Information about doctor
Yehuda Kolander is a world-renowned specialist in orthopedics, oncological surgery and oncological orthopedics. He is the chief physician of the oncological surgical department at the medical center.
The doctor's main area of activity is the treatment of oncopathologies of the musculoskeletal system, bone neoplasms (initial foci and their metastases). Yehuda Kolander has dedicated more than 37 years to this area, curing diseases in adults and children. Classical surgical intervention is not the only method that the doctor uses in his practice. He often has to use cryodestruction, the "cyber knife" method and other new methods.
The main goal of treatment, which Professor Colander adheres to, is the successful and complete elimination of the tumor process while simultaneously preserving the limb and its functionality.
Colander is a highly educated specialist who combines therapeutic, surgical and research activities. He collaborates with world orthopedic organizations, American and European scientific research centers. His lectures can be heard during the main international congresses and orthopedic forums.
Yehuda Kolander publishes his scientific works in popular medical journals: more than nine dozen such works have already been published. The doctor is a professor at the orthopedic department of the medical faculty of Tel Aviv University.
Education and work experience
- Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, Israel
- Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery at Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
- Service in the Israel Defense Forces, paratrooper regiment doctor
- Internship in Oncology Surgery at the National Cancer Center, University of Columbia, Washington, USA
- Internship in Orthopedics and Oncopathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Research (AFIP), Maryland, USA
Membership in international organizations
- Israel Medical Association
- Israel Orthopedic Association
- Israel Association of Pediatric Oncohematology
- European Society of Musculoskeletal Oncology
- European Association of Oncologists
- International Association of Soft Tissue Oncology
- International Association for Limb Rehabilitation