MD
Head of Lissod Clinic Oncology Department
Biography
In 1975, Zvi Bernstein graduated from the Medical University, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan. In
1976, he received specialization as a medical pathologist at the State Institute of
Pathology, St. Petersburg. In 1981 he became a Fellow of the State Scientific-Research
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, and searched topic : "Application
of spectral analysis of biological materials. In 1981 worked as a chief forensic
expert. 1983 - 1985. - post-graduate studies in oncology at the State Scientific
Research Institute of Oncology, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan. Since 1985 cancer surgery is the
highest category. In 1992 he graduated from the residency of Oncology Department of
Health Rambam Campus, Haifa, Israel. 2000 - 2009. worked as a physician at the
Department of radiological Oncology, Rambam, Haifa, Israel. 2003 -2009. Consultant
of Radiotherapy, Italian Hospital, Haifa, Israel. 2006 - Chief Expert of Clinical
Oncology. 2007 - chief expert on Radiological Oncology. 2009 - Head of
radiologists, oncologists in Israel.
Internships
- 1996 - ESTRO, Courses on Physics for Clinical Radiotherapy, Leuven,
Belgium;
- 1999 - Technique brachytherapy, Cancer Institute, Warsaw (Prof. Y. Liszek), and Glivisky Cancer Center, Poland (Prof. J. Maziewsky);
- 1999 - Technique brachytherapy, MSKCC, NY, USA (Prof. M. Zelefsky);
- 2000 - Brachytherapy prostate, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, England (Prof. Ash);
- 2002 - ESTRO, Courses Radiobiology for clinical radiotherapy, St. - Petersburg, Russia;
- 2005 - 3D-planning of radiotherapy (Prostate Cancer), Radiation Therapy Center, Dijon, France (Prof. P. Maingon);
- 2005 - 3D-planning of radiotherapy (gastrointestinal tract), Department of radiotherapy, University Hospital, Bekanson, France, (Prof.JFBosset);
- 2005 - 3D - planning radiotherapy (head-neck), Radiation Oncology Department, CHU Vaudois, Lauzanna, Switzerland (Prof. RO. Mirimanoff);
- 2008 - Positron Emission Tomography in Radiation Oncology, EANM / ESTRO Educational
Seminar, Vienna, Austria.
Competence
At present he is an active member of professional associations:
- Israel Medical Association (IMA);
- Israel Society of Clinical Oncology and Radiation Therapy (ISCORT);
- Israeli Society of Oncogynecologists (ISGO);
- International Society of Interoperate Radiation Therapy (ISIORT);
- Israel neurooncologic Forum (INOF);
- European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO);
- European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Society of Oncologists, radiologists (EORTC ROG);
- International Association of rare types of cancer (RCN).
Main achievements:
- Head, participant of many international projects (including 2008 - 2009:
Coordinator of the Gastro-intestinal Workers Party (AROME); 2008 - present: Member of
Editorial Board, Journal of Modern Brachytherapy, Poland, 2007 - 2009: National
Coordinator for brachytherapy, Israel, 2007 - 2009: Member of the Joint Projects Working
Party AROME; 2007 - 2009: Head of Internet project AROME Web Site; 2004 - 2009: Head of
Internet project RCN Web Site; 2002 - 2009: Head of Internet design and PR campaigns
EORTC ROG ; 2002 - 2009: Project manager EORTC ROG Web Site);
- Published over 100 scientific publications (etc. Goldberg H, Tsalik M, Bernstein Z, Haim N. Cisplatin - based chemotherapy for advanced basal and squamous cell carcinomas. Harefuah 1994 ,127: 217-21,286; Stein ME, Haim N, Ben-Shahar M, Goldsher D, Bernstein Z, Ben-Arieh Y, Kuten A..Radiation – induced primary brain lymphoma: a case report. Tumory 1995; 81 , 204 – 7; Stein ME, Drumea K, Bernstein Z, Daud C, Zarour M, Kuten A. Advanced nasopharingeal carcinoma and radiation – induced meningioma in dizigotic twins : a rare case report. Acta Oncol 1996; 35(6): 761-2; Stein ME, Bernstein Z, Drumea K, Eyal A, Groisman GM, Lachter N, Haim N. Intra – abdominal abscess and tumor – enteric fistula formation an unusual complication of chemotherapy for advanced testicular