Surgical Oncologist ·
Sheba Medical Center , Ramat Gan, Israel
25 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hebrew , English
Dr. Damien Urban is a distinguished surgeon working at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. He has over 18 years of experience in his field. Dr. Damien obtained his medical education from the B.Med.Sc; MBBS Graduate of the Monash University, Australia. He has a special interest in Oncology, Cancer Therapy, Cancer Diagnostics, Oral Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, and Lung Cancer. He is currently the Head of the Oncology Department at the hospital.
Dr. Damien has been a part of various research papers published in medical journals from around the world. He has also participated in several clinical types of research and workshops: ECCO – AACR – EORTC – ESMO in 2011, GSK 3rd in Europe in 2004/201; and has published approximately 20 articles in the scientific literature. Dr. Damien was also granted a Nanostring PanCancer award in 2014 for his work in the field of mutations and immune response in head and neck cancer.
Here is the list of some of the conditions Dr Damien Urban treats:
Some women require surgery to remove the entire breast through mastectomy. The surgeons remove the breast tissues including nipple and the skin and the tissues that have the chest muscles. You may opt for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy.
There are around 200 different types of cancer and all these can cause different symptoms. The symptoms are often linked to some cancer types. The signs could also be general, including weight loss, fatigue, and unexplained pain. Some of the signs and symptoms of different types of cancer are as follows:
Dr Damien Urban works from 11 am to 6 pm on all days of the week, except Sunday.
The list of popular procedures that Dr Damien Urban performs for cancer treatment is given below
The doctor has rich experience in performing complex cases with accuracy. The surgeon has performed a large number of procedures with a high success rate and adheres to medical protocols to ensure patient safety and speedy recovery. The specialist is proficient in using the latest techniques to perform the procedures and ensures that the patient has a speedy recovery. Minimally invasive surgery and open surgery are two ways of doing cancer surgery. In open surgery, a large incision is made to remove the tumor. In minimally invasive surgery, surgeons make a few small cuts to remove the tumor. The common techniques for minimally invasive surgery are laser surgery, cryosurgery, robotic surgery, laparoscopy, cryosurgery.
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Dr. Damien has over 18 years of experience as a surgical oncologist in Israel.
He has a special interest in Oncology, Cancer Therapy, Cancer Diagnostics, Oral Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, and Lung Cancer.
Yes, Dr. Damien Urban provides online consultation through MediGence.
Surgical oncologists are specialized doctors who help in curing and treating various cancers with the help of medicines and surgery. Many different cancers and tumors need to be removed surgically from different parts of the body and surgical oncologists are experts in these procedures.
He can be easily consulted by registering your profile with MediGence and writing down your inquiry. A meeting with the surgeon will be scheduled. Following which the consultation can be done.
The surgical oncologist is often the first among cancer specialists to see cancer patients. The primary doctor most commonly does a diagnosis, and in cases where this requires biopsy or surgery, the surgical oncologist is called. Surgical oncologists are doctors with experience in cancer surgery. In some cases, a surgical oncologist performs surgeries to find out parts of the body where cancer has spread. In special cases, the surgeons do preventive surgeries. Sometimes, additional treatments like chemotherapy or radiation follow surgery. In these cases, surgical oncologists play an important role in providing care to the patients post-surgery.
Surgical oncologists may suggest the below-listed tests for the diagnosis of cancer:
In most cases, surgical oncologists need to perform a biopsy in order to diagnose cancer. In this procedure, the doctor removes a part of the body tissues to examine under a microscope. The doctor then does other tests to check if the tissue is cancer.
Your primary doctor will refer you to a surgical oncologist when he finds your symptoms similar to that of cancer. The surgical oncologist will tell you to get some tests done to diagnose cancer. If cancer is diagnosed, the doctor will design your treatment plan which will include some surgical procedures. Consider seeking assistance from a surgical oncologist in the below-listed situations:
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Surgical procedures, radiation therapy, medications, and other treatments are used to treat cancer. Healing, reducing, or preventing the spread of cancer is the aim of cancer treatment.