Professor Shlomo Schneebaum

Shlomo Schneebaum graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa. He continued his studies at the Department of Surgical Oncology at Tel Aviv University. He completed a residency in general surgery at Ichilov Medical Center. He trained for a long time in the USA in surgical oncology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and in breast surgical oncology at Ohio State University in Columbus, where he also took an active part in research on breast tumors. Subsequent fellowships took place at leading medical centers in Israel.

Professor Schneebaum is a member of numerous societies and associations of oncologists in Israel, Europe and America, including the Israeli Society of Surgical Oncology, which he helped to found. He is also a member of the national council of the Israeli society for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of oncological disease.

For many years Shlomo Schneebaum has headed the examination board for certification of surgical oncologists in Europe.

Today Professor Schneebaum heads the breast disease department of a medical center in Tel Aviv. A professional path of more than 40 years, from trainee to highly qualified clinical surgeon, has given him unique experience in the treatment of breast cancer. In his practice he uses the most advanced developments and methods of world oncology. As a result, many patients have the chance to preserve the operated organ, avoid psychological trauma and subsequent cosmetic procedures. Shlomo Schneebaum has helped thousands of women from around the world to overcome the disease and continue their usual way of life.

He is considered one of the most authoritative specialists in this field and is often invited to take part in consultations at leading clinics in Israel.

As a member of Israel's national council for cancer prevention, he makes an invaluable contribution to the health of the country's population.

Shlomo Schneebaum successfully combines medical and administrative work with academic and research activity. He is a professor at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, a physician-researcher who devotes much time to finding new effective methods of treatment. He presents the results of his work at international and Israeli conferences and forums, and his scientific papers are regularly published in popular medical journals.

• Treatment and surgery for breast cancer.
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy in various types of cancer.
• Angiosarcoma.
• Carcinoma.
• Osteosarcoma.