Information about doctor
Dr. Avi Hevetz is one of the leading and most experienced Israeli specialists in the treatment and surgery of benign and malignant tumors of the throat, oral cavity, salivary and parotid glands, neck, thyroid and parathyroid glands.
A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University (Israel), he completed a residency in otolaryngology and then an internship in the United States.
He is one of the founders of the specialized clinic at Assuta Medical Center for patients of all ages with diseases of the head and neck. He currently heads the head and neck surgery department at Assuta Medical Centers.
Dr. Hefetz has published over 70 scientific papers in medical journals, participates in international conferences in his field, teaches at the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and consults at the Israel Cancer Association. He is a member of the Israeli Otolaryngology Association, the American Society of Head and Neck Surgeons (AHNS), and is the Chairman of the Israeli Association of Head and Neck Oncology.
Speaks Hebrew and English.
Education and work experience
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Residency in the otolaryngology department of Kaplan Hospital, Israel
- Internship in Head and Neck Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
- Internship in head and neck oncology surgery at the University of Oklahoma Hospital, USA
Membership in international organizations
- Israel Association of Otolaryngologists
- American Association of Head and Neck Surgeons
- Chairman of the International Organization for Head and Neck Oncology