CAR T-cell therapy in Sheba Medical Center

Sheba Medical Center is ranked as the largest hospital in Israel according to Globes and Dun & Bradstreet Israel Group, the authoritative organization in ranking of leading companies in the Israeli economy. Newsweek, an authoritative magazine in the USA, ranked Sheba the 9th Best Hospital in the World in 2020.

The Center is divided into 2 separate institutions — acute and rehabilitation hospitals where the specialists provide diagnostic and treatment procedures for over 1,000,000 patients.

Acute Care Hospital is the most comprehensive institution in Israel and the Middle East.

Sheba’s Acute Care Hospital consists of such departments as:

• Orthopedics Department;
• Oncology and Hemato-Oncology Department;
• Department of Surgery;
• Cardiology Department;
• Department of Pediatrics;
• Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics;
• Ophthalmology Imaging Department;
• Department of Urology
• Neurology Department.

The Center is one of the largest rehabilitation hospitals around the world. The Clinic consists of 14 buildings, where patients receive high-quality and effective rehabilitation programs.

The Cancer Center at Sheba Hospital is Israel leading medical institution for oncology treatment. It is headed by Dr. Ra’anan Berger. Over 4,500 patients with oncological diseases are treated here.

The Research Complex includes medical institutions for development new approaches and methods for the treatment of different diseases. Specialists work with the best educational institutions in Israel such as Sackler Faculty of Medicine at the Tel Aviv University.

The department consists of subspecialty units as Parkinson’s Disease Unit, Stroke Clinic, Epilepsy and EEG Unit, Multiple sclerosis Unit, Neurorehabilitation Center and others.

The medical team includes experts in neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, neuro-pathology, and rehabilitation. They cooperate to provide diagnostics and management of all types of brain diseases and neurological conditions.

Annually, the department serves about 1,400 inpatients and 9,500 outpatients with

• brain tumors
• epilepsy
• meningitis
• multiple sclerosis
• memory disorders
• stroke
• neuromuscular diseases
• degenerative neurological disorders.

The Neurology Department is a pioneer in multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment with Mavenclad modifying medicine in Israel. In 2019, Mavenclad (Cladribine) was approved by the FDA as an effective therapy causing a sustained remission after a course of usage for 1-2 years.

Friends of Sheba Medical Center (FSMC) is a non-profit organization which is located in Los Angeles, California (the USA). The main aim of FSMC is raising awareness and philanthropic support for clinical trials, researchers and educational training of Sheba Hospital.

Friends of Sheba Medical Center involves sponsors and philanthropists around the globe to create new medical institutions. Billionaires of Brazil, Germany, France, Canada, the USA and other countries donate thousands of dollars for researches and treatment.

The Hospital is named after the Brazilian philanthropist and socialite Lily Safra for her 16 million contribution in the development of the Hospital. The specialists of this institution provide the treatment for children in the most complex medical conditions.

The Clinic is considered the center of excellence and has been one of the best in Israel for 4 decades. The Women’s Hospital was founded with the donations of Joseph Buchman, popular American politician.

The specialists of the Center integrate outstanding ctive science research with cutting edge and high quality clinical care to advance women’s ctive health. The experts develop new ctive technologies in the area of Perinatology, Gynecology, Onco-Gynecology and In.

The Center is named after Olga and Lev Leviev, the Israeli billionaires, philanthropists and investors. Specialists of the Center provide diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive cardiovascular procedures in:

• intensive and intermediate cardiac care;
• catheterization;
• non invasive cardiac procedures;
• vascular surgery
• heart rehabilitation.