Jonathan Halevy

Jonathan Halevy (born in Tel-Aviv, 22 June 1948) is an Israeli public healthcare expert and physician. He served as the Director General of Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center from 1988 until 2019 and currently serves as the hospital’s President.[1][2]

Jonathan Halevy

Biography

Jonathan Halevy was born in 1948 in Tel Aviv and is the oldest of four siblings. His father managed a steel materials factory in Kiryat Gat. He attended Zeitlin High School in Tel Aviv.[3]

At age 18 Halevy was accepted into the Atuda program as a medical student. For this program he took part in the first cohort of the Tel Aviv University’s medical school. In 1973 he graduated medical school and started his residency at Rabin Medical Center, in Petah Tikva. He also served as a Medical Officer in the Israeli Military between 1973 and 1977 assuming the rank of Deputy Medical Commander of the Central Command. In between 1983 and 1985, he was a research and clinical fellow at Yale University where he was dedicated to research of diseases of the liver and intestinal tract.[4]

In 1988, he was appointed as Director-General of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, a role he held until 2019 when he assumed the position of president of the medical center. Between 2013-2015 and 2017 Halevy served as Chairman of the National Committee updating the National Basket of Health Services.[5][6]

Following the earthquake which devastated Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2015, Halevy participated in the IDF medical mission to the region.[7]

In 2008, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Yeshiva University[8] and in 2019, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Touro University[4]


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References
  1. Fishman, Tzvi (4 April 2019). "A Glimpse Into Healthcare In Israel: An Interview with Shaare Zedek Director Jonathan Halevy". Jewish Press.
  2. Schaller, Alan (6 December 2016). "Shaare Zedek: Where Israeli and Arab doctors are working together to save lives". Independent.
  3. Ron, Liat (24 March 2011). "פורטפוליו / פרופ' יונתן הלוי". Globes.
  4. "Jonathan Halevy to Receive Honorary Degree". Touru University. 21 May 2019.
  5. "Jonathan Halevy / Health Policy Program Fellow". Taub Center.
  6. Linder, Ronny (10 March 2014). "As Hadassah Ails, Jerusalem's Second Medical Center Thrives". Haaretz.
  7. "Israeli medical team lands in Nepal, as quake death toll tops 4,300". Times of Israel. 28 April 2015.
  8. "Israel Convocation Honors Four Prominent Israelis and Remembers a Hero". YUNews. 13 March 2008.
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