Prof. Rael Strous – Medical Director – Mental Health Center
Dr. Itay Holzer – Director – Department of Orthopedics
Dr. Itay Holzer is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University. He specialized in orthopedic surgery at Ichilov Hospital, during time which he was awarded the hospital’s outstanding doctor award for 2005. After completing his internship, he completed his studies for a further year in the replacement of hip and knee […]
Prof. Nathan Wechsler – director of Anesthesia
Prof. Wechsler, who served as the director of recovery and pain clinic at Soroka Hospital, now manages the Anesthesia Department at the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center. He operates an innovative treatment method to alleviate a number of pain syndromes in the medium term, using radio waves.
Dr. Hadar Rosen – Director – High Risk Pregnancy Department
Dr Rosen graduated from fellowship training in advanced maternal-fetal medicine at the Mount-Sinai Medical Center in Toronto. In addition to directing the High Risk Pregnancy Department, Dr Rosen also coordinates Mayanei Hayeshua’s many research projects.
Prof. Eli Somekh – Director – Pediatrics Department
A graduate of the School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and the University of Colorado in Denver, Prof Somekh is an expert in the treatment and counseling of infectious and immunological diseases in children, including prolonged and severe infections, infections in newborns, periodic febrile illnesses, and immunodeficiency diseases. Prof. Somekh is also a researcher […]
Dr. Oz Gavish – Director – Gynecological Surgery
Having served as senior Gynecological Surgeon at Herzliya Medical Center, Medica Ramat Hachayal, Raphael Kiryat Atidim, Asuta Ramat Hachayil, and Elisha, in Haifa, Dr Gavish is renowned for his advanced minimally invasive gynecological – laparoscopic/endoscopic surgical techniques.
Dr. Ronen Liebster – Director – Department of Emergency Medicine
The director of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ronan Liebster, joined Mayanei Hayeshua in 2009 and established the emergency medicine specialization department at Mayanei Hayeshua. As part of his duties, he established and promoted training programs at the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in addition to long-term collaborations with a variety of medical services providers […]
Prof. Simcha Meisel – Director – Cardiology Department
A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Prof. Maisel is a senior, world-renowned cardiologist, and former director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera. He has served as a research fellow at Cedar Sinai Medical Hospital in Los Angeles and as a clinical fellow in the […]
Dr. Bernard Barzilai – Director – Neonatal and Premature Babies Division
A senior specialist in pediatrics, neonatal and perinatal medicine, Dr. Barzilai recently served as director of the neonatal intensive care unit at the Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh), and is the current chairman of the Academy of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine.
Dr. Ehud Shapira, Chair of the Mayanei Hayeshua Friends Association
Dr. Shapira served as senior deputy to the CEO of Bank Leumi and was responsible for the commercial division, the real estate division and the international division. Between 1995 and 2006 he served as acting CEO in the absence of Galia Maor. In 2006, he was appointed chairman of Phoenix Insurance. At the same time, […]