Pediatric and Adult Population-a Single-Center 20-Year Experience. World Neurosurg 149:e16-e21, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33647488.
- Kimchi G, Knoller N, Korn A, Eyal-Mazuz Y, Sapir Y, Peled A, Harel R. Delayed variations in the diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative neuromonitoring in the resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors. Neurosurg Focus 50(5):E21, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33932929.
- Harel R, Kimchi G, Yaniv G, Orion D, Knoller N. Surgical Management of Failed Endovascular Treatment for Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas. World Neurosurg 147:e354-e362, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33346051.
- Kimchi G, Orlev A, Hadanny A, Knoller N, Harel R. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: The Learning Curve of a Single Surgeon. Global Spine J 10(8):1022-1026, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32875823.
- Kimchi G, Greenberg G, Traynelis VC, Witiw CD, Knoller N, Harel R. Integrity of the tectorial membrane is a favorable prognostic factor in atlanto-occipital dislocation. Br J Neurosurg 34(4):470-474, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32368931.
- Wohl A, Kimchi G, Korach J, Perri T, Zach L, Zibly Z, Harel R, Nissim U, Spiegelmann R, Nass D, Cohen ZR. Brain Metastases from Ovarian Carcinoma: An Evaluation of Prognostic Factors and Treatment. Neurol India 67(6):1431-1436, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31857529.
- Kimchi G, Stlylianou P, Wohl A, Hadani M, Cohen ZR, Zauberman J, Feldman Z, Spiegelmann R, Nissim O, Zivly Z, Penn M, Harnof S. Predicting and reducing cranioplasty infections by clinical, radiographic and operative parameters - A historical cohort study. J Clin Neurosci 34:182-186, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27436762.
Review Articles
- Kimchi G, Michaeli N, Nulman M, Knoller N, Maimon T, Harel R. Post-operative dysphagia following ventral cervical approach: complication or side-effect? Retrospective analysis and review of the literature. Br J Neurosurg 37(1):86-89, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35943396.
- Stylianou P, Kimchi G, Hoffmann C, Blat I, Harnof S. Neuroimaging for patient selection for medial temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: Part 2 functional neuroimaging. J Clin Neurosci 23:23-33, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26453282.
Book Chapters
- Kimchi G, Kerolus MG, Molenda JE, Gillis CC, Fessler RG. Posterior Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Approaches to Decompression and Arthrodesis of the Cervical Spine. In: Benzel’s Spine Surgery, 6th edition. 6.
- Kimchi G, Kerolus MG, Kramer DE, Fessler RG. Posterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine: Minimally Invasive Decompression. In: Benzel’s Spine Surgery, 6th edition. 6.
- Kimchi G, Gillis CG, O'Toole JE. Endoscopic Approaches to Thoracic Tumors, Trauma, and Infection. In: Endoscopic Spine Surgery, 3rd edition. 3.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified November 05, 2025