PROF. Ofer Gofrit
PROFESSOR, HEAD OF THE UROLOGY DEPARTMENT AT HADASSAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Specialization
Urology:
- urological surgery using daVinci robotic assistance;
- endoscopic surgery;
- prostate cancer;
- benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Experience 30 years
Education
1986 — Graduated from the Medical School of Ben Gurion University (Beersheba, Israel)
2005 – PhD in Molecular Biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
Career history
- 1987-1988 – Internship at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center (Jerusalem, Israel) and the Poriya Medical Center (Tiberias, Israel)
- 1991–1999 — Specialization in urology at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel)
- Since 2000 — Senior expert of the Urology Department at the Hadassah University Hospital
- 2006-2007- Specialization in minimally invasive oncourology surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center (Chicago, IL, USA)
Awards and prizes
2018–2020 — was included in the list “Best Doctors in Israel” published annually by FORBES magazine
Professors Gofrit and Pode are the only experts in the country in Thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate (ThuVARP)
Participation in associations:
- The Israeli Association of Urolog
- The Israeli Oncourology Association
- The International Association of Urology
- The International Oncourology Association
Language proficiency
English, Hebrew
