Dr. Reuven Ben-David is a specialist in urology, urologic oncology and robotic surgery. He is a senior physician at the urology department of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) and specialises in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of genitourinary cancers, including complex robot-assisted operations.
Education and training:
- 2008-2014 - Semmelweis University medical school (Budapest), graduated summa cum laude;
- 2015 - internship at the Beilinson Medical Center;
- 2016-2022 - residency in urological surgery at the Ichilov Medical Center;
- 2023-2025 - fellowship in urologic oncology and robotic surgery at Mount Sinai (New York, USA) under the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) programme.
Main areas of expertise:
- prostate cancer;
- bladder tumours;
- kidney cancer;
- tumours of the ureters and upper urinary tract;
- testicular cancer;
- robot-assisted surgery on the Da Vinci system;
- partial and radical nephrectomy;
- radical prostatectomy;
- radical cystectomy with urinary tract reconstruction;
- endoscopic procedures and prostate biopsy, including MRI-guided biopsy.
Dr. Ben-David studies circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) for assessing treatment response and recurrence risk, has been a senior clinical lecturer at Tel Aviv University since 2026, and has authored numerous publications on urologic oncology and robotic surgery.