Best Cirrhosis doctors in Jerusalem: TOP 2 doctors

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Rifaat Safadi
  • 4.5 Good 12 reviews
  • 37 years of experience
  • Israel, Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center
  • EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES

    • 1989 - received higher medical education at the Hebrew University;
    • 1995 - completed residency in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the Hadassah University Hospital.
    • 2001 - 2002 - Internship with Professor Scott Friedman in the Department of Liver Diseases at Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

    Today, Professor Rifaat Safadi is an outstanding specialist in the field of liver disease treatment, a member of the committee for the development of the somatic cell transplant center and the head of the liver disease unit at Hadassah Medical Center. The professor is a member of several international associations for the study of the liver and is the author of numerous articles in his specialty. Professor Safadi is a member of the editorial board of the scientific medical journal Clinical Science.

    Rifaat Safadi is a laureate of many scientific awards. In particular, he has been repeatedly awarded the Hadassah Prize for studying the process of immune modulation of liver fibrosis using mRNA. For achievements in the same field, the professor received the Sharon Donsky and the Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology awards.

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Shimon Reif
  • 4.5 Good 12 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Israel, Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center
  • Doctor Shimon Reif is a highly experienced pediatric gastroenterologist in Israel, and is the Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Hadassah Medical Center. He has extensive experience treating liver and gastrointestinal tract illnesses in children, and is a WHO expert in the development of protocols for diagnosing and treating these conditions. Dr. Reif is the co-author of a novel method of non-malignant disease treatment and has published over 50 research articles on the subject. He is a member of various professional organizations such as the Israeli Pediatric Association, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

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