Aron Popovtzer

Professor
Positions: Head of the Oncology Department and the Sharett Institute of Oncology at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Experience: 22 years

Areas of Expertise and Treatment

Oncology:

head and neck tumors;
thyroid cancer;
individually selected biological and immunotherapy;
treatment of recurrent cancer and spinal metastases;

Radiotherapy

EDUCATION

1998 — Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
2016 — A six-month advanced training course in radiosurgery with a special emphasis on the modern methods of focused radiotherapy of the spine and malignant thyroid tumors at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

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 — Internship at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA) in multidisciplinary cancer treatment.
2008 — Internship in head and neck tumor brachytherapy at the Beth Israel Medical Center (New York, USA).
2009–2012 — Head of the Head and Neck Cancer Department 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 Oncology Department and the Sharett Institute of Oncology of the Hadassah University Hospita.

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS

2008–2012 — Academic secretary of the Israeli Society of Head and Neck Oncology.
2013–2016 — Chairman of the Israeli Society of Head and Neck Oncology.

AWARDS AND HONORS