Jack Levy
Jul 25, 2025
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Israel, Tel Aviv
Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve gastrectomy) in Assuta Medical Center
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About the clinic
Gastric sleeve surgery at Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv is a laparoscopic procedure for patients looking to manage obesity through advanced surgical methods. The clinic is a leader in Israel, performing about 2,000 bariatric surgeries every year within its General Surgery Department. This high volume shows the deep experience the surgical team has with weight loss procedures.
Advanced Surgical Approach
Surgeons at the clinic use a laparoscopic approach for gastric sleeve surgery. This minimally invasive method uses small incisions instead of one large opening. Patients typically experience less pain and have smaller scars. This technique helps the body heal faster so patients can return to their daily lives sooner. The operating rooms also feature robotic technology, such as the da Vinci system, to assist in complex cases.
Safety and Committee Approval
Assuta Medical Center was the first hospital in Israel to earn JCI accreditation, which it has held since 2011. Before surgery, every patient must meet with a mandatory bariatric committee. This group includes a physician, a clinical dietitian, and a social worker. The meeting lasts at least two hours to check if the procedure is the right choice. Patients also complete at least three sessions with a dietitian over six weeks before this review.
Expert Surgical Team
The bariatric department is led by experienced specialists who belong to the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). Prof. Boris Kirshtein is a professor of surgery focusing on laparoscopic and bariatric methods. Dr. Sobhi Abu Abid serves as the Head of the General Surgery Department, while Dr. Alexander Vakhrushev brings specialized fellowship training in weight loss surgery to the team.
Recovery and Follow-up
The hospital provides support throughout the recovery period. While staying at the clinic, patients can work with physiotherapists to start moving safely. After the surgery, the medical team provides dietitian follow-up sessions. These meetings help patients adjust to their new stomach volume and learn healthy eating habits for long-term success. If you are considering weight loss surgery in Israel, you can leave a request on Bookimed to learn more about the process.
Highlights
1936
Year of foundation
92000
Operations per year
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Treatments prices in the clinic
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Neurosurgery
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| CT (computer tomography) | $510 | |
| MRI of one area | $1350 | |
| MRI of the spine cord | $900 - $1500 | |
| Ultrasound | $150 - $400 |
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Assuta Medical Center: more details about the clinic
Israel, Tel Aviv
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. |
Additional services
Transfer
Clinic to airport
$50 -
$50
Language assistance
Available
free
Accommodation
Hotel (apartments) near the clinic, billed daily
Requirements for admission
Payment methods
Cash
Credit cards
Age
0 -
120
Deposit and Cancellation/Refund Policy
The deposit is unrequired.
Patient reviews
7 Google
reviews
Margot G.
May 11, 2025
Here I had a knee operation, as well hospitalization (2 days). With very nice Nurses, clean rooms, and food so so. Surgery preformed by Dr Bar Ziv .
Gil Galanti
Apr 17, 2018
Works and looks like a Swiss watch. If you check out from the parking after 23:00 gates are open and it’s free.
Alex G
Jul 22, 2025
Assuta has the worst web site.
You try to reschedule, instead they force you to repeat the whole process from the beginning. The lack of basic competence is unbelievable
Hannah
Feb 12, 2023
Supposed to be the best private hospital in Israel... I doubt it.
My recommendation - even if the doctors are great, don't go there for Mei Shafir. You will get an awful treatment of your case.
Let's start by the fact that they canceled the genetic consultant a week before the mei Shafir check.. and asked me to find a docteur (genetics specialist) that could see me in the next 3 days, so they could perform the check on time..
No help on their side to help me finding of course.
So now imagine yourself calling every hospital of Israel asking for a place in the next 3 days to see a specialist... and how stressed you are.
Found a place in Nahariya by chance. The specialist didn't even understand why I was being canceled from the beginning at asuta (what was found in my genetics tests was insignificant) .
Even the mei Shafir doctor didn't understand why the genetics consultant of asuta was ever canceled to me!!
Anyway check went well and today I am receiving the results... what a shame! 2 pages of results scanned, the second page cannot even be read. The first page is not clear.
That's such a shame and so embarrassing.
Anyway from my experience and people that went with asuta will confirm, your case with be handled by many people, no one has the same work process, no one will answer you clearly and on a same way.
Choosing asuta is choosing to add more stress to your life.
Maha Jeb
Jan 16, 2020
כן אני מאמינה בהם לכן המקופ הראשון שאני חושבת עליו לעשות את רק אצלם
Rachel Sharvit
Aug 29, 2019
עברתי ניתוח להרמת עפעפעיים אצל ד"ר רם קיילוס. זכיתי לרופא בחסד עליון, מקצועי, תומך ואנושי. מאוד מרוצה מהתוצאות! רציתי להודות לד"ר קיילוס וכל הצוות המדהים שליוו אותי בתהליך מתחילתו ועד סופו ונתנו לי להרגיש כבת משפחה לכל דבר ועיניין. יישר כח! רחל שרביט
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