Doctor information

Professor Dan Fliss is a leading Israeli Otolaryngologist. His primary focus is ENT Surgery, specializing in minimally invasive procedures for neoplasms in the head and neck, thyroid and parathyroid glands, skull base, and nasal cavity.

He is one of Israel’s best specialists in performing reconstructive surgery of the neck. He currently heads the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the Assuta Medical Center.

Areas of treatment and specialization (head and neck oncological surgery)

  • Lip cancer
  • Throat cancer (larynx/pharynx)
  • Oral cancer
  • Squamous cell cancer
  • Leukoplakia
  • Thyroid cancer
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Reconstructive Neck Surgery

Education and clinical experience

2018

Member of the Israeli Medical Association.

2008

Supervisor in the Department of Neck and Head Surgery, Assuta Medical Center.

2001

Head of the Department of Otolaryngology, Ikhilov Medical Center.

1994

Head of the Head and Neck Oncosurgery Department, Soroka Medical Center.

1993

Fellowship in skull base neurosurgery, reconstructive and plastic surgery, Inselspital Medical Center (Bern, Switzerland).

1992

Fellowship in microvascular and reconstructive head and neck surgery, Sunnybrook Health Science Center (Toronto, Canada).

1991

He is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bologna (Italy).

Academic and scientific activities

Dan Fliss received his medical education in Italy (University of Bologna) and completed his residency in Otolaryngology in Israel (Soroka Medical Center). He completed three key fellowships abroad, specializing in oncological, microvascular, and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck (Canada, Switzerland).

Professor Fliss is included in the editorial boards of many medical journals, including:

  • “Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology”
  • “Head and Neck Surgery”
  • “Otolaryngology,” among others.

His articles, frequently published in international medical journals, focus on:

  • Quality of life after endoscopic resection of skull base neoplasms;
  • Treatment methods for head and neck cancer;
  • Reconstructive surgery of the skull base.

Membership in medical associations

  • President of the Israeli Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • Israeli Society of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
  • Israeli Medical Association
  • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
  • Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (CAFPRS)
  • American Head and Neck Society (AHNS)
  • Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)

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Профессор Рафаэль Файнмессер