Complex diagnostics of thyroid in Israel: Our Best Clinics and Costs 2026

Dr. Asaf Oren is a Senior Physician at the Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital in Tel Aviv. He specializes in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes management. Dr. Oren focuses on treating thyroid disease, adrenal adenomas, and type 2 diabetes in children. He practices at Sourasky Medical Center, ranked among the world’s top hospitals by Newsweek.

• Completed a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
• Clinical instructor at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
• Lectures internationally on pediatric medicine at the University of Toronto.
• Manages hormonal conditions using bioidentical hormone replacement and metabolic therapy.

Dr. Ilana Itzhakov is an endocrinologist at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov). She specializes in treating thyroid disease, diabetes, and chronic adrenal insufficiency. She completed her medical training at the National University in the USA. Dr. Itzhakov also treats pediatric diabetes at one of Israel's largest multidisciplinary clinics.

• Specializes in thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy.
• Provides bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).
• Develops new treatments through endocrine system research.
• Works at Ichilov, a Newsweek-ranked top 10 clinic for medical tourists.

Dr. Naomi Vayntrub heads the Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Department at Sourasky Medical Center. She treats children with diabetes, growth pathologies, and thyroid disorders. Dr. Vayntrub trained at the Children’s Hospital at the University of Toronto. She also teaches medical students at Tel Aviv University.

• Specializes in genetic growth disorders like pituitary dwarfism and Turner syndrome.
• Treats complex conditions including hermaphroditism and adrenal cortex dysfunction.
• Manages pediatric obesity and its links to high blood pressure.
• Works at Sourasky Medical Center, ranked among the world’s top hospitals by Newsweek.

Dr. Naftali Shtern is the Director of the Institute of Endocrinology at Tel Aviv Medical Center. He specializes in diabetes, thyroid disorders, and endocrine hypertension. Dr. Shtern completed his clinical fellowship at UCLA in California. He practices at Sourasky Medical Center, ranked among the world's top 10 clinics by Newsweek.

• Served as Chief of Endocrine-Hypertension and Chief of Diabetes Service at UCLA.
• Holds a full Professorship of Medicine at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine.
• Treats complex conditions including pituitary adenomas and adrenal tumors.
• Expert in hormone replacement therapy and radioiodine treatments.