Professor Eli Zuckerman

Eli Zuckerman is a scientist who constantly studies hepatitis viruses and refines methods of determining the specific genotype of a virus and the degree of its effect on a particular organism. Before starting treatment he performs a very detailed diagnosis using a range of blood tests, biochemistry and the condition of the internal organs. The high effectiveness of the antiviral treatment of hepatitis B and C carried out by Dr. Zuckerman rests on precise diagnosis and the choice of an individual treatment program for each patient. This approach to treating hepatitis is considered the most advanced today, and Eli Zuckerman is one of those who stood at the origin of modern hepatitis treatment methods in Israel.

Professor Zuckerman's scientific interests are not limited to diagnosing and treating hepatitis. He was awarded a prize for outstanding research in liver and spleen scanning in patients with cirrhosis using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).

In 1982 Eli Zuckerman graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of the Technion.

From 1983 to 1989 he did his residency in internal medicine at Bnai Zion Medical Center in Haifa.

From 1994 to 1997 he trained in liver diseases and transplant hepatology at the University of Southern California (USC).

Professor Zuckerman was the founder and head of the Liver Diseases Department at Bnai Zion Medical Center, where he had previously headed the Department of Internal Medicine. He then founded and headed the Hepatology Department of Carmel Medical Center and the Lin Ambulatory Center in Haifa.

Professor Eli Zuckerman lectures and holds seminars for graduate students at the Technion Faculty of Medicine. He serves as secretary of the Faculty Council of the medical faculty of that university.

• Member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Ethics of Bnai Zion Medical Center.
• Chief scientific expert of the Israeli Ministry of Health.
• Member of the Israel Medical Association,
• the Israeli Society of Internal Medicine,
• the committee of the Israeli Association for the Study of the Liver,
• the American and European Associations for the Study of the Liver.

Professor Zuckerman is an international consultant to well-known pharmaceutical companies, a regular author and reviewer for numerous medical journals, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Hepatology.

He often lectures both to doctors and to the general public, and voluntarily answers thousands of questions on the BeOk portal internet forum for patients suffering from liver diseases.

• Hepatitis treatment
• Treatment of liver disease