fbpx

REQUEST A CONSULTATION

Ready to contact us for a consultation about your condition and our medical services? The staff of our Global Patient Services is ready to help. Please select the appropriate button to get started.
search
stethoscope
Jacob Schachter

Jacob Schachter

  • MD
  • PhD
Department:
  • The Cancer Center
Specialties:
  • Oncology
Languages:
  • Hebrew
  • English

About

Prof. Jacob Schachter, Chairman of the Ella Lemelbaum Institute for Immuno-Oncology at the Sheba Medical Center, is one of the most prominent oncologist practicing in the field of melanoma in Israel.

He also acts as the Head of the Forum of the Israeli Melanoma Society, and a Prof. in Tel Aviv University Medical School. In 2004 Prof. Schachter has established the Ella Institute, which offers innovative pharmaceutical and surgical treatments for melanoma patients, including the advanced and promising TIL cells treatment, available today only at Sheba and NIH.

Prof. Schachter is involved in planning and executing numerous clinical researches in the field of melanoma treatment, especially in development of innovative immunotherapy as well as the combination of pharmaceutical and radiation treatments. Through the years Prof. Schachter has published approximately 50 papers in the scientific literature, numerous chapters in scientific literature in the field of melanoma and tumor immunology as well as numerous publications in leading conferences worldwide.

Conditions and treatment

Positions

  • Chairman, the Ella Lemelbaum Institute for Immuno-Oncology
  • Deputy Director of the Oncology Division, The Sheba Medical Center
  • Prof. at the Sackler School of Medicine, TAU
  • Member of EORTC, The European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer
  • Member of the Israeli Society for Oncology and Clinical Radiotherapy
  • Member of the Society for Biotherapy
  • Member of the Early Clinical Study Group
  • Head of the Forum of the Israeli Melanoma Society

Education and Training

  • Graduate of the Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • Residency in Oncology and Radiotherapy at the Rabin Medical Center, Belinson Campus.

Board Certifications

  • Oncology
  • Radiotherapy

Publications

Approximately 50 papers in the scientific literature, numerous chapters in scientific literature in the field of melanoma and tumor immunology.

Request a consultation

Sheba Medical Center provides innovative, personalized medical care to patients from around the world. We are the largest, most comprehensive hospital in the Middle East and dedicated to providing advanced and compassionate medicine for everyone.

We welcome all cases, including the rarest and the most challenging. Our medical teams collaborate to provide the best possible health outcomes. From your initial inquiry through the long-term follow-up care, we are here for you.

Request a consultation and a Sheba Case Manager will contact you shortly: