18 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Israel

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 2.05M citations received by 71.9K academic papers made by 18 universities in Israel was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#3 in Asia

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Surgery

#62 in Asia

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#64 in Asia

#297 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Surgery

#86 in Asia

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Surgery

#228 in Asia

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Surgery

#288 in Asia

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

7. University of Haifa

For Surgery

#341 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

8. Ariel University

For Surgery

#651 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1982

9. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Surgery

#1092 in Asia

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,776
Founded: 1969

10. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Surgery

#1272 in Asia

#3241 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

11. Holon Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#1280 in Asia

#3263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

12. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Surgery

#1473 in Asia

#3650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 14,500
Founded: 1996

13. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Surgery

#1572 in Asia

#3860 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Surgery

#1581 in Asia

#3880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1949

15. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Surgery

#1606 in Asia

#3924 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

16. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#1835 in Asia

#4390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1996

17. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Surgery

#1947 in Asia

#4627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

18. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Surgery

#2020 in Asia

#4762 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

The best cities to study Surgery in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Beersheba.

Medicine subfields in Israel

Anatomy and Physiology12

Anesthesiology9

Bioethics/Medical Ethics8

Biomedical Engineering8

Clinical Psychology18

Critical Care Nursing8

Family medicine11

Forensic Science3

Gastroenterology and Hepatology8

Health Science15

Healthcare Management (MHA)13

Medical Physics6

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)9

Occupational Therapy8

Oncology and Cancer research10

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine13

Physical Therapy12

Plastic Surgery5

Public Health18

Radiation Therapy8

Radiology and Nuclear medicine15

Respiratory Therapy5

Sonography and Ultrasound6

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine10