Best Robotic radical nephrectomy doctors: TOP 8 doctors

Specializes in robotic surgery, with a strong focus on robotic radical nephrectomy at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı.

• Extensive experience in laparoscopic and robotic urological surgeries
• Trained at S.B. Ankara Training and Research Hospital
• Performs advanced procedures including robotic radical prostatectomy and cystectomy

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.

Prof. Dr. Cahide Yilmaz specializes in pediatric neurology with extensive academic and clinical training.

• Board-certified in pediatric neurology with over 20 years of experience
• Holds a doctorate from Fatih University in child health and diseases
• Specialized in child neurology at Yüzüncü Yıl University
• Professor at Yıldırım Beyazıt University Medical Faculty

Leading robotic surgery expert Dr. Canales heads the General & Digestive Surgery Department at Hospital Ruber Internacional – ranked among Spain's top 5 surgeons.

• 30+ years specializing in minimally invasive techniques
• Head of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery Unit since 2015
• Author of 70+ scientific publications on surgical methods
• Forbes Top 100 Doctors in Spain (2024)
• Uses Da Vinci robotic system for precise tumor removal

Dr. Pazit Beckerman is a nephrologist with over 24 years of clinical practice in Israel. She specializes in chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury (AKI), hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, hypertension-related kidney disease, glomerular diseases and proteinuria, electrolyte disorders, and kidney involvement in systemic diseases.

She served as Acting Director in 2020, Deputy Director from 2018 to 2020, and Senior Physician in the Department of Nephrology at Sheba Medical Center. She also heads the Israeli Dialysis Registry.

Education and training: MD, Hebrew University–Hadassah. Nephrology residency, Hadassah. Fellowship in nephrology, Sheba Medical Center. Biomedical Computational Studies, Bar-Ilan University. Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Pennsylvania.

Her research focuses on AKI, immune-related kidney complications, and chronic kidney disease. She has authored many publications. She is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and a board member of the Israeli Society of Nephrology and Hypertension.

Head of Urology at Sheba Medical Center and pioneer in robotic urologic surgery in Israel – Dr. Dotan combines decades of expertise with advanced precision techniques.

• Specializes in complex kidney and prostate cancers
• Performs minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic procedures
• Author of 50+ scientific publications in uro-oncology
• Trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Leader of the Israeli Uro-Oncology 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.

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.