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Ofer Merimsky

Clinical oncologist

Israel’s leading specialist in sarcoma and lung cancer treatment, Head of the National Center for bone and soft tissues sarcomas at Sourasky Medical Center.

39 years of experience

Dr. Ofer Merimsly is the best sarcoma, lymphoma, and lung cancer doctor within Israel and in the world. Also specializes in Whipple surgery treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer. Head of the National Center for sarcomas of bone and soft tissues of the Tel Aviv Medical Center Sourasky (Ichilov).

Specialty:

  • Treatment of all types of lung cancer and thoracic organs
  • Treatment of all types of sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
  • Treatment stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

Education and specialization:

  • Higher medical education, graduated the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Residency in General Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Training in the field of radiotherapy and brachytherapy at New York Hospital, USA
  • Special refresher course for the treatment of tumors of the skeleton and soft tissues, Paris. France

Membership:

  • President of the Society of oncologists and radiotherapists Israel
  • The American Scientific Cancer Society
  • European scientific medical organization
  • European Society of Oncology of the musculoskeletal system
  • International Society for the treatment of tumors of the connective tissue

Certification & Accreditation

Society of oncologists and radiotherapists Israel
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American Scientific Cancer Society
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European scientific medical organization
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European Society of Oncology of the musculoskeletal system
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Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Lung cancer
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Education and specialization:

EDUCATION

1976-1983 Hebrew, Hadassah Medicine MD 

1988-2001 Tel-Aviv, Ichilov Hospital Oncology Board/ Certified 1995

Title of Doctoral Dissertation: Lobular carcinoma in situ of the female breast - a retrospective study"

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1991: Sackler Faculty of Medicine. Oncology Assistant Degree

1991-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology Assistant

1992-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Lectures in oncology to new immigrant physicians

1993-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Henrieta Szold Nursing School /Lectures in oncology to students for nursing

1994-1995: Sourasky Med. Center School of Radiology-Technologists/Lectures in Oncology

1995: Hebrew University Post-Graduate school in Pharmacology/Lectures in Oncology

1995-present: Sackler Faculty of Med. Post-Graduate School/Gynecology; Oncology/Lectures in Oncology

1993-present: Felsenstein Medical Research Center,Beilinson Campus,Petach-Tiqva/Tumor Immunology Lab. (Prof. Fishman)/ Senior Investigator

1999: Tel-Aviv University & Sackler Faculty of Medicine./Oncology Senior Lecturer Degree (Regular Course)

2000: Sackler Faculty of Med. Post-Graduate School/Oncology/Post Graduate Course:Breast Cancer

2000-2005: Weizmann Institute for Science, Department of Collaboration with Prof. Amsterdam/Senior Investigator

2001-2003: Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Histology Collaboration with Dr.Benayahu/Senior Investigator

2002-2004: Weizmann Institute for Science, Department of Cell Biology Collaboration with Prof.Yarden/Senior Investigator

Feb 2003: Tel-Aviv University &Sackler Faculty of Medicine./ Oncology Associate Professor (Clinical)

Sept 2007-2010: Tel-Aviv University & Sackler Faculty of Medicine./Oncology Chairman of the Department of Oncology

2008-present: Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Histology Collaboration with Prof.Ronit Eisenberg-Sagi/Senior Investigator

2011-present: European Society of Medical Oncology/(ESMO) Soft tissue and bone sarcoma/ Member of ESMO Faculty

2016: Tel-Aviv University & Sackler Faculty of Medicine.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

1983: Soroka Med. Center Rotations Stager

1984-1988: Zahal Regimen, Brigade Medical Officer

1989-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology (Prof. Chaitchik) 

1992: Sourasky Med. Center Internal Medicine "H" (Prof. Tupilsky) 

1993: NY Hosp. Med. Center of Queens (NY, USA) Radiation-Oncology (Prof. Nori)

1994: Sourasky Med. Center Radiology; Neuroradiology

1995-present: Sourasky Med. Center Unit for Orthopedic Oncology/Senior Oncologist

1995-present: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology Senior Oncologist

1997: Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR) Paris, France/Oncology / Sarcoma (Prof. Turzs) Fellowship in soft tissue and bone sarcoma unit

1997-8: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology Permanent position of Senior Oncologist

1995-1999: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology / Sarcoma field/ Senior Oncologist

1999: Sourasky Med. Center Head Unit of Soft Tissue Head Unit of Soft

2000: Sourasky Med. Center Head Unit of Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology (permanent position) Head Unit of Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology

2000: Sourasky Med. Center Lung Cancer Service Responsible for service

2000-present: Israeli Society For Medical Oncology And Radiation Therapy Elected Secretary

1999- present: Israeli Cancer Association, Member of Committee For Social Services

2001: Sourasky Med. Center Member of Ethical Committee(Helsinky)

2003: Sourasky Med. Center Associate Professor of Oncology (Clinical)

2005-present: Sourasky Med. Center Vice Chairman of Ethical Committee (Helsinky)

2007-2011: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University (TAU) Oncology Section, Head of Section of (חוג) Oncology