choriocarcinoma. Ann. Oncol 1996 ,7, 536-7; Stein ME, Bernstein Z, Drumea K, Zalik M, Shklar Z, Steiner M, Haim N. Sustained complete remission after chemobiohormonal therapy for metastatic melanoma. Am J Clin Oncol 1999, 22, 62-4; Nicolsky E., Rosenblatt E, Grenadier E, Boulos M, Roguin A, Patil C, Bernstein Z, Huber A, Ben-Zvi M, Bar-Deroma R, Markiewicz W, Beyar R. A prospective single-center registry for the use of intracoronary gamma radiation in patients with diffuse instent restenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2002 ,56: 46-52; Stein ME, Bernstein Z, Tsalik M, Drumea K, Steiner M, Shklar Z, Haim N. Chemoimmunohormonal therapy with carmustine, dacarbazine, cisplatine, tamoxifen, and interferon for metastatic melanoma: a prospective phase II study. Am J Clin Oncol 2002 , 25: 460-3; Nikolsky E, Gruberg L, Rosenblatt E, Grenadier E, Boulos M, Bernstein Z, Huber A, Gitman R, Bar-Deroma R, Markiewicz W, Beyar R. Chronic total occlusion due to diffuse in-stent restenosis: is brachytherapy the solution? Int. J. Cardiovasc Intervent. 2004; 6 (1):33-8; Haimi M, Arush MW, Bar-Sela G, Gez E, Bernstein Z, Postovsky S, Barak AB, Kuten A. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the pediatric age group: the northern Israel (Rambam)medical center experience, 1989-2006 J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 ,27:510-6; Abdah-Bortnyak R, Bernstein Z, Ramon N, Zalman D, Shnaider J, Kuten A. Gynecomastia as a complication of hormonotherapy for prostate cancer: effect of prophylactic breast irradiation Harefuah. 2007 ,146:126-8, 164 Hebrew; A. Kuten, Z. Bernstein, I. Blumenfeld, A. Nebelsky, R. Bar-Deroma, A. Beringer, S. Billan. From low to high dose rate brachytherapy in cancer of the head and neck: The rambam MED, CTR, (RMC) experience. Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 82, Supplement 1, February 2007, Pages S58-S59; Tom Budiharto, Elena Musat, Philip Poortmans, Coen Hurkmans, Angelo Monti, Raquel Bar-Deroma, Zvi Bernstein, Geertjan van Tienhoven, Laurence Collette, Frédéric Duclos, Bernard Davis and Edwin Aird. Profile of European radiotherapy departments contributing to the EORTC Radiation Oncology Group (ROG) in the 21st century Radiotherapy and Oncology Volume 88, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 403-410; M.Stein, Z.Bernstein, U.Abacioglu, M.Sengoz, R. Miller, A. Meirovitz, A. Zouhair, S. Vila i Freixa, Ph. Poortmans, R. Ash, A. Kuten Small Cell (Neuroendocrine) Carcinomas of the Prostate: Etiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapeutic Implications – A Retrospective Study of 30 Patients from Rare Cancer Network The American Journal of Medical Sciences. December 2008 Volume 336 Number 6, Pages 478-488);
Special project:
- Atlas-Compilation of “Guidelines for the Delineation of the CTV in the N0 Neck of Patients with Head&Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma” (Authorized for publication at the ROG Website by Prof. V. Gregoire) http://groups.eortc.be/radio/ATLAS_CTV_table.htm;
- Online Facility questionnaire (EORTC Radiation Oncology Group QA Team);
- Definition and Delineation of the Clinical Target Volume for Rectal Cancer by K.
Haustermans et al. (Web Version Guidelines)
http://groups.eortc.be/radio/atlas_haustermans/01.htm;
- Guidelines for primary radiotherapy of patients with prostate cancer by D. Boehmer (Web Version Guidelines) http://groups.eortc.be/radio/atlas_boehmer/01.htm;
- Design and maintenance of the EORTC Radiation Oncology Group (ROG) Web Site. Coordinating office: Brussels, Belgium http://groups.eortc.be/radio;
- Design and maintenance of the Rare Cancer Network (RCN) Web Site. Coordinating
office: Lausanne, Switzerland http://www.rarecancer.net;
Specialization
Surgery. Oncology.
The main directions of scientific and practical
research:
- Brachytherapy (oncogynecology, oncomammologiya, soft tissue sarcoma, cancer of the head and neck);
- Modern 3-D Radiotherapy of gastro-intestinal tract;
- Intraoperative radiation therapy; Palliative radiotherapy;
- Radiation therapy in benign tumors.
