Best Tongue cancer doctors in Israel: TOP 6 doctors

Prof. Nadir Arber is a leading cancer prevention specialist and researcher, focusing on early detection methods. He heads the Integrated Cancer Prevention Center at Sourasky Medical Center.

• Over 44 years of experience of experience treating tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
• Conducts research on gene therapy for gastrointestinal cancers
• Author of over 300 scientific papers on his studies
• Completed research work at NewYork-Presbyterian Center in the USA
• Member of the European Society of Digestive Oncology and other international groups

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.

Dr. Orit Gutfeld is a leading specialist for malignant tumors of the head and neck, with over 27 years of experience of clinical experience in oncology.

• Director of the Radiotherapy Institute Oncology Division at Sourasky Medical Center
• Specializes in otolaryngology, oncology, and advanced radiosurgery
• Over 27 years of experience of dedicated experience as an oncologist-radiologist
• Provides coordinated care for complex ENT cancers

Professor Dan Fliss is a leading head and neck surgical oncologist at Sourasky Medical Center.

• He has over 40 years of experience of surgical experience.
• His expertise covers head and neck surgical oncology, salivary gland tumors, and thyroid cancer.
• He is also highly skilled in endoscopic and microsurgical sinus surgery and skull base procedures.

Professor Raanan Berger, MD PhD, is a medical oncologist and radiotherapist. He is Director of the Cancer Center at Sheba Medical Center and heads its clinical research unit. He was listed in Forbes Israel’s “Best Doctors” (2025). He leads the genitourinary oncology program with a focus on prostate cancer. His care includes systemic therapy and radiotherapy in a multidisciplinary, patient-centered model.

He is board-certified in oncology. He earned his MD and PhD at Tel Aviv University and completed his clinical training at Sheba. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Dana-Farber/Harvard, focusing on prostate cancer with Dr. Philip Kantoff and molecular oncology in Dr. William C. Hahn’s lab. He is a member of ESMO and ASCO. He has co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, including studies on outcomes in high- versus very high-risk prostate cancer and on BRCA1/2 in large cohorts.