Professor
Lior Katz
Head of the Institute of Gastroenterology, Hadassah University Hospital.
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Gastroenterology
- early diagnosis of colon cancer
- genetic diagnosis of polyps and malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- colonoscopy
- endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract
- polyps of the digestive tract
- inflammatory bowel disease
- irritable bowel syndrome
- Crohn's disease
- celiac disease
- helicobacter infections
- stomach ulcer
- treatment of abdominal pain, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation
- prevention of gastrointestinal cancer
Education
- 1995 - Graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel).
Clinical Experience
- 1996-1997 - internship at the Rabin medical center. (Petah Tikva, Israel).
- 1997–2002 - Doctor in the Israeli Defence Forces.
- 2002–2007 - Specialization in internal medicine and endocrinology at the Beilinson Medical Center (Petah Tikva, Israel).
- 2007-2010 - Specialization in gastroenterology at the Sheba Medical Center (Tel HaShomer, Israel).
- 2010-2018 - Leading specialist of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department at the Sheba Medical Center.
- 2011-2012 - Specialization and research in the field of in gastrointestinal cancer treatment at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, USA).
- Since 2018 - Head of the Institute of Gastroenterology, Hadassah University Hospital.
Additional Positions
- Since 2017 - Secretary of Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Professional Memberships
- Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Israeli Association of Oncology
- Israeli Society for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
- American and European Society for the Study and Treatment of Hereditary Colon Cancer
Years of Experience: 27
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Gastroenterology
- early diagnosis of colon cancer
- genetic diagnosis of polyps and malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- colonoscopy
- endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract
- polyps of the digestive tract
- inflammatory bowel disease
- irritable bowel syndrome
- Crohn's disease
- celiac disease
- helicobacter infections
- stomach ulcer
- treatment of abdominal pain, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation
- prevention of gastrointestinal cancer
Education
- 1995 - Graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel).
Clinical Experience
- 1996-1997 - internship at the Rabin medical center. (Petah Tikva, Israel).
- 1997–2002 - Doctor in the Israeli Defence Forces.
- 2002–2007 - Specialization in internal medicine and endocrinology at the Beilinson Medical Center (Petah Tikva, Israel).
- 2007-2010 - Specialization in gastroenterology at the Sheba Medical Center (Tel HaShomer, Israel).
- 2010-2018 - Leading specialist of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department at the Sheba Medical Center.
- 2011-2012 - Specialization and research in the field of in gastrointestinal cancer treatment at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, USA).
- Since 2018 - Head of the Institute of Gastroenterology, Hadassah University Hospital.
Additional Positions
- Since 2017 - Secretary of Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Professional Memberships
- Israeli Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Israeli Association of Oncology
- Israeli Society for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
- American and European Society for the Study and Treatment of Hereditary Colon Cancer
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