Specialization:

Performs sparing endoscopic surgery for kidney stones, congenital defects of the urinary tract, malignant lesions of the kidneys, prostate and bladder.
Offers laser surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Has mastered the technique of organ-preserving interventions for kidney cancer.

Diseases Treated by the Physician:

Prostate cancer
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Hydronephrosis
Kidney cancer
Kidney stones
Penile cancer
Prostatitis
Testicular cancer
Urethral cancer
Varicocele

Languages Spoken:

Education and Clinical Experience:

Tel Aviv State University (Israel), senior lecturer of Urology Department

Head of Endourology Subdivision, Ichilov Medical Complex

Private practice at the Top Ichilov Medical Center

Head of Urology Department, Ichilov Hospital

Senior physician of Urology Department, Ichilov Hospital

University of Miami (USA), specialization in urologic oncology

University of Western Ontario (Canada), specialization in endourology

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Medicine

Membership and Titles in Professional Organizations:

Chairman of international scientific conferences in endourology

Israeli Urological Association

American Urological Association

European Association of Urology

International Endourological Society

Professor Mario Sofer Talks about His Work at the Department of Urology:

“What I like the most about my job is the possibility to explain the disease and the treatment methods to the patient.

I help people make informed decisions and recommend to obtain as much information as possible, be it from articles on the Internet or from the stories of friends and colleagues with similar diagnoses.

A patient can contact various specialists and even consult a second or third urologist. I always support this initiative because the patient should know as much as possible about their disease. Only in this case, they will be able to make an informed decision concerning treatment.

The Department of Urology at the Ichilov Medical Center admits patients with various diseases and complicated conditions. We often have to perform complex, unique surgical procedures. We frequently deal with patients who were denied surgery in other countries. We offer effective and safe surgical treatment – and provide our patients with consistent support before, during and after surgery.”

Special Awards:

Was included by the Forbes Israel magazine into the best physician rating spanning 37 medical specialties in 2021

Publications in Foreign Medical Journals:

Complete list (99):

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=sofer%20m[Author]

Author’s Name: Dmitry Finkelstein