Israel leads in treating carcinomatosis by combining cytoreductive surgery with heated chemotherapy. Top centers handle 90,000+ operations annually. Patients access specialized protocols often unavailable elsewhere. Highly trained teams focus on complex abdominal cases with precision. National referral centers provide integrated care for metastatic abdominal cancers.
- Surgical expertise: Specialist Dr. Ron Greenberg has 20+ years of experience in complex abdominal surgery.
- Treatment combinations: Clinics like Sourasky offer HIPEC combined with immunotherapy and targeted liquid biopsies.
- Accreditation gold standard: Major hospitals like Assuta and Sourasky maintain Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.
- Referral volume: Leading oncology institutes serve 400,000+ patients annually with high specialist concentration.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Israel’s top oncology centers, such as Sourasky Medical Center, utilize doctors trained at world-renowned institutions like Memorial Sloan Kettering. This ensures that the same surgical standards and clinical trial protocols used in the US are applied in Tel Aviv. Patients benefit from a lower regulatory barrier for starting new targeted therapies immediately after surgery.
What patients say: Patients note that doctors here often accept complex cases that other countries decline. The recovery period for combined surgery and HIPEC is frequently described as lasting only 2 to 4 weeks. People appreciate the English-speaking staff and the speed of starting treatment after the initial consultation.