


Lung cancer surgery in Assuta Medical Center
About the clinic
Lung cancer surgery at Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv provides patients with access to modern surgical techniques in Israel's largest private hospital network. The medical team specializes in minimally invasive and robot-assisted methods, helping patients recover faster with less pain. The hospital has held JCI accreditation since 2011, which marks it as a leader in international safety and quality standards.
Surgical Expertise and Volume
The Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department at Assuta focuses on precise tumor removal. The department performs over 100 chest surgeries every year, showing a high level of specialized experience in lung procedures. This high volume allows the surgical team to refine their skills in managing complex oncology cases.
Modern Surgical Methods
Surgeons at Assuta use advanced tools to perform lung cancer operations with smaller incisions. The clinic offers two main high-tech approaches:
- Robot-assisted thoracic surgery using the da Vinci system for high precision.
- Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery to help reduce the time spent in the hospital.
- Traditional open surgery when necessary for specific tumor locations.
These methods help surgeons navigate around delicate chest tissues more easily. Using the da Vinci robot provides a 3D view of the surgical area and allows for very steady movements during the procedure.
Specialized Medical Team
Dr. Yaron Moshkovich leads the department at Assuta Medical Center. As the Head of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Yaron Moshkovich oversees all lung cancer operations. The center employs over 1,500 doctors across its network, giving patients access to a wide range of medical knowledge in one location.
About Assuta Medical Center
Located in Tel Aviv, the hospital is a major hub for medical travel. It was the first hospital in Israel to earn the JCI gold seal of approval. The facility combines a comfortable environment with advanced technology to support patients throughout their treatment. To learn more about treatment options for lung cancer at this clinic, you may leave a request on Bookimed.
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Treatments prices in the clinic
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| CT of the chest | $450 - $700 | |
| PET/CT | $1200 - $2200 | |
| Сomplex diagnosis of breast cancer | $3000 - $6000 | |
| PET-CT with Gallium 68(PSMA) | $2200 - $3000 | |
| Complex diagnostics of lung cancer | $4000 - $7000 |
| treatment | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Wedge Resection | $16000 - $28000 | |
| Lung segmentectomy | $16000 - $26000 | |
| Mastectomy | Price on request | |
| Laparoscopic nephrectomy | Price on request | |
| Chemotherapy | Price on request | |
| Thyroid resection | Price on request | |
| Removal of liver cancer | Price on request |
How are we doing?
hospital accreditation of quality
Assuta Medical Center: more details about the clinic
Assuta Medical Center has:
- 1,500 doctors;
- conducted 685,000 diagnostic procedures;
- carried out 92,000 operations;
- performed 16,000 IVF cycles;
- JCI accreditation.
Assuta Medical Center is the largest private medical complex in Israel, consisting of 11 hospitals.
Assuta Clinics work across the country: Tel Aviv (Ramat Hahayal), Haifa, Be'er Sheva, Rishon LeZion. Central Clinic of the Complex is located in the most favorable for international patients place - in the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv.
Since its foundation (1934) the Clinic has become a leader in Israel in many medical fields, including oncology, surgery, cardiology, neurosurgery, gynecology and infertility treatment.
Assuta, a leading Israeli private medical center, offers quality medical care at the highest international standards of JCI for patients from all over the world. In 2011 and 2014 Assuta was the first Israeli hospital to receive international accreditation JCI. One of the major advantages of Assuta Hospital is a prompt response and the ability to quickly go to treatment, which is especially important for international patients.

Consultations and treatment are held by the best doctors, who combine scientific research with work in the prestigious Assuta Medical Center and large public hospitals in Israel. Many of them were included in the ranking of the best doctors according to the authoritative Forbes magazine.
At Assuta Medical Center patients have a unique opportunity to choose attending physician of Israeli experts, world-renowned professors, heads of specialized departments of the country's top hospitals.
The Center applies a multidisciplinary approach, which means that the patient is led by an expert team of doctors of different specializations. Each of them has its own area of responsibility. This helps to avoid medication errors and provide the highest quality diagnostics and treatment.
Assuta owns advanced diagnostic technologies to ensure the accuracy and speed of diagnostics - MRI, PET-CT, RUTH mammography infrared etc.
Check-ups, complex diagnostic procedures, allowing to quickly get information about the presence of a disease or susceptibility to it, has become a popular medical service in the Clinic. Diagnostic procedures are carried out at specialized department of Assuta Medical Center - Institute of Medical Imaging, and occupy a minimum period (usually one to three days).

Leading doctors and departments
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Departments |
Doctors |
Statistics |
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Oncology |
oncologist, radiation therapy specialist, Chief Physician of the Assuta Oncology Department; |
100% accuracy in determining the diagnosis; 77% of non-surgical treatment method; 98% treatment success using robot-assisted da Vinci system; |
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Cardiac Surgery |
Leading cardiologist of Assuta Medical Center, specialized in the installation of pacemakers; |
98.7% of successful cardiac surgery; 72% use of minimally invasive techniques; More than 500 operations per year; |
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Neurosurgery |
Uriel Wald, leading neurosurgeon of Assuta Hospital; |
more than 1,000 neurosurgical operations per year; doctors specializing in adult and pediatric neurosurgery; |
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Obstetrics and Gynecology |
conducted more than 650 IVF; |
1,600 successful minimally invasive gynecological surgery per year; 97% success rate for cervical cancer; 7,000 IVF procedures in a year; |
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Neurology |
Guy Rafaeli, leading neurologist of Assuta Hospital; |
62% of non-surgical treatment; 99.8% accuracy in the diagnosis; |
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Surgery |
leading oncosurgeon of Assuta Hospital; |
72% of surgical procedures related to oncology; 97% of interventions conducted with sparing techniques; 500 types of operations are performed in the Department; |
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Urology |
leading urologist of Assuta Hospital; |
70% of the minimally invasive treatment of urological diseases; 99.8% diagnostic accuracy; 31 patients of Bookimed successfully diagnosed and treated in the Urology Department of Assuta; |
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Plastic Surgery |
leading specialist in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery; |
93% of successful reconstructive surgery; 95% of the procedures are carried out with innovative techniques; 100% implementation of aesthetic purposes; |
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Diagnostics |
leading radiologist of Assuta Medical Clinic, X-ray diagnostics and radiotherapy specialist; |
685,000 diagnostic procedures each year; 98.9% Diagnostic accuracy; The newest equipment in Israel; |
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Dermatology |
leading expert in dermatology in Assuta Hospital; |
95% successful treatment of skin cancers at early stages; unique method of non-surgical treatment of skin cancer; 335 patients received treatment program at the Assuta Clinic; |
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Gastroenterology |
Akiva Hirsch, leading expert in gastrointestinal diseases, a gastroenterologist with 30 years of experience; |
82% of minimally invasive operations; Nano-knife technique to treat tumors; 98.7% diagnostic accuracy; |
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Hematology |
Ofer Spielberg |
2,600 bone marrow transplants (BMT); 90% successful treatment of acute leukemia in children; 80% successful treatment of lymphoma. |

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