Best Proton-beam therapy doctors in Israel: TOP 6 doctors

Prof. Merimsky heads the Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology Unit at Ichilov Hospital, specializing in proton-beam therapy for complex tumor cases.

• 41 years of experience of experience in oncology and radiation therapy
• Fellowship-trained in sarcoma treatment at Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris
• ESMO faculty member for sarcoma and thoracic oncology
• Published extensively on bone and soft tissue tumors

Prof. Bokstein leads the Neurooncology Clinic at Ichilov – specializing in advanced radiotherapy approaches like proton-beam therapy.

• Head of Neurooncology at Israel's leading medical center
• Specializes in precision radiation treatments for brain tumors
• Focuses on minimizing damage to healthy brain tissue

Specializes in proton-beam therapy for brain and nerve tumors – trained at Duke University and leads Tel Aviv Medical Center's radiation service.

• Over 22 years of experience of experience in oncology and radiation therapy
• Head of Radiation Service for Nervous System Tumors at Tel Aviv Medical Center
• Trained in advanced radiosurgery techniques at Duke University
• Member of International Association of Neuro-Oncologists and Israel Head and Neck Tumor Society

Dr. Auala Hubert specializes in proton-beam therapy at Hadassah Medical Center, with 36 years of experience of experience in oncology and radiotherapy.

• Head of Gastrointestinal Cancer Center at Hadassah
• Board-certified in oncology and radiotherapy
• Member of Israel Society of Clinical Oncology
• Fluent in English and Hebrew for patient communication

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.

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.