Ichilov – a synonym for quality: 181 doctors in the prestigious Forbes list

In 2024, Forbes magazine published its influential list of the best doctors, highlighting their outstanding achievements in medicine. Special attention was drawn to the Israeli clinic Ichilov, which earned recognition by including 181 doctors in the list. This significant achievement underscores the expertise and professionalism of the specialists at Ichilov clinic, working in various medical fields, from surgery to oncology.

Among the professionals recognized by the magazine are the following names:

• Professor Ido Wolf, Director of the Oncology System
• Professor Royat Geva, Deputy Director of the Oncology Department
• Professor Ofer Merimski, Deputy Director of the Oncology Department
• Dr. Daniel Keitzman, Director of the Uro-Oncology Department of the Oncology System
• Professor Tamar Safra, Director of the Gynecological Oncology Service, Oncology System
• Dr. Deborah Blumenthal, Director of the Oncology Clinic in the Oncology System
• Dr. Felix Bukshtein, Co-Director of the Neuro-Oncology Department
• Dr. Orit Gutfeld, Director of the Radiation Institute
• Professor Einat Ibn-Sapir Wizer, Director of the Nuclear Medicine Institute
• Professor Ofer Yosipovich, Director of the Urology Department
• Dr. Avi Berry, Senior Physician of the Urology Department
• Professor Mario Sofer, Director of the Endourology Service
• Dr. Amir Sternheim, Director of the National Orthopedic Oncology Department
• Dr. Shlomo Dadiya, Director of the Center for Surgical Innovations and 3D Printing, Senior Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Department
• Professor Amal Khouri, Director of the Orthopedic Department
• Professor Eli Steinberg, Senior Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Department
• Dr. Aviram Gold, Senior Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Department, Senior Physician of the Arthritis Department and the Minimally Invasive Surgery Department
• Dr. Nimrod Shanir, Director of the Joint Surgery Department of the Orthopedic Department
• Dr. Tamir Pritish, Head of the Hand Surgery Department
• Dr. Ishai Rosenblatt, Director of the Elbow Surgery Service, Hand Surgery Department
• Dr. Elhanan Loger, Director of the Foot and Ankle Surgery Department
• Dr. Tzvi Cohen, Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Department, Director of the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic
• Professor Eran Meman, Director of the Shoulder Surgery Department
• Professor Ofir Chechik, Senior Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Department
• Dr. Ofer Rak, Senior Physician of the Shoulder Department
• Professor Tzvi Lider, Director of the Spine Surgery Department.
• Dr. Mursi Hashan, Senior Physician of the Spine Surgery Department of the Neurosurgery Department
• Professor Gilad Regev, MD, Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Service, Neurosurgery Department and Orthopedic Department
• Dr. Guy Morg, Head of the Sports Medicine Service
• Professor Ehud Rat, Director of the Minimally Invasive Orthopedics Department
• Dr. David Heygin, Director of the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department
• Professor Yona Grinman, Director of the Endocrinology Institute
• Dr. Yael Sofer, Senior Physician of the Obesity Clinic and Gender Medicine Center
• Dr. Iris Yaish, Director of the Transgender Medicine Service
• Dr. Vanessa Roach, Head of the Bone Disease Clinic
• Dr. Roy Aldor, Director of the Diabetes Department
• Professor Nadal Mohanna, Head of the Otolaryngology Surgery Department, Head and Neck Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Dr. Ofir Handzel, Director of the Cochlear Implantation Service
• Professor Yahav Oron, Senior Physician of the EAG Department, Head and Neck Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Dr. Avraham Abergel, Deputy Director of the ENT Department and Director of the Hearing Department
• Dr. Eyal Rosenzweig, Senior Physician of the Nose, Ear and Throat, Head and Neck, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Director of the Sleep Disorders and Snoring Clinic
• Dr. Yael Estricher-Kedem, Director of the Laryngology Service, Voice and Swallowing Disorders Treatment Service, Otolaryngology Department and Head and Neck, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department
• Dr. Ayelet Zlotogorski-Horwitz, Director of the Oral Medicine Department
• Professor Hagit Brys Feldman, Director of the Genetics Institute
• Dr. Dafna Marom, Deputy Director of the Genetics Institute, Director of the Pediatric and Adult Genetics Clinic and Coordinator of the Pediatric Genetics Field
• Professor Yuval Yaron, Director of the Prenatal Diagnosis Department
• Dr. Adi Raks, Specialist in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, Genetics Specialist, Senior Physician of the Genetics Institute and Fertility Institute.
