Prof. Aviram Nissan

Prof. Aviram is regarded as one of the leading specialists in Surgical Oncology, not only in Israel but in the world.

He performs hundreds of complex abdominal surgeries to treat cancerous tumors. Prof. Aviram is an expert in gastrointestinal oncological surgery and abdominal treatment by tumor excision and gastric lavage with heated chemotherapy (CRS+HIPEC).

Specialization includes:

  • Complex gastrointestinal surgeries
  • CRS+HIPEC operations
  • PIPAC (chemotherapy spray injection) surgeries
  • Operations for sarcoma and soft tissue tumors
  • Surgical treatment of stomach tumors
  • Complex operations of the colon and rectum

Professional Experience:

Full professor of surgery, School of Medicine – gastrointestinal cancers. Prof. Nissen, in collaboration with Prof. Ayalon Yavin and Prof. Avery Rubinstein of Hebrew University’s School of Pharmacy, is developing a method for real-time detection of hidden abdominal metastases. Professor Nissan and his department are considered a leading department of surgical education for students, trainees and interns.

Education and Specialization:

  • Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Residency in the Department of Surgery at Hadassah Clinic
  • Sub-residency at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the USA

Clinical and Scientific Experience include:

  • 2001-2010 – Senior Surgeon, Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital, Jerusalem. In this capacity, he performed many complex surgeries for abdominal and pelvic tumors.
  • 2010-2012 – Oncologist, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
  • 2013-2014 – Director of the Sernica Department of Hadassah Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
  • 2015-present – Director of the Department of General Surgery and Oncology – Surgery C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Since 2007, he has been performing abdominal tumor resection (peritoneal) and hot chemotherapy infusion (HIPEC) surgeries.To date, Prof. Nissаn and his team have performed hundreds of HIPEC (CRS+HIPEC) surgeries in Israel many demonstration surgeries around the world and training surgical teams in this technique within the framework of the Sheba Peritoneal Surface Oncology School.

Publications:

Prof. Nissan has authored more than 100 articles on practical surgery and has edited columns in various medical journals.

Membership of Professional Associations:

  • Israeli Association of Surgical Oncology
  • Medical Ethics Commission
  • U.S. Military Cancer Institute
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Association for Cancer Research in the United States
  • European Society of Surgical Oncologists

Language:

• English
• Hebrew