The Rina Zaizov Hematology-Oncology Division

 
The Hematology-Oncology Department at Schneider Children’s Medical Center was established by a team of hematologist-oncologists headed by Israel Prize laureate, the late Prof. Rina Zaizov. The Division is the largest such facility in Israel today for childhood and adolescent diseases of blood and cancer, treating the largest number of childhood cancer patients in the country. The division includes an inpatient department, a day treatment cneter, outpatient clinics and extensive laboratories. Our specialists have succeeded in dramatically improving the chances of survival of children suffering from severe hematologic diseases and malignancies such as leukemia where 85% of children recover from the disease. Thousands of youngsters who have been treated in the division over the years have recovered from their illness, and today have families of their own

Location:

Hematology-Oncology Division Stone Building 7th Floor

Hematology Outpatient Clinic Stone Building 3rd Floor

Inpatient Unit

Tel: 972-3-9253762

Fax: 972-3-9253038

Visiting Hours: Sunday to Saturday, 11:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00

Oncology Day Treatment Center

Tel: 972-3-9253766

Fax: 972-3-9253038

Email: [email protected]

Hours: Sunday to Thursday 07:30-15:00

Hematology Clinic

Tel: 972-3-9253362

Fax: 972-3-9253152

Email: [email protected]

Hours: Sunday to Thursday 07:30-15:00

Emergency On-call Physician: (15:00-8:00, weekends, emergency calls for the division patients only)

Sunday – Thursday 972-50-4057300

Friday - Saturday 972-50-4057301

In the event of an emergency, do not leave a message/fax/email; please call the emergency on-call physician or go to the ER at Schneider Children's

Director of the Division

Dr. Joanne Yacobovich

Deputy Director of the Division

Dr. Shlomit Barzilai-Birenboim Senior Physicians

Dr. Salvador Fischer, Director, Inpatient Department

Dr. Asaf David Yanir, Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit      

Dr. Helen Toledano, Director, Neuro-Oncology Unit      

Dr. Shlomit Barzilai-Birenboim, Director, Hematological Malignancies Unit

Dr. Shira Amar, Director, Solid Malignancies Unit

Dr. Oded Gilad, Director Hematology Unit

Dr. Gil Gilad

Dr. Ron Rabinovich

Dr. Alex Yelek

Dr. Dafna Brik-Simon

Dr. Michal Dvori

Dr. Tracy Goldberg

Dr. Aviva Krauss

Dr. Rakefet Sidlik Muskatel

Dr. Shiri Rubin

Dr. Orli Michaeli 

Prof. Shifra Ash

Dr. Ester Burko

Dr. Guy Beck

Dr. Kaadan Walid

Head Nurses

Tamar Natanzon Bracha,

Hemato-Oncology Department

Rina Hadar

Day Treatment Center

Zehavit Golbary

Inpatient Department

Shir Factor

Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit

Head, Psycho-Social Services

Michal Dayan Sharabi

Medical Services

The Inpatient Department comprises 20 beds including private rooms, here we provide chemo and immunotherapy, treatment for side effects and infectious complications and palliative care

The Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (BMT) comprises 7 beds and treats the largest number of children with cancer and hematological disorders in the country. It is the only such unit in Israel dedicated to children. In 2014, this unitreceived JACIE accreditation (an international standards and accreditation body focused on bone marrow).

The Hematology Unit treats patients with hereditary and acquired non-malignant blood disorders, and, with 4 dedicated specialists is the largest of its kind in Israel.

The Hematological Malignancies Unit treats all forms of pediatric leukemia, lymphoma and Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

The Max Tannenbaum Outpatient Clinic includes several specialty clinics for hematology, diagnostic oncology, follow-up, leukemia and lymphoma, solid tumors, fertility and neuro-oncology.

The Harriet and Ben Teitel Day Treatment Center

The 24-bed Unit is the most active sector in the Oncology Division since most of the patients are ambulatory and live at home. The center is open 5 days a week, from 07:30-20:00. 

The Cancer Genetics Clinic

Under the leadership of Dr. Orli Michaeli, the Cancer Genetics Clinic is a cooperation between Oncology and Genetics departments – focusing on the diagnosis and surveillance of children with cancer predispositionsyndromes.

The Clinical Trials Service

This service, under the direction of Dr. Aviva Kraus, with 6 research coordinators, provides patients the opportunity to participate in clinical trials, phase 1-3 and have access to the newest treatment protocols and therapeutics available. The staff also supports all the physicians' clinical research initiatives.

Diagnostic and Research Laboratories

Six laboratories are staffed by researchers in cancer and hematology, who through their studies, advance understanding and treatment of malignancies in children:

• Cancer Immunology 
• Cancer Cytogenetics 
• Hematopoiesis, Stem Cells, Biology of Bone Marrow Transplantation, including a newly operational grade B clean room
• Pediatric Molecular Hematology
• Molecular Oncology 
• Molecular Genetics of Childhood Cancer

The Child at the Center

The Hematology-Oncology Division sees the child at the center of care. Therapy is provided by a team of highly skilled and experienced medical experts comprised of pediatric hematologists and oncologists, nurses trained in oncology, hematology and supportive care as well as treatment of advanced disease. Social workers, psychologists and integrative medicine specialists provide emotional support to the child and his or her family throughout treatment, and lead peer groups for parents, children and adolescents.

It is easier to endure the prolonged hospitalizations and difficult treatments within a supportive, nurturing environment. The multidisciplinary team includes doctors, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, educators, art therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, experts in integretive medicine and volunteers. The main objective is not only full recovery for the young child, but alsomaintaining quality of life throughout and after therapy. The entire team works together to ensure the child simultaneously receives the best medical care, as well as psychosocial support to withstand the challenges of such treatment.

To support the child in his or her natural environment, a multidisciplinary team visits schools to explain the diagnosis to the child's friends, and discuss ways in which they can help during the child's absence from school. Volunteers from various organizations provide a positive atmosphere for the patients and their families in the various branches of the division, arrange arts & crafts activities, baking seminars, holiday and birthday celebrations as well as family outings both in Israel and abroad.