Gastroscopy with biopsy in Israel: Our Best Clinics and Costs 2026

Dr. Yuri Goldes is a general surgeon with more than 20 years of clinical experience. He specializes in upper gastrointestinal and oncologic surgery. He is Deputy Director of the Department of General Surgery and Transplantation at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv. He also leads the Upper GI Surgery Unit. He was named to Forbes Israel’s Best Doctors in 2025. He is ranked among Israel’s Best Gastrointestinal Surgeons by Forbes. In 2019, he received the Israeli Ministry of Health “Best Doctor of the Year” award.

He is an expert in advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgery. He treats diaphragmatic hernia, achalasia, GERD, and gallbladder disease. He also performs oncologic surgery for pancreatic, gastric, and esophageal cancers. He uses laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

He pioneered some of Israel’s first robotic oncologic resections of the stomach and pancreas. He is among a small group worldwide who perform minimally invasive Whipple procedures (pancreaticoduodenectomy) using advanced laparoscopy. He applies methods that improve outcomes and speed recovery. He provides personalized care.

Prof. Amit Tirosh is a senior endocrinologist and Head of the Neuroendocrine Tumors Service at Sheba Medical Center. He specializes in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

His work centers on hereditary NET syndromes. He is affiliated with the NIH in MEN1 research. He serves on an international VHL expert panel and helped write VHL management guidelines. He is the primary contact at Sheba’s multidisciplinary VHL clinic.

He leads the Endocrine Oncology Bioinformatics Lab. He collaborates with international teams, including the Weizmann Institute. He provides advanced NET care, including PRRT.

He earned his MD from the Hebrew University–Hadassah. He completed a residency at Assaf HaRofeh, an endocrinology fellowship at Rabin, and training at the NIH. He is board-certified in Endocrinology. He is a member of the Israeli Society of Endocrinology, the Endocrine Society, and the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers, including in JAMA, Gastroenterology, and Radiology.

With over two decades of experience, the doctor specializes in diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal diseases, including pancreas inflammation, cystic formations, and intestinal diverticulitis. The doctor also offers overweight treatment and has contributed significantly to the field with 85 published scientific papers.

Graduating from the Medical University in Kazakhstan, the doctor completed residency and advanced specialization at the First Medical Center in Tel Aviv. The doctor provides treatments for Crohn's disease, stomach ulcers, and gastrointestinal cancer, and performs procedures like video capsule endoscopy.

The doctor is a top gastroenterologist and hematologist with over 50 years of experience, specializing in liver conditions. The doctor is recognized as a leading liver expert at Ichilov Medical Center, focusing on the treatment and diagnosis of chronic hepatitis, autoimmune, and genetic liver diseases.

The doctor heads the Liver Unit at Sourasky Medical Center and has a medical degree from the Hebrew University and a specialty in gastroenterology from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School. The doctor has authored over 60 publications and presented at 100 conferences.

Memberships include the Israeli Gastroenterology Association and the American and European Associations for the Study of the Liver.