The Breast Health Institute is responsible for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of women with breast diseases, and provides consulting and support services to women and their families.

The institute maintains a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, oncologists, imaging specialists, pathologists and plastic surgeons, which is distinguished by the mutual accessibility of each of its members, and the high level of cooperation between them. This configuration is critical, to enable early diagnosis and development of optimal treatment strategies appropriate for each and every patient.

Initial consultations and physical examinations are carried out by a team of dedicated surgeons who are experts in the field of breast cancer. imaging if needed is performed by expert radiologists utilizing the most advanced types of imaging modalities available, including digital mammography with computer aided diagnosis, ultrasound, and image-guided biopsies.

The data collected at the institute is processed using advanced technologies, which are considered to be at the pinnacle in the field of breast cancer treatment. The data of every newly diagnosed patient is reviewed by a panel of experts to enable optimal tailoring of treatment for each patient. Surgery is carried out by breast surgeons using a variety of techniques including, breast conservation surgery with oncoplastic techniques, sentinel lymph node biopsies, and immediate or delayed reconstructive surgery, and novel techniques such as intra-operative partial breast irradiation.

The institute operates in close cooperation with the Israel Cancer Association and participates in numerous basic and clinical studies.