Best immunologists in Israel: TOP 5 doctors

Dr. Michael Lotem leads the Center for Melanoma and Cancer Immunotherapy at Hadassah Medical Center, pioneering new treatments for melanoma.

• Specializes in immunotherapy for cancer treatment
• Studies SLAM receptors in anti-cancer immune responses
• Combines clinical practice with translational research
• Team includes top clinicians and researchers

Professor Eli Sprecher leads the Dermatology Department at Tel Aviv's Sourasky Medical Center, with a focus on genetic skin diseases.

• Specialized in dermatological genetics at Thomas Jefferson University
• Authored over 220 scientific publications in dermatology
• Member of key societies including the American Academy of Dermatology
• Professorship at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Head of rheumatology at Sourasky Medical Center – Dr. Kaspy specializes in complex cases and leads Israel's rheumatology specialization programs.

• Completed prestigious internship at Hammersmith Hospital in London
• Former Head of the day hospital in rheumatology at Ichilov
• 140+ scientific publications on rheumatology
• Member of both Israeli and American Rheumatology Associations

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.