Surgical Oncologist ·
Sheba Medical Center , Ramat Gan, Israel
32 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hebrew , English
Dr. Eitan Friedman is a distinguished surgeon who specializes in cancer surgery. He is currently serving at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, and has more than 30 years of experience under his belt. He obtained his medical education from the MD graduate from the Sackler School of Medicine, TAU, and further went on to study Ph.D. from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He specializes in oncology, cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, predisposition to cancer, and population genetics.
Dr. Eitan has been a part of many different research papers published in medical journals around the world. His research mainly focuses on research areas: inherited predisposition to cancer, population genetics, molecular mechanisms of Stress fracture development. He is currently holding the position of Director and founder of the Suzanne Levy-Gertner Oncogenetics Unit. He also uses family history in treating and diagnosing cancer early.
Here is the list of some of the conditions Dr Eitan Friedman treats:
Most women affected with breast cancer undergo some types of surgery as part of treatment. There are various types of breast surgery. This might be performed for different reasons. Surgery may be done to remove cancer through mastectomy. The surgery is also performed to know if cancer has spread to body parts and to restore the breast’s shape.
People may experience both symptoms and signs of cancer, and this shows that something is going abnormal in the body. Also, recognizing these indicators could lead to an earlier diagnosis of the disease and possibly of better treatment. When cancer grows, the organs, nerves, and blood vessels are a little compressed, which can lead to signs and symptoms. Cancer can produce the below-listed conditions However, symptoms might vary from person to person. Every condition has its symptoms:
Dr Eitan Friedman works from 11 am to 6 pm on all days of the week, except Sunday.
The list of popular procedures that Dr Eitan Friedman performs for cancer treatment is given below
The surgeon assesses the condition of the patient before performing any procedure to understand the risk associated with the procedure. The neurologist is popular for their high success rate and patient-centric approach which helps fast recovery of the patient. With vast experience in performing even the most complex cases with high precision and accuracy, the doctor follows medical protocols. 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. Eitan has over 10 years of experience as a surgical oncologist.
He specializes in oncology, cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, predisposition to cancer, and population genetics.
Yes, Dr. Eitan Friedman provides online consultation through MediGence.
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 surgically removed 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. And meeting with the surgeon will be scheduled. Which the consultation can be done.
Surgical oncologists are specialists who have received training in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer through surgery. A surgical oncologist performs procedures like biopsy and surgery to remove cancerous tissues. Surgical oncologists choose to perform surgeries to find out the locations where cancer has spread. While treating cancer, a surgical oncologist might remove cancerous tumors and surrounding healthy tissues, and nearby lymph nodes. The surgical procedures used will vary depending on the aim of the surgery. Surgical oncologists might do minimally invasive procedures or open surgeries.
A surgical oncologist can suggest or perform a variety of diagnostic tests including:
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.
You should see a surgical oncologist in case your primary care doctor refers you to one. The doctor may also tell you to visit a surgical oncologist for the diagnosis of cancer. Some specialized general surgeons can also perform surgery on various types of cancer. Below are some situations when you need to see a surgical oncologist:
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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.