Dr. Raffi Lev-Tzion
Senior Doctor
- Expertise: Pediatrics
- Sub Expertise: Pediatric gastroenterology
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Additional Fields:
- General gastroenterology in children
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis)
- Endoscopy
- Celiac disease
- Eosinophilic diseases of the digestive tract
- Intestinal ultrasound
- Construction of clinical protocols to improve treatment
Professional Experience
- 2012 onwards - senior doctor at pediatric gastroenterology in Shaare Zedek
- 2013 onwards - pediatric gastro consultant of the Meuhedet health fund
- 2014 onwards - pediatric gastro consultant for Klalit Health Services
- 2014 onwards - primary pediatrician, Clalit health services
- 2017 onwards - gastro consultant (in reserve) in the IDF
- 2021 onwards - director of the clinic for eosinophilic diseases of the digestive system in children
Public Positions
- 2017 onwards - member of the Helsinki Committee for approval of human studies
Training
- 1989-1993 B.A., Yeshiva University, New York, USA
- 1993-2000 M.D., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva
- 2000-2001 Internship, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
- 2004-2009 Residency in Pediatrics, Soroka University Hospital Be'er Sheva
- 2009-2012 Subspecialty (Fellowship) in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- 2016-2019 training and certification to perform bowel ultrasound by the International Association for Bowel Ultrasound IBUS
Research Areas and Articles
Various fields of gastroenterology, especially topics related to inflammatory bowel diseases in children
Awards
- 1996 - Certificate of Academic Excellence, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- 1996 - Honors, thesis of the M.D. degree, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- 2001 - Certificate of appreciation for activity in the field of medical ethics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- 2009 - Honors in the first stage test of residency in pediatrics
- 2009-2010 - Hari and Bella Wexner Foundation Fellows Scholarship for Medical Education and Research
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LanguagesHebrew | English
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