PROF. Rifaat Safadi
PROFESSOR, HEAD OF THE LIVER DISEASES CENTER OF THE GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LIVER DISEASES INSTITUTE, HADASSAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Specialization
Hepatology:
- treatment of hepatitis;
- treatment of cirrhosis.
Experience 29 years
Education
1989 – graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel)
Career history
- Internship at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel)
- Specialization in Internal Medicine at the Hadassah University Hospital
- Then he completed a two-year internship in gastroenterology at the same clinic
- 2001-2002 – specialization in hepatology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York, USA)
Awards and prizes
Sharon Donski Prize
Prize of the Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Additional positions
- Member of the Development Committee of the Somatic Cell Transplantation Center
- Chairman of the Israeli Society of the Liver Study
Participation in associations:
- The Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatolog
- The International Committee of the Liver Diseases Treatment
- The International Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Language proficiency
English, Hebrew, Arabic
