About

Professor Mordechai (Motti) Gutman received his MD from Tel Aviv University. He finished residency in general surgery in Tel Aviv medical center (Ichilov) and was the head of the unit for regional chemotherapy and deputy head of the department of surgery. He was the head of a department of surgery in Meir medical center for seven years. Today he is the director of Surgery in Sheba Medical Center, which is the biggest hospital in Israel.

Professor Gutman was a visiting scientist for two years in M D Anderson cancer center. His interests include treatment for cancers from gastrointestinal origin, breast cancer, melanoma and sarcoma. He has special interest in treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis (HIPEC). In this field he is a world leader.

Professor Gutman is a full professor of surgery. He heads the steering committee for surgery for “Maccabi health services” and is a member of the national councils for Surgery and oncology. In 2013 he was elected as the chairman of the Israeli Surgical Association.