Best Rhabdomyosarcoma Doctors in Israel — TOP 9

Specializing in soft tissue and bone oncology for over 41 years of experience, Prof. Merimsky heads the sarcoma unit at Sourasky Medical Center.

• Fellowship-trained in sarcoma at Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris
• ESMO faculty member for soft tissue and bone sarcomas
• Led Tel-Aviv University's oncology department
• Published extensive research on bone and soft tissue tumors

Dr. El Hasid has performed over 300 bone marrow and cord blood transplants for children as head of pediatric oncology at Dana Dwek Hospital.

• Specializes in transplant-based treatments for pediatric cancers
• Published 50+ medical papers and presented 40 conference reports
• Member of the American Association for Hematology and Israeli pediatric oncology society
• Trained internationally at City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles

Dr. Yuri Goldes is the Deputy Director of General Surgery at Sheba Medical Center. He pioneered some of Israel’s first robotic resections for stomach and pancreatic cancers. Forbes Israel named him among the nation’s best gastrointestinal surgeons. In 2019, he received the Best Doctor of the Year award from the Israeli Ministry of Health.

• Specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgery for pancreatic, gastric, and esophageal cancers.
• Performs minimally invasive Whipple procedures, one of the most complex abdominal operations.
• Treats benign conditions including diaphragmatic hernia, achalasia, GERD, and gallbladder disease.
• Works at Sheba Medical Center, ranked among the Top 10 hospitals worldwide by Newsweek.

Dr. Dror Levin is a senior pediatric oncologist in Israel, specializing in childhood sarcomas at the Sourasky Medical Center.

• He studied pediatric sarcoma oncology at the world-leading Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna.
• As director of pediatric hemato-oncology at Sourasky, he coordinates sarcoma treatment for children.
• He is a member of the Israel Society of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (ISPHO).
• His expertise includes pediatric hematology, oncology, and specialized bone cancer care.

Dr. Boaz Liberman is the Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Unit at Sheba Medical Center. He specializes in treating bone and soft tissue sarcomas in adults and children. Dr. Liberman was recognized in the Forbes list of top doctors in Israel. He focuses on limb-sparing cancer surgery combined with functional reconstruction. Dr. Liberman completed fellowships at Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.

• Performs complex joint reconstruction and revision hip or knee replacements.
• Uses MRgFUS to treat bone conditions with imaging-guided ultrasound.
• Treats childhood tumors like Ewing's sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.
• Member of the American and European Associations of Tissue Banks.

Dr. Iris Kventsel is a pediatric hemato-oncologist and bone marrow transplant specialist at Sheba Medical Center. She treats childhood sarcomas like Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma at the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kventsel integrates targeted therapies with cellular treatments for complex childhood cancers. She serves on the academic staff at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine.

• Specializes in bone marrow transplantation and CAR T-cell therapy for pediatric patients.
• Researches genetic cancer predisposition, including Li-Fraumeni syndrome and susceptibility genes.
• Published in major journals on stem cell biology and surgical oncology (HIPEC).
• Works at Sheba Medical Center, ranked among the world’s top 10 hospitals.

Dr. Gutman is a dedicated oncosurgeon specializing in complex cancer cases at Assuta Medical Center.

• Specializes in surgical oncology with a focus on rare cancers
• Works at Assuta Medical Center, a leading oncology facility
• Experienced in managing challenging tumor cases

Dr. Raanan Berger is the Director of the Cancer Center at Sheba Medical Center. He was listed in Forbes Israel’s “Best Doctors” in 2025. Dr. Berger specializes in genitourinary oncology and radiates complex prostate tumors. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute.

• Heads the clinical research unit focusing on molecular oncology.
• Co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers on prostate cancer and BRCA mutations.
• Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
• Performs systemic therapy and radiotherapy at a Top-10 globally ranked hospital.

Prof. Miriam Ben-Harush is an internationally recognized specialist in Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital.

• Director of Pediatric Division at Rambam Medical Center
• Recipient of the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in France
• Named one of the world's most caring doctors by the World Medical Association
• Member of children's oncology groups in the USA and Europe