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Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) is the largest multidisciplinary hospital in Israel and a JCI-accredited facility. It has been named a top medical tourism destination by Newsweek. Its core strengths are oncology, onco-hematology, neurosurgery, and rehabilitation.
Assuta Medical Center specializes in surgical oncology, with Dr. Riad Hadad leading the liver cancer treatment program. He trained at the University of Toronto's gastrointestinal and liver oncology center and heads Assuta's liver, pancreas, and gallbladder department. Dr. Hadad is published in 60 scientific papers and holds memberships in the European Society of Surgical Oncology and European Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Assuta Medical Center is the largest private medical complex in Israel, with 11 hospitals and 1,500 doctors. Its main specialties are oncology, surgery, cardiology, neurosurgery, gynecology, and IVF treatment. JCI-accredited since 2011, it was the first Israeli hospital to earn this recognition.
Prof. Ayala Hubert brings 26 years of gastrointestinal oncology experience and was named among FORBES 'Best Doctors in Israel'. The diagnostic program may cost around $6,543 – typically covering PET-CT scan, oncology consultation, pathology review, and lab tests. Hadassah Medical Center treats 1 million patients annually with an 80% hepatic recovery rate. Prof. Hubert leads the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment Center and holds the Landau Award.
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, known as Ichilov, is a multidisciplinary hospital in Israel. It offers advanced care in oncology, hematology, and cardiology. The center also treats children at the Dana Dwek Children's Hospital. Newsweek ranked Ichilov among the world's top 10 medical tourism destinations. Its Cardiology Department ranks second globally out of over 2,000 institutions. Specialists here were ranked first for treating ventricular fibrillation.
The hospital treats around 100,000 patients each year. Its medical team includes 8,000 employees. The ophthalmology department performs more than 1,600 operations annually. For blood disorders, the team completes about 80 bone marrow transplants a year. Hematologist Professor Ron Ram supervises these procedures. The nephrology unit is a national center for dialysis. Diagnostic tools include the low-radiation EOS imaging system and heart CT scans.
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One of Israel's best Whipple surgeons – Dr. Klauzner leads the Surgery Department at Sourasky Medical Center.
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Dr. Riad Hadad heads the department for liver, pancreas, and gallbladder treatment at Assuta Medical Center. He is a surgeon and oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal and liver cancers. Dr. Hadad completed specialized oncology training at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Assuta Medical Center is the largest private medical complex in Israel, with 11 hospitals and 1,500 doctors. Its main specialties are oncology, surgery, cardiology, neurosurgery, gynecology, and IVF treatment. JCI-accredited since 2011, it was the first Israeli hospital to earn this recognition.
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