Best nephrologists in Israel: TOP 8 doctors

Dr. Barak Rosenzweig, MD, directs the Urological Oncology Service at Sheba Medical Center. He is a uro-oncologic surgeon with nearly 20 years of experience. He treats complex urologic cancers with advanced robotic and minimally invasive methods. He is listed among Israel’s Best Doctors by Forbes.

Expertise includes tumors of the prostate, kidney, bladder, testis, and upper urinary tract. He performs robotic radical prostatectomy, kidney-sparing partial nephrectomy, and advanced laparoscopy. Diagnostics include MRI-guided fusion biopsy and imaging-based personalized planning.

He completed a Urological Oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is a Senior Physician in the Department of Urology and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University. He is a graduate of the Sheba Talpiot program. He is an active researcher with over 200 publications in urologic oncology.

Director of Nephrology and Dialysis at Sourasky Medical Center – Professor Schwartz specializes in treating complex kidney diseases and tumors.

• Trained in nephrology at the University of San Diego
• 35 years of experience leading dialysis departments
• Uses advanced diagnostic tools like MRI and CT scans
• Professor at Tel Aviv University
• Published numerous research papers in nephrology

Dr. Jacob Ben-chaim specializes in pediatric urology with a focus on minimally invasive techniques like laparoscopic pyeloplasty, with notable recognition for his work.

• Fellowship-trained at Johns Hopkins in pediatric urology research
• Chairman of the Pediatric Urology Union in Israel
• Awarded for best pediatric urology study on laparoscopic pyeloplasty
• Lecturer at Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine

32 years of experience specializing in pediatric nephrology at Sourasky Medical Center – Prof. Klepper prepares children for liver transplants and post-surgery care.

• Member of three leading nephrology societies including the European Community for Nephrology
• Specializes in kidney conditions in pediatric oncology patients
• Fluent in English and Hebrew for international patients

Dr. Pazit Beckerman is a nephrologist with over 24 years of clinical practice in Israel. She specializes in chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury (AKI), hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, hypertension-related kidney disease, glomerular diseases and proteinuria, electrolyte disorders, and kidney involvement in systemic diseases.

She served as Acting Director in 2020, Deputy Director from 2018 to 2020, and Senior Physician in the Department of Nephrology at Sheba Medical Center. She also heads the Israeli Dialysis Registry.

Education and training: MD, Hebrew University–Hadassah. Nephrology residency, Hadassah. Fellowship in nephrology, Sheba Medical Center. Biomedical Computational Studies, Bar-Ilan University. Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Pennsylvania.

Her research focuses on AKI, immune-related kidney complications, and chronic kidney disease. She has authored many publications. She is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and a board member of the Israeli Society of Nephrology and Hypertension.

Dr. Vladimir Yutkin brings 30 years of experience of nephrology expertise to Hadassah Medical Center, specializing in complex kidney disorders.

• Graduated from Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Medicine
• Fluent in English, Hebrew, and Russian for international patients
• Specializes in diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders
• Works at Hadassah Medical Center – a leading Israeli hospital

Dr. Nir Kleinmann, MD, directs the Endourology and Kidney Stones Unit at Sheba Medical Center. He is an expert in minimally invasive urology and urologic oncology. His focus is the kidney and upper urinary tract. He was named among Israel’s Best Doctors for 2025–2026 by Forbes and ResultMed.

He is a pioneer of kidney‑sparing laser surgery. He uses a dual‑laser system with neodymium and holmium for complex tumors. His expertise includes UTUC, kidney and prostate cancer, kidney stones, and BPH.

His research includes the OLYMPUS trial on chemoablation for UTUC. He has more than 60 publications.

He is an Israeli board‑certified urologist. He is a Fellow of the American Endourology Society and a member of the Israeli Urological Association and the EAU. He completed fellowships in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He also completed a fellowship in Kidney Cancer Research at McMaster University.