Professor Eran Israeli
Gastroenterologist. An outstanding researcher and organizer of clinical trials on the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Head of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center and senior lecturer in gastroenterology and internal medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Professor Eran Israeli diagnoses and treats a wide range of gastroenterological diseases, with a professional focus on inflammatory bowel diseases: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Besides these conditions, his research interests include gastric oncology and celiac disease, and the identification of risk factors and predictors of disease.
Eran Israeli has more than 50 scientific publications in international medical journals. He is a reviewer for several international research foundations, a board member of the Israeli Society of Gastroenterology, secretary of the Israeli IBD Association, and a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.
Dr. Israeli graduated from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and completed a residency in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He began his clinical and research work in the medical corps of the IDF, where he gained vast experience not only as a physician but also as a leader and organizer of medical research. He served as director of research and external relations of the IDF medical service and managed the medical research fund of the Ministry of Defense. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel.