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Head of Rambam Department of Urology, Oncosurgeon

Dr. Liron Eldor is a highly-skilled reconstructive plastic surgeon specialized in breast reconstruction, enlargement, facial plastic & reconstructive surgery, and microsurgery. He is the director of Head and Neck Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Department and the Head and Neck Center at Rambam Medical Center. He holds degrees in general medicine and specialty in plastic surgery from The Technion's American Medical School and an internship from Baylor University. He is an active researcher, studying genetical causes of breast cancer and breast reinnervation after surgical treatment, and is a member of The Israeli Society of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery and The Israel Cancer Association.

Thoracic Surgeon

Radiotherapy specialist, Oncologist

Professor. Head of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department

Dr. Hodaya Cohen is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Hadassah Medical Center. She is known for her skill in handling complex cases and providing advanced care for women.

Dr. Cohen has performed more than 1,500 procedures. She has also contributed to several clinical studies. She is accredited by top medical boards. Dr. Cohen is dedicated to evidence-based medicine and puts her patients first.

Professor, Hematology and Transplantology Specialist

Education, training and advanced training courses

1984-1992 - received higher medical education at the Medical Institute in Rostov-on-Don (Russia).

2014-15 – advanced training in the field of heart valve correction and replacement in Austria, Belgium and Lithuania.

2011-2012 — completed clinical training in cardiothoracic surgery at the Marie Lannelongue Medical Center (Paris, France), one of the most renowned European clinics specializing in the replacement of heart valves and arterial vessels, bypass surgery and correction of congenital heart defects.

2010-2018 - worked as a cardiac surgeon at the Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer, Israel, including at the Children's Hospital. In 2018, he was appointed head of the aortic surgery unit.

2002-2010 — completed residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Beilinson Hospital (Petah Tikva, Israel) under the guidance of renowned cardiac surgeon Professor Bernardo Widne. Graduated with honors.

Dr. Michael Peer is a leading cardiothoracic specialist with more than 21 years of experience. He is the Senior Surgeon in the Thoracic Surgery Department at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv. Dr. Peer graduated from Tbilisi State Medical University. He also completed advanced training in thoracoscopic lung surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

Dr. Peer has served as chief and senior surgeon at major hospitals in Israel, including Assaf Harofeh and Edith Wolfson Medical Centers. He has published over 20 scientific articles on lung cancer and thoracic diseases. He is also a frequent speaker at international medical conferences.

Professor Dina Ben-Yehuda is a leading oncohematologist in Israel. She directs the Hematology Department at Hadassah Medical Center. She founded the laboratory for molecular diagnostics of blood diseases. She is known for her research in malignant blood diseases, bone marrow transplantation, gene therapy, and immunology.

Prof. Ben-Yehuda completed her postgraduate training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She has led Hadassah’s hematology department since 2000. In 2017, she became the first woman to serve as Dean of the Hadassah School of Medicine. She has received the Danielle Sonnenfeld Foundation’s Healing with the Heart Award. She is also a member of several national and international hematology societies.

Dr. Dimitrios Karussis is a neurologist with 30 years of experience. He specializes in neuroimmunology and bone marrow transplantation. He leads the EAE Laboratory and the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Dr. Karussis is board-certified in neurology in Greece, the European Union, and Israel. He is a member of the European Steering Committee for Bone Marrow Transplantation in multiple sclerosis. He also serves on the executive boards of major neuroimmunology societies. Dr. Karussis has published over 200 scientific papers and reviews articles for international journals.

Senior physician of the pediatric surgery department

Specialization

• Neonatal surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery

Education, training and advanced training courses

In 1988 he graduated from the State Medical Institute, Dnepropetrovsk.

After moving to Israel, he studied at the postgraduate level at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon (1990-1991), then completed a one-year internship at the Hadassah Medical Center.

As part of his postgraduate education, he completed courses in Advanced Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery (Aesculapius Academy, Berlin), Medical Circumcision (Center for Progressive Judaism, Tel Aviv), courses for medical workers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi, India), etc.

Specialization in pediatric surgery:

• 1994 - 2002 Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
• 2002 - 2011 Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
• Since 2011 Senior Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
• Scientific activity:

Dr. Kapuller is the author (including co-author) of 17 scientific articles, the chapter "One port laparoscopically assisted appendectomy" in the textbook "Pediatric Surgery diagnosis and management", 2009.

Works presented at 8 national and 16 international congresses.

Membership in organizations:

Member of the Israel Medical Organization,

Member of the Israeli Society of Pediatric Surgeons,

Member of the Israeli Association of Endoscopic Surgery,

Member of the Israeli Association of Endoscopic Surgery,

Member of the European Association of Pediatric Surgeons,

Member of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery.

Dr. Polina Stepensky is a top specialist in pediatric bone marrow transplantation. She has over 20 years of experience and has performed more than 3,500 bone marrow transplants. Dr. Stepensky focuses on treating children with rare blood cancers.

She is highly respected by colleagues and patients. In 2018, Forbes named her one of the best doctors. Families trust her for advanced care in complex blood diseases.

Dr. Riad Hadad is a leading Israeli surgeon and oncologist. He specializes in surgical treatment of gastrointestinal and liver cancer.

Education and professional experience

• Faculty of Medicine, Technion Institute of Medicine in Haifa, Israel;
• Internship at Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel;
• specialization in general surgery at Tel Aviv University, Israel;
• specialization in the field of oncology of the gastrointestinal tract and liver at the medical center of the University of Toronto, Canada;
• Today, Dr. Hadad heads the department for the treatment of the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder at Assuta Clinic.

Scientific activity

Dr. Riad Hadad is the author of 60 scientific publications and a speaker at international symposia and conferences.

Membership in international associations

• Israel Medical Association;
• Israel Surgical Society;
• Israeli Society of Surgical Oncology;
• Association of Surgical Oncologists;
• European Society of Surgical Oncology;
• European Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.

Specialist in bariatric surgery

Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Specialist in strabismus treatment

Dr. Daniel Briscoe is a highly experienced ophthalmologist, plastic surgeon, and specialist in oncological surgery of the eye with 25+ years of clinical experience. He specializes in eyelid surgery and orbit, cancer surgery orbit, lacrimal tract surgery, and correction of fractures and eye socket reconstruction. He has extensive academic and clinical experience, and is a member of several organizations.

Alexander Kantarovsky - surgeon of the highest category in the field of vascular surgery in the department of vascular surgery at the hospital Hillel. Dr. Kantarovsky holds the position of Consultant in Vascular Surgery in the Vascular Surgery Unit at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Israel.