Professor Ziv Ben-Ari

Professor Ziv Ben-Ari is one of Israel's best-known specialists in the treatment and transplantation of the liver in diseases such as hepatitis A, B and C, cirrhosis, liver cancer and others. In addition, the professor very successfully and promptly treats inflammatory processes in the liver, liver dysfunction due to alcoholism or medication, liver dysfunction in pregnancy, fatty liver, autoimmune and metabolic liver diseases, and benign liver tumors.

Ziv Ben-Ari graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa. She completed a residency in liver treatment and transplantation in the department of internal medicine at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. A long fellowship abroad in this field took place at the Royal Free Hospital medical center in London.

Professor Ben-Ari is a member of practically all societies dealing with hepatology in Israel, Europe and America. She also serves as chair of the Israeli society for the treatment of liver cirrhosis.

Today Ziv Ben-Ari heads the department of gastroenterology that specializes in liver diseases at Sheba Medical Center.

Ziv Ben-Ari is a professional with many years of experience who actively treats and consults patients from all over the world. In recent years, with her direct participation, almost 1,300 patients have been completely cured of hepatitis thanks to effective treatment with the latest-generation drugs.

She is one of the most authoritative experts in treating autoimmune and metabolic liver diseases, malignant and benign liver tumors, as well as liver transplantation and therapy of various pathologies of this organ. The professor is often invited to consultations on severe cases at Israeli and foreign medical centers.

Professor Ben-Ari successfully combines medical and administrative work with academic and research work. She is an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Tel Aviv University and heads a laboratory studying hepatic ischemia and viral hepatitis. She presents the results of this work at international and Israeli conferences and forums. Ziv Ben-Ari is also the author of more than 120 scientific papers published in popular medical journals.

Regularly appearing on television programs, she carries out educational work aimed at preventing diseases caused by hepatitis viruses A, B, C and D.

Professor Ziv Ben-Ari is a leading specialist in hepatology. She diagnoses and treats a wide range of liver diseases, including:

• viral hepatitis
• fatty liver disease
• autoimmune hepatitis
• liver tumors and cancer
• biliary diseases
• metabolic disorders
• fibrosis and cirrhosis
• hereditary pathologies such as Wilson's disease

The doctor pays special attention to restoring liver function after long-term medication use and in alcohol-related damage, selecting individual treatment regimens depending on the diagnosis.