Collective head and neck and oncology clinic

The Head and Neck Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that provides solutions for patients with head and neck malignancies.

The clinic consists of a team of physicians: a specialist in head and neck surgery, and a specialist in oncology.

In a setting of collective clinic, after the medical interview, the physical examination and review of imaging
studies – a specific treatment is planned for each patient - surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or the composition of the therapeutic options. Post treatment follow up is taking place in the same clinic.

This service enables patients to:

• Examination by doctors from different fields in one session.
• Reaching an agreement between the experts in the various fields regarding both diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Patients are given an open discussion about the pros and cons of each treatment.

Head and neck tumors

The clinic focuses diagnosing, surgical treatment and monitoring of benign and malignant tumors of head and neck.

The operations are performed with the highest skills and the most advanced methods of treating the primary and neck tumors.

The non-surgical candidates are provided treatment in cooperation with the oncology department at the hospital.

In the treatment planning, we emphasize rehabilitative elements of postoperative functioning.

All therapeutic decisions are made in combination with oncologists in joint clinics and after multidisciplinary discussions on each case.

The department emphasizes both the preservation of function and reconstruction - with the help of plastic surgeons who specialize in microvascular surgery.

Main occupation areas are:

• Neck surgery (Neck dissection)
• Throat surgery
• Vocal cord and larynx surgery
• Pharynx surgery
• Surgery of salivary glands
• Surgery of lymph nodes
• Oral and dental surgery
• Eye Orbit surgery
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery