PROF. Aron Popovtzer
PROFESSOR, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY AND THE SHARETT INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY OF THE HADASSAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Specialization
Oncology:
- head and neck tumors;
- thyroid cancer;
- individually selected biological and immunotherapy;
- treatment of recurrent cancer and spinal metastases.
Radiation therapy
Experience 22 years
Education
- 1998 — Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
- 2016 — a six-month advanced training course in radiosurgery with a special emphasis on state-of-the-art methods of focused radiotherapy of the spine and malignant thyroid tumors at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA).
Career history
- 1998–1999 — Internship at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel)
- 1999–2005 — Specialization in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Rabin Medical Center (Petah Tikva, Israel)
- 2005–2009 — Specialization in oncology and radiotherapy at the Davidoff Cancer Center (Rabin MC)
- 2006–2008 — Practical training at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA) in multidisciplinary cancer treatment
- 2008 — Practical training in head and neck tumor brachytherapy at the Beth Israel Medical Center (New York, USA)
- 2009–2012 — Head of the Head and Neck Cancer Clinic at the Davidoff Cancer Center
- 2013–2019 — Head of the Head and Neck Cancer Department and Deputy Head of the Radiotherapy Department at the Davidoff Cancer Center
- Since 2019 — Head of the Department of Oncology and the Sharett Institute of Oncology of the Hadassah University Hospital
Additional positions
- 2008–2012 — Academic secretary of the Israeli Society of Head and Neck Oncology
- 2013–2016 — Chairperson of the Israeli Society of Head and Neck Oncology
Awards and prizes
2020 — included in the “Best Doctors in Israel” ranking published annually by FORBES magazine
Additional positions
Director of clinical trials of newest drugs for the treatment of different types of cancer conducted at the Hadassah Hospital
Participation in associations:
- Israeli Society of Head and Neck Oncology
- Israeli Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- International Association of Head and Neck Surgery
- International Association of Head and Neck Oncology
Language proficiency
English, Hebrew
