Prof. Arnon Afek is new Chair of Tassia & Dr. Joseph Meychan Chair of History and Philosophy of Medicine

Prof Arnon Afek MD, MHA 

Prof. Arnon Afek is a professor of Public Health and new incumbent of the Tassia and Dr. Joseph Meychan Chair of the History and Philosophy of Medicine at the School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. He is the Associate Director General, the Acting Director of Sheba General Hospital and the Chairman of the Department of Medical Administration at Sheba Medical Center. He assumed these positions after completing his tenure as the Director General (DG) and the Associate Medical DG of the Israeli Ministry of Health (2014-17). Dr. Arnon Afek received his medical training at the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine (1981-1987), residency in Anatomical Pathology at the Sheba Medical Center and fellowship in Medical Administration (Board Certified Cum Laude) at the Sheba Medical Center and at the Ministry of Health. He completed M.A in Health Administration Cum Laude at Ben-Gurion University (2000-2002).

For his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the Israeli Healthcare system, he received in 2019, the "Ot Yakir Hamedina", the highest award given each year just to two senior civil servants. In 2020 he was chosen as a member of the National Corona Professional Advisory Board, taking an active role in consulting the national corona supervisor on national health policy. He serves as the Associate Chairman of the Association of Hospitals' Directors. He lecturers at numerous medical conferences and delivered the John M. Eisenberg, M.D. International Lecture at The Commonwealth Fund's 18th Annual International Symposium on Health Care Policy.