Best Bladder removal Bladder removal in Israel: TOP 7 doctors

Associate Professor Ofer Merimsky leads the Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology Unit at Sourasky Medical Center, specializing in complex sarcoma cases.

• Over 41 years of experience of experience in oncology
• Fellowship in sarcoma treatment at Institut Gustave Roussy in Paris
• Member of ESMO's Sarcoma Faculty
• Published numerous research papers on bone and soft tissue tumors

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 oncology hospitalization at Tel Aviv Medical Center – Dr. Stepfansky leads a specialized team for complex cancer cases.

• Over 26 years of experience of experience in oncology
• Primary researcher in multiple clinical oncology trials
• Specialized in internal medicine and oncology
• Trained at Tel Aviv Medical Center, a leading Israeli hospital

Dr. Dorit Zilberman, MD, is a Senior Urologist at Sheba Medical Center. She is a pioneer of robotic and minimally invasive urologic surgery in Israel with over 20 years of experience. Her work focuses on urologic oncology, robotic and laparoscopic surgery, and endourology. She helped launch the da Vinci robotic surgery program at Sheba. Her expertise includes kidney, bladder, and prostate cancers, as well as laser lithotripsy for stones.

She completed advanced training in robotic laparoscopic surgery and endourology at Duke University Medical Center. She is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Tel Aviv University. She has authored more than 160 scientific publications. She has received awards from the Israeli and American Urological Associations. She was listed in Forbes Israel Best Doctors in 2024. She is a member of the Israeli, American, and European Urological Associations and the Endourological Society.

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.

Head of Urology at Sheba Medical Center, Dr. Dotan pioneered robotic and laparoscopic urologic surgery in Israel.

• International expert in complex uro-oncologic procedures
• Uses organ-preserving techniques for better outcomes
• Author of 50+ scientific publications on uro-oncology
• Trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York
• Recipient of prestigious awards from American Association of Clinical Surgery

Dr. Vladimir Yutkin brings over 30 years of experience of experience to bladder removal procedures at Hadassah Medical Center.

• Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Specializes in diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders
• Fluent in English, Hebrew, and Russian for patient communication