• Professor Esnat Grots, Director of the Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Department
• Professor Dan Grisaro, Director of the Gynecology and Oncology Department
• Professor Yariv Yogev, Director of the Lis Hospital for Pregnant Women and Women
• Professor Gustavo Melinger, Head of the Gynecological and Obstetric Ultrasound Department.
• Dr. Ronit Almog, Senior Physician of the Maternity Department of the Lis Maternity Hospital
• Dr. Hagit Kaliger, Head of the Substance Abuse Counseling Clinic during Pregnancy (Teratology)
• Dr. Yossi Har-Tov, Senior Physician of the Ultrasound Department for Women and Midwives
• Professor Michael Coopermintz, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department, Specialist in Pregnancy Complications
• Professor Fuad Azam, Director of the Fertility and IVF Institute, Lis Maternity and Women's Hospital
• Dr. Erwin Santo, Director of the Invasive Endoscopy Department
• Dr. Adam Phillips, MD, Director of the Invasive Gastroenterology Department
• Dr. Liat Deutsch (Malinerski), Director of the Capsule Endoscopy Service and Clinical Nutrition Service
• Professor Nitzan Maharaschak, Head of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department
• Dr. Roy Dekel, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
• Dr. Eyal Hirsch, Senior Physician of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department
• Dr. Yami Shapira, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
• Dr. Erez Skaf, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
• Dr. Ishai Ron, Director of the Functional and Motor Disorders of the Digestive System Service
• Professor Sigal Fishman, Director of the Obesity Service of the Gastroenterology Institute, Deputy Director of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Institute
• Dr. Mati Chanel, Senior Physician of the Obesity Treatment Service
• Dr. Yael Adoni Tamir, Specialist in Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Director of the Geriatric Service for Hospitalized Patients
• Dr. Ron Chelic, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Director of the Geriatric Department
• Dr. Rathem Telam, Director of the Geriatric Service of the General Hospital and Palliative Medicine, Director of the Supportive Therapy Clinic for Cancer Patients
• Professor Irit Avivi, Director of the Hematology System
• Professor Yair Harishno, Director of the CLL Department
• Professor David Varon, Specialist in Hemato-Oncology
• Professor Yael Cohen, Director of the Myeloma Service, Hematology System
• Dr. Eva Perry, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Hematology, Director of the Lymphoma Department
• Professor Ron Ram, Director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Department
• Professor Ronan Ben Ami, Director of the Infectious System and Infectious Diseases Department
• Dr. Dan Turner, Director of the AIDS Center
• Dr. Yael Faran, Acting Director of the Infectious Diseases Department and Deputy Director of the Infectious Diseases Department
• Professor Idit Matot, Head of the Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Department and Head of the Surgical Department
• Dr. Silvio Brill, Director of the Pain Institute
• Dr. Daniel Hyatt, Director of the Anesthesia Department for Head and Spine Surgery
• Professor Caroline Vinegar, Director of the Obstetric Anesthesia Department
• Dr. Boris Aptekman, Senior Physician of the Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care Department
• Dr. Adi Nimrod, Director of the General Intensive Care Department in the Anesthesia System
• Professor Guy Lahav, Director of the Surgical Department, Director of Internal Medicine A, Director of Oncological Surgery, Esophageal Surgery and Sarcoma Surgery
• Professor Yosef Klausner, Director of the Oncology Center, Chairman of the National Council for Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care
• Dr. Dror Sofer, Head of the Trauma Department of the Surgical Department
• Dr. Eyal Haskia, Specialist in General and Trauma Surgery
• Professor Nir Lubetzky, Head of the HPB Surgery Department of the Liver, Pancreas and Transplantation, Surgical Department
• Dr. Jacob Goyichman, Director of the Transplantation Department
• Dr. Yosef Koryanski, Director of the Advanced Endoscopic Surgery Department
• Dr. Eliad (Adi) Karin, Director of the Abdominal Wall Surgery and Complex Hernias Service
• Professor Hagit Tulchinsky, Head of the Colorectal Surgery Department of the Surgical Department
• Dr. Yehuda Karib, Director of the Modern Treatment of Rectal and Colorectal Tumors Service
• Dr. Beaz Sagi, Specialist in General and Endoscopic Surgery
• Dr. Shay Maron Elder, MD, Director of the Obesity Treatment Center of the Surgical Department
• Dr. Marian Hativ, Director of the Mammology Center
• Professor Yanai Ben Gal, Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department
• Dr. Amir Kramer, Deputy Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department
• Dr. Michael Farr (Papiashvili), Director of the Thoracic Surgery Department
• Dr. Amir Shuster, Senior Physician and Head of the Residency Program, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Nose, Ear, Throat, Head and Neck, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department
• Professor Jonathan Roth, Director of the Neurosurgery System
• Dr. Tzvi Lider, Director of the Spine Surgery Department of the Neurosurgery Department
• Dr. Ido Sharous, Director of the Functional Neurosurgery Department, Neurosurgery Unit
• Dr. Yuval Shapira, Senior Deputy Director of the Neurosurgery Department, Director of the Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Department of the Neurosurgery Department
• Dr. Firas Pahum, Director of the Epilepsy and EEG Department of the Neurology System
• Dr. Noa Bergman, Director of the Cognitive Neurology Service (Memory and Concentration Disorders), Neurology Department
• Professor Nir Giladi, Director of the Neurology System Department
• Dr. Arnon Karni, Director of the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Department, Neurology Department
• Dr. Keren Regev, Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Service, Neurology Department
• Dr. Daniel Oved, Director of the Headache and Facial Pain Clinic
• Professor Vivian Drury, Director of the Neuromuscular Diseases Department of the Neurology System
• Dr. Chen Halevi, Head of the Stroke Department, Neurology System
• Professor Doron Schwartz, Head of the Nephrology Department
• Professor Eli Sprecher, Director of the Dermatology Department and Vice President for Research, Development and Innovation
• Dr. Ofir Arzi, Co-Director of the Integrated Aesthetic Center, Dermatology Department
• Dr. Oren Katz, Head of the Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Skin Diseases
• Dr. Hagit Metz, Director of the Psoriasis and Phototherapy Department
• Dr. Ilan Goldberg, Director of the Skin Lymphoma Treatment Service
• Dr. Tal Tzali, Head of the Clinic for Autoimmune Skin Diseases
• Dr. Andrea Gat, Director of the Dermopathology Department, Pathology Institute
• Professor Igal Leibovitz, Director of the Oculoplastic Institute, responsible for the hospitalization department and eye surgery.
• Dr. Shimon Kurtz, Director of the Outpatient Ophthalmology Department and Director of the Glaucoma and Eye Clinics Center
• Professor Zoar Habot-Wilner, Director of the Uveitis Service, Clinic for Inflammatory Eye and Joint Diseases, Senior Physician of the Retina Department
• Dr. Elia Levinger, Director of the Cataract Service
• Dr. David Versano, Director of the Cornea and Anterior Segment Department
• Professor Anat Levenstein, Head of the Eye Department
• Professor Barak Adiel, Director of the Retina and Vitreous Body Department
• Professor Mikaela Goldstein, Director of the Retina and Vitreous Body Clinic and Deputy Director of the Eye Department
• Professor Shlomo Berliner, Senior Physician of the 5th Internal Medicine Department, Chairman of the Institutional Helsinki Committee
• Professor Shmuel Banai, Director of the Cardiology Department and Interventional Cardiology Department
• Professor Amir Halkin, Director of the Structural Heart Disease Service
• Professor Yan Topilsky, Deputy Head of the Cardiology Department, Director of the Cardiology Hospital and Director of the Echocardiography Service
• Professor Kobi Shaham, Director of the Heart Intensive Care Department
• Dr. Udi Horin, Director of the Invasive Electrophysiology Service
• Dr. Ofer Habakkuk, Director of the Intermediate Cardiology Care Department
• Dr. Michal Lauper Perl, Director of the Cardiology Clinic
• Dr. Nir Flint, Senior Physician of the Non-Invasive Cardiology Service of the Cardiology Department
• Professor Rafael Russo, Director of the Arrhythmia Department and Arrhythmia Clinic (Electrophysiology)
• Professor Ariel Finkelstein, Head of the Catheterization Department
• Professor Uri Elkayem, Director of the Rheumatology Institute
• Professor Dafna Faran, Director of the Day Rheumatology Hospitalization Department, Director of the Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Clinic, Rheumatology Institute
• Professor Eric Belcher, Director of the Imaging Department
• Dr. Sophie Burns, Head of the Ultrasound Department
• Dr. Ilaz Moshe, Specialist in Skeletal and Muscle Imaging, Head of the Skeletal MRI Department
• Dr. Sophie Burns, Director of the Urology Service
• Professor Galit Aviram, Director of the Heart and Lung Imaging Department
• Dr. Ido Drukman, Senior Physician of the Skeletal Imaging Department, Computed Tomography (CT) Department and MRI Department
• Dr. Gideon Flosser, Director of the Skeletal Imaging Department
• Dr. Tali Yunesh-Kamhi, Director of the Neuro-Radiology and Brain Catheterization Department
• Dr. Itzhak Kuri, Director of the Angiography Department
• Professor Dror Mendel, Director of the Dana-Dowk Children's Hospital, Head of the Neonatal and Premature Infants Department and the Intensive Care Department for Premature and Newborns
• Professor Ronit Lubetzki, Director of the Pediatric Department and the Nutrition and Obesity Treatment Service for Children
• Professor Yaakov Ben-Chaim, Director of the Pediatric Urology Department
• Professor Yael Levantal, Head of the Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Department
• Dr. Assaf Oren, Senior Physician of the Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Department.
• Professor Ari Diru, Head of the Otolaryngology Department
• Dr. Shlomi Cohen, Head of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Department
• Dr. Yair Gorchak, Specialist in Orthopedics, Director of the Pediatric Oncology Orthopedic Service
• Dr. Eitan Segev, Director of the Limb Deformity Correction and Discrepancy Service for Children
• Dr. Dror Ovadia, Director of the Pediatric Orthopedic Department, Dana-Dowk Hospital
• Dr. Yaniv Moshe (Moki), Director of the Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Injuries Service for Children and Adolescents
• Dr. Berry Danino, Senior Physician of the Pediatric Orthopedic Department of the Dana-Dowk Children's Hospital
• Dr. Leonid Zeitlin, Senior Physician of the Pediatric Bone Diseases Clinic
• Professor Ronit Alhassid, Director of the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department of the Dana-Dowk Children's Hospital
• Dr. Dror Levin, Senior Deputy Head of the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department and Director of the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Clinic
• Dr. Efraim Sdot, Head of the Pediatric Intensive Care Department
• Professor Igor Mikhail Sukhotnik – Director of the Pediatric Surgery Department
• Professor Galia Grizero-Suan, Director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department
• Professor Miguel Glatstein, Director of the Toxicology Service, Senior Physician of the Emergency Medical Department (Sorting Children)
• Professor Jonathan Roth, Director of the Endoscopic Neurosurgery Department and Senior Physician of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Department.
• Professor Yael Leitner, Director of the Child Development Institute
• Professor Aviva Fatal-Valewski, Head of the Pediatric Neurology Department
• Dr. Michael Rothstein – Senior Physician and Director of the Movement Disorders Service and Clinic for Children and Adolescents of the Pediatric Neurology Department
• Dr. Roxana Klepper, Director of the Pediatric Nephrology Service
• Professor Yaakov Mashiah, Head of the Pediatric Skin Diseases Department
• Professor Liat Ben Sira (Beinart), Director of the Pediatric Imaging Department
• Dr. Shiran Shelly, MD, Director of the Pediatric MRI Service
• Dr. Eyal Butzer, Director of the Dental Clinic for Infants, Children and Adolescents at the Center for Dental and Maxillofacial Medicine
• Dr. Dafna Shashua, Specialist Orthodontist, Orthodontic Clinic
• Professor Rivi Tauman, Specialist in Pediatrics and Sleep Medicine, Director of the Sleep Medicine Center at the Tel Aviv Medical Center.

The compilation of the Forbes list of best doctors involves analyzing factors such as academic achievements, clinical experience, patient ratings, and recognition by peers. The doctors at Ichilov included in the list, in addition to their outstanding achievements in their field, are known for their patient-centered approach and high level of care for their patients.

The inclusion of such a significant number of Ichilov doctors in the Forbes list highlights the clinical excellence and global recognition of this medical center, confirming its reputation as a leader in world medicine.