Best Gastroscopy with biopsy doctors in Israel: TOP 12 doctors

Prof. Amit Tirosh is a senior endocrinologist and Head of the Neuroendocrine Tumors Service at Sheba Medical Center. He specializes in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

His work centers on hereditary NET syndromes. He is affiliated with the NIH in MEN1 research. He serves on an international VHL expert panel and helped write VHL management guidelines. He is the primary contact at Sheba’s multidisciplinary VHL clinic.

He leads the Endocrine Oncology Bioinformatics Lab. He collaborates with international teams, including the Weizmann Institute. He provides advanced NET care, including PRRT.

He earned his MD from the Hebrew University–Hadassah. He completed a residency at Assaf HaRofeh, an endocrinology fellowship at Rabin, and training at the NIH. He is board-certified in Endocrinology. He is a member of the Israeli Society of Endocrinology, the Endocrine Society, and the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers, including in JAMA, Gastroenterology, and Radiology.

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.

With over two decades of experience, the doctor specializes in diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal diseases, including pancreas inflammation, cystic formations, and intestinal diverticulitis. The doctor also offers overweight treatment and has contributed significantly to the field with 85 published scientific papers.

Graduating from the Medical University in Kazakhstan, the doctor completed residency and advanced specialization at the First Medical Center in Tel Aviv. The doctor provides treatments for Crohn's disease, stomach ulcers, and gastrointestinal cancer, and performs procedures like video capsule endoscopy.

The doctor is a top gastroenterologist and hematologist with over 50 years of experience, specializing in liver conditions. The doctor is recognized as a leading liver expert at Ichilov Medical Center, focusing on the treatment and diagnosis of chronic hepatitis, autoimmune, and genetic liver diseases.

The doctor heads the Liver Unit at Sourasky Medical Center and has a medical degree from the Hebrew University and a specialty in gastroenterology from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School. The doctor has authored over 60 publications and presented at 100 conferences.

Memberships include the Israeli Gastroenterology Association and the American and European Associations for the Study of the Liver.

The doctor graduated from Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, specializing in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Further training was completed in immunology, microbiology, and inflammatory bowel diseases at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Currently, the doctor serves as a Senior Physician at the Institute of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, and directs both the Bacteriotherapies Clinic and the Department of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at Tel Aviv Medical Center.

With over 80 professional publications and participation in more than 60 conferences, the doctor is a recognized expert in inflammatory bowel disease and bacterotherapy.

The doctor is a leading gastroenterologist in Israel with over 40 years of clinical experience. Specializing in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, and gastrointestinal cancer, the doctor is also an expert in hepatology, addressing biliary duct and liver abnormalities, as well as metabolic disorders. The doctor employs the latest medical treatments for viral hepatitis B and C.

Currently, the doctor serves as the chief gastroenterologist at Sourasky Medical Center and has also worked at Wolfson Medical Center. The doctor graduated from the Medical Faculty at Tel Aviv University and is a member of several prestigious medical associations.

The doctor specializes in managing pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases, celiac disease, and eosinophilic esophagitis, with expertise in performing endoscopic procedures in children.

Graduated from Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and completed a Pediatrics Residency and Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship at Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

Active in academia as a lecturer and tutor, contributing to postgraduate and undergraduate medical education. A member of multiple professional societies, including the Israel Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Dr. Yaacov Lawrence, MA, MBBS, MRCP, is Chair of Radiation Oncology at Sheba Medical Center. He has nearly 30 years of experience in precision radiation oncology and neuro-oncology.

He is an expert in advanced radiation therapy and radiosurgery. He performs stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors. He leads Sheba’s GI Cancer Program in gastrointestinal oncology. He also provides precision care for lung and prostate cancers. He pioneered celiac plexus radiosurgery for severe pain from pancreatic cancer.

Training and credentials: MA and MBBS (Cambridge and UCLH); MRCP (RCP); Radiation Oncology fellowship (Thomas Jefferson University). Honors include the ASCO Young Investigator Award and Fellow of ASTRO (FASTRO). He has authored over 280 publications. He is Director of the Center for Translational Radiation Oncology and an Associate Professor at Tel Aviv University.

Professor Jair Bar, MD, PhD, is a thoracic oncologist and Deputy Director of the Cancer Center at Sheba Medical Center. He leads the Thoracic Oncology Unit. He treats lung cancer, including advanced non-small cell cases. His care includes medical oncology, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy.

He runs a translational research lab focused on resistance to immunotherapy. He has published on exhaled-breath cancer metabolism and on angiogenesis inhibition in lung cancer.

He has chaired the Israel Lung Cancer Group since 2003. He is a member of the Israel Society of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Association for Cancer Research. He is board-certified in Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy Oncology. He is a Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University.

The doctor received higher medical education at the Hebrew University and completed residency in internal medicine and gastroenterology at Hadassah University Hospital. An internship in liver diseases was completed at Sinai School of Medicine in New York. The doctor is a specialist in liver disease treatment, leading the liver disease unit at Hadassah Medical Center. They are a member of several international liver study associations and the editorial board of Clinical Science. The doctor has authored numerous articles and received multiple awards, including the Hadassah Prize and awards from the Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Prof. Ben Boursi is a physician in the Gastrointestinal Cancer Department at Sheba Medical Center. He specializes in internal medicine, medical oncology, and cancer epidemiology. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned a B.Med.Sc (summa cum laude) and an MD (magna cum laude) from Tel Aviv University.

He completed clinical and research fellowships in GI oncology and cancer epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed electives at MD Anderson and Mayo Clinic. He founded the ECOG-ACRIN Microbiome Working Group. His microbiome-oncology research has been published in leading journals, including Science, and highlighted by ASCO.

He developed predictive models for early diagnosis of colorectal and pancreatic cancers. These models are now in clinical evaluation. He holds an academic appointment at Tel Aviv University. He is also an Associate Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.