Professor Ofer Yossepowitch

Ofer Yossepowitch graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After army service he did his residency in the urologic surgery department of Rabin Medical Center.

For several years he trained in urologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. During the fellowship he mastered innovative techniques of laparoscopic and robotic surgery, successfully combining clinical work with research in this field.

Professor Yossepowitch is a member of the European, American and Israeli associations of urologists, as well as the American Urological Association oncology section and the European Association of Urology Academic Section.

He is currently an actively practicing urologic surgeon combining clinical and administrative work. Professor Ofer Yossepowitch heads the Department of Urologic Oncology. Under his leadership the department's doctors perform unique operations with the da Vinci robotic system to treat neoplasms of the prostate, kidneys, bladder and genital organs. Ofer Yossepowitch also has a private practice.

He successfully combines clinical work with research and teaching. At Tel Aviv University he is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine. The professor's research focuses on finding new effective drugs and methods for treating cancers of the urinary system. He has more than 80 scientific publications resulting from these studies. Professor Yossepowitch is also a regular participant and speaker at international scientific forums in his field.

• Complete removal of the prostate with preservation of erectile function.
• Radical prostatectomy using the da Vinci robot.
• Partial or complete removal of the kidney by laparoscopic or open method.
• Partial or complete removal of the kidney using the da Vinci robot.
• Removal of bladder tumors through the urethra.
• Radical resection and reconstruction of the bladder.
• Testicular resection.
• Surgical treatment of benign prostate tumors by endoscopic access.