Jun 4, 2026 · 18 min · 11 segments
Dr. Drew Carey interviews Dr. Avner Hostovsky on his study evaluating the diagnostic yield of a structured systemic workup in patients presenting with acute visual symptoms who were diagnosed with…
Avner HostovskyGuestDrew CareyHostBut first, could you tell us a little bit about your co-authors and research team for this project?
Well, uh, actually we are part of our retina uni- unit that includes, uh, five vitreoretinal surgeons and, uh, five medical retina specialists.
And our unit is part of the Global, uh, Goldschlager Eye Institute within the Sheba Medical Center.
And I think that unlike many other places, we still function as a full hospital department, uh, with inpatient beds.
And that means that we, when you see a patient with a significant, uh, retinal finding, we can actually admit the patient and perform a full systemic workup in-house.
And I think this is the one, uh, this is one of the key elements that made this test, uh, study possible.
Regarding the authors, uh, it include a Idan Peled, a very talented medical student that I hope he will be a resident soon.
Uh, Dr. Gabrielle Katz, who is, uh, both my boss and a dear friend, and actually the debate with him is what initiates the study.
Uh, Professor Ari Leshno, a glaucoma specialist who initiates the data collection, and Dr. Miri Fogel, a, our outstanding medical retina specialist who completed her fellowship with, uh, Dr. David Sarraf at UCLA, the one that first described PAM actually a few years back.
That sounds like a great team and a, and a unique setting, especially important for patients who develop acute retinal ischemia, as we know that is equivalent to a brain stroke and can be, you know, very serious and needs urgent evaluation.
But first, could you tell us a little bit about your co-authors and research team for this project?
Well, uh, actually we are part of our retina uni- unit that includes, uh, five vitreoretinal surgeons and, uh, five medical retina specialists.
And our unit is part of the Global, uh, Goldschlager Eye Institute within the Sheba Medical Center.
And I think that unlike many other places, we still function as a full hospital department, uh, with inpatient beds.
And that means that we, when you see a patient with a significant, uh, retinal finding, we can actually admit the patient and perform a full systemic workup in-house.
And I think this is the one, uh, this is one of the key elements that made this test, uh, study possible.
Regarding the authors, uh, it include a Idan Peled, a very talented medical student that I hope he will be a resident soon.
Uh, Dr. Gabrielle Katz, who is, uh, both my boss and a dear friend, and actually the debate with him is what initiates the study.
Uh, Professor Ari Leshno, a glaucoma specialist who initiates the data collection, and Dr. Miri Fogel, a, our outstanding medical retina specialist who completed her fellowship with, uh, Dr. David Sarraf at UCLA, the one that first described PAM actually a few years back.
That sounds like a great team and a, and a unique setting, especially important for patients who develop acute retinal ischemia, as we know that is equivalent to a brain stroke and can be, you know, very serious and needs urgent evaluation.
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