Zamir Halperin

p>Prof. Zamir Halperin is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Sourasky Medical Center. He has authored over 150 scientific publications on gastrointestinal and liver diseases. The specialist earned the Bat-Sheva de Rothschild Prize for his scientific achievements.

Clinical Focus and Expertise

Prof. Halperin specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract disorders. His practice covers inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), cirrhosis, and fatty liver disease. He also treats cholelithiasis, chronic gastritis, and Barrett's esophagus.

The doctor uses advanced endoscopy for precise diagnostic imaging and intervention. This includes capsule endoscopy — a procedure where a patient swallows a tiny camera to record the digestive tract. He also performs gastroscopy with polyp removal. His approach covers both upper intestinal tract diseases and colorectal pathologies.

Work Experience

• 2011 – Director of the Digestive System Department, Sourasky Medical Center
• 2011 – Elected Chairman of the Israeli Association of Gastroenterologists
• 2007–2010 – Chairman of the National Nutrition Committee
• 2002–2006 – Deputy Director of the Hospital for Physicians, Sourasky Medical Center
• 1996–2010 – Director of the Institute of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Sourasky Medical Center
• 1999–2001 – Chairman of the Israel Society for the Study of the Liver
• 1992–1996 – Director of the Gastroenterology Institute, Edith Wolfson Medical Center
• 1988–1992 – Senior Gastroenterologist, Sourasky Medical Center
• 1986–1988 – Higher specialization in gastroenterology, Sourasky Medical Center
• 1982–1986 – Intern in Internal Medicine, Sourasky Medical Center
• 1978–1982 – Senior Air Force Physician

Education and Academic Roles

Prof. Halperin completed his medical degree at Hebrew University, Hadassah, Jerusalem, between 1970 and 1977. He later earned a Master of Internal Medicine from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in 1986. During this period, he also served as a Lecturer in Medicine at the same institution.

The doctor pursued a research fellowship in gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the USA from 1984 to 1985. He then completed clinical training in liver diseases at the Royal Free Hospital in London in 1990. Additionally, he has served as the Head of the Internal Medicine Course at Tel Aviv University.

He achieved the rank of Associate Professor in 1992 and became a Professor at the Sackler School of Medicine in 2000. Prof. Halperin has supervised several doctoral and master's candidates. His research has addressed topics such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and intestinal mucosal immunology.

Awards and Research Grants

• 1996–1998 – American–Israel Binational Fund
• 1995–1998 – Ministry of Health, Chief Scientists Office grant
• 1994–2000 – Minerva Center for study of gallstone disease and lipid metabolism
• 1993 – Schouder Foundation, Experimental surgery, Tel Aviv University
• 1990 – Lewis Fellowship for Fellowship in Liver Diseases – Royal Free Hospital
• 1989 – Schreiber Fund grant for research on gallstone disease
• 1988 – Bat Sheva de Rothschild Prize for Advancement of Science and Technology
• 1985 – William E. Lower Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• 1984 – Rothschild Foundation Research Fellowship
• 1984 – American Fellow of Physicians, Inc. Research Fellowship
• 1978 – Green Trust Association stipend for MD Thesis

Professional Memberships

• European Society for the Study of the Liver
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society for the Study of the Liver
• Israel Association of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
• Israel Society for the Study of the Liver
• Israel Medical Association