Aram Kurt Smolinsky is an active cardiac surgeon for the last 36 years, of which for ten years was director of cardiac surgery in Tel HaShomer, Israel's biggest governmental hospital. Israeli born, grew up, and received most of his education there: Graduated Tel Aviv Sackler Medical School, where his doctoral thesis was published in "Nature", and where he became professor in 1991. Did his residency in cardio- thoracic surgery in Tel- Hashomer hospital, Israel. Received the "Evarts A. Graham memorial travelling fellowship" in 1984. Throughout this time he kept the open heart surgery in Tel- Hashomer on the cutting edge of most fields of open heart surgery; adults and pediatric surgery, aortic aneurysms, CABP, valve repairs and replacements, heart Tx, L-VAD, and minimal invasive cardiac surgery.

Dr. Smolinsky is a member of numerous scientific societies including: Israel Medical Association, Israel Surgical Society, Israel Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Israel Heart Society, European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery(EACTS), American Society of Thoracic Surgery(STS),International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Sciences, (Russia), The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Smolinsky's volunteer work includes: Co-founder of an open-heart surgery service in the city of Perm, Siberia, Russia. The whole Perm region with its population of three million people had not a single open- heart facility. The intense involvement lasted seven years, and led to an independent 3000 patient a year open heart surgery service. Was nominated then a member of the Russian Academy.