Best Rhabdomyosarcoma doctors in Israel: TOP 9 doctors

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 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.

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, MD, is an orthopedic oncologist and sarcoma surgeon for adults and children. He directs the Orthopedic Oncology Unit and serves as Vice Head of Orthopedic Surgery at Sheba Medical Center. His focus is limb-sparing cancer surgery with functional reconstruction. He performs complex joint reconstruction, revision arthroplasty, MRgFUS, and reconstruction after bone metastases.

Education and training: MD, Tel Aviv University. Orthopedic surgery residency, Sheba Medical Center. Fellowships in Adult Reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and in Orthopedic Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. He is board-certified in Orthopedic Surgery and in Orthopedic Oncology Surgery. He is a Clinical Instructor at Tel Aviv University. Memberships include the Israel Medical Association, Israel Orthopedic Association, AATB, and EATB. He also serves on national advisory committees. His research covers bone and soft tissue sarcomas, serum markers, imaging-guided therapies, MRI arthrography, and the biomechanics of bone treated with MRgFUS.

Dr. Iris Kventsel, MD, is a pediatric hemato-oncologist and bone marrow transplant (BMT) specialist at Sheba Medical Center. She is an attending physician in the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and BMT Division at the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital. Her clinical focus is pediatric sarcomas, including Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma.

She provides multidisciplinary care, including transplant and cellular therapies. She also uses current chemotherapy protocols and targeted therapies for complex childhood cancers.

Her research focuses on genetic cancer predisposition, including Li-Fraumeni syndrome, and cancer susceptibility genes. She has published in pediatric oncology, stem cell biology, and surgical oncology (HIPEC). She is on the academic staff at Tel Aviv University. Education: MD, Technion; Pediatrics residency, Assaf HaRofeh; Pediatric Hemato-Oncology fellowship, Sheba.

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

Professor Raanan Berger, MD PhD, is a medical oncologist and radiotherapist. He is Director of the Cancer Center at Sheba Medical Center and heads its clinical research unit. He was listed in Forbes Israel’s “Best Doctors” (2025). He leads the genitourinary oncology program with a focus on prostate cancer. His care includes systemic therapy and radiotherapy in a multidisciplinary, patient-centered model.

He is board-certified in oncology. He earned his MD and PhD at Tel Aviv University and completed his clinical training at Sheba. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Dana-Farber/Harvard, focusing on prostate cancer with Dr. Philip Kantoff and molecular oncology in Dr. William C. Hahn’s lab. He is a member of ESMO and ASCO. He has co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, including studies on outcomes in high- versus very high-risk prostate cancer and on BRCA1/2 in large cohorts.

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