Doctor Boris Hendel

Doctor's speciality:
Pulmonologist, Thoracic Surgeon
About the doctor
experience
36 years+
scientific works and publications
10+

Leading expert in lung cancer surgery, proficient in all methods of endoscopic diagnostics

Heads the thoracic surgery unit

Specializes in the treatment of complex respiratory pathologies
Professor Boris Hendel is considered one of the most experienced surgeons in treating lungs in autoimmune diseases, cystic fibrosis, and other pathologies of the pulmonary system, and independently performs such diagnostic procedures as mediastinoscopy, thoracoscopy, and bronchoscopy. He currently heads the thoracic surgery unit at Assuta Medical Center.
Author of more than a dozen scientific articles on the treatment of lung cancer, sarcoidosis, and other pathologies of the thoracic organs.
Professional interests:
- lung cancer
- sarcoidosis
- Kaposi’s sarcoma
- Pancoast tumor
- tumors of the pleura and mediastinum
- chest injuries
Education
1986 — Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University
1995 — Specialization in oncology at Sheba Medical Center
Work Experience
1997 — Senior physician at the thoracic surgery department of Meir Medical Center
2009 — Head of the thoracic surgery unit at Assuta Medical Center
Membership
Member of the Israel Association of Pulmonologists
Member of the Israel Society of Thoracic Surgeons