Shimon Reif

Dr. Shimon Reif is among best gastroenterologists in Israel who treats children. Dr. Reif serves as the WHO expert in the development of protocols for diagnostic/treatment of children with the digestive tract conditions. Heads the Pediatric Dpt at Hadassah Medical Center.

Specialty

Doctor Shimon Reif’s expertise is in pediatric liver&GI tract illnesses.

Work experience

• Since 2012 — Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Hadassah Medical Center
• 1996-2012 — Senior Physician → Head of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit at the Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
• 1993-1996 — Head of the Gastroenterology Unit at the Pediatric Department at Wolfson Medical Center.

Education

• 1973-1980 — The Medical Faculty at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology — Degree in general medicine
• 1987 — The Sackler Faculty of Medicine in Tel Aviv University (Israel) — Specialty in pediatrics
• 1994 — The Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo (USA) — Specialty in pediatric gastroenterology.

Scientific activity

Dr. Reif provides studies of chronic liver disease treatment. He is