2008-present: Sourasky Med. Center Deputy Head of Division of Oncology

2008-present: Sourasky Med. Center Head of Oncology Outpatient Clinic

2010-2013: Israeli Cancer Association Member of Committee For Travel Grants

FURTHER STUDIES

1985: Tel-Aviv/ Emergency Medicine 

1994: Tel-Aviv Post-Graduate/ School of Medicine/ Oncology/Research Methods

1990 - 1995: European School of Oncology (ESO)/ Breast Cancer

1990-1995: Post-Graduate School of Medicine/ Oncology Diploma in Oncology

1990: Germany The 15th International Cancer Congress of the UICC

1991: European School of Oncology (ESO)/ Biological agents

1992: European School of Oncology (ESO)/ Lymphomas

1993: Zahal Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

1993: Israel The 7th European Conference on Clinical Oncology (ECCO) and Cancer Nursing 

1993: Israeli Cancer Association Workshop on Brachytherapy

1993: New York Hospital Thoracic Oncology and Brachytherapy

1995: Post-Graduate School of Medicine & Israel Cancer Association/ Radiobiology

1995: France 8th European Conference on Clinical Oncology (ECCO-8)

1995: Post-Graduate School of Medicine; Master Thesis: "Anti-melanoma antibodies as markers for disease and treatment monitoring" Master in Oncology

1996: Israeli Cancer Association The 3rd annual radiotherapy teaching course: Combined external beam irradiation and brachytherapy in the management of H&N and pelvic malignancies.

1996: Israel 5th International Conference On Human Antibodies Hybridomas

1996: ESMO 21 Medical Oncology 

1997: Israel The 27th Annual Meeting of the Israel Immunological Society

1997: 8th World Conference On Lung Cancer , Dublin

1997: Lung Cancer

1998: Hamburg Univ. Workshop on local and systemic therapy with IL2 in RCC

1998: Northwest Hospital, Seattle, USA Ultrasonic guided brachytherapy of prostate cancer

1998: USA American of Society Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

1998: USA Lilly Oncology Global Medical Conference

1999: USA American of Society Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

1999: Switzerland Cancer induced bone diseases: 2nd International Conference

1999: Austria The 10th European Cancer Conference (ECCO)

1999: Israel Pancreatic Carcinoma 

1999: Israel Pathology of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

2000: TASMC, Tel-Aviv Prostate Brachytherapy, ProSeed method

2000: France Lung Cancer Symposium 

2000: USA ASCO 36 

2000: Germany ESMO 25 

2000: Israel Weizmann Institute for Science & Tel-Aviv Medical Center: Joint Workshop on Cancer

2001: ISCORT-Janssen-Cilag Oncological Radiology Update 

2001: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XIX

2001: USA ASCO 37 

2002: France ICACT 13 

2002: Israel Pediatric Musculoskeletal Malignancies 

2002: USA ASCO 38

2002: France ESMO 27 

2002: The Netherlands European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS)

2002: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA 

2002: University of Alabama On-line educational lecture on: Ovarian cancer - recurrence at 9 months

2002: ISCORT-Aventis-Novartis Automn Meeting Dead-Sea

2003: USA ASCO 39 

2003: Canada 10th World Conference on Lung Cancer

2003: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA

2003: Good Clinical Practice ARCP Course 

2004: ESMO 29 Medical Oncology 

2004: France 15th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy(ICACT)

2004: US ASCO 40 

2005: USA ASCO 41 

2005: Spain 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer

2005: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA

2006: USA ASCO 42 

2006: France International Congress on Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy (ICACT) 17

2006: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXIII

2007: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXIV

2007: USA ASCO meeting 

2008: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXV

2008: USA ASCO meeting 

2009: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXVI

2009: USA ASCO meeting 

2010: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXVII

2010: USA ASCO meeting 

2011: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXVIII

2011: USA ASCO meeting 

2012: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXIX

2012: USA ASCO meeting 

2013: USA ASCO meeting 

2014: Mount Sinai Post- Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXXI

2014: USA ASCO meeting

2014: Geneva, Switzerland ELCC meeting 

2015: Salt Lake City, USA CTOS meeting 

2015: Geneva, Switzerland ELCC meeting 

2015: USA ASCO meeting 

2016: Geneva, Switzerland ELCC meeting 

2016: USA ASCO meeting 

2016: Lisbon, Portugal CTOS meeting 

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1984-2006: Israel Medical Association Israel

1994-1995: International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine (ISOBM) International

1994-1995: The Israeli Society for Skin Research Israel

1995-present: The Israeli Society for Oncology and Radiotherapy (ISCORT) Israel

2000-2009: The Israeli Society for Oncology and Radiotherapy: Elected Secretary

1995: The New-York Academy of Sciences NY, USA

1996: International Society for Preventive Oncology NY, USA

1995-1997: The Israeli Society of Preventive Oncology Israel

1997-present: American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO - Active Member USA

1997-2006: Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) USA

1997-2003: EORTC: Soft tissue and bone sarcoma group (STBSG) Europe

1999-2006: European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS) Europe

2001: European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Europe

2009-2013: The Israeli Society for Oncology and Radiotherapy: Elected Chairman

2010-2013: IASLC International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (ethical committee)

2012-present: ESMO Sarcoma group: Faculty Member Europe

2012-on present: European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) International

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Jun 30, 2019
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HIV

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Jan 31, 2024
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Oct 3, 2023
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Aug 3, 2023
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Laurence Coppel
Aug 2, 2023
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Jul 31, 2023
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Laurence Coppel
Jul 10, 2023
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Anna
May 3, 2023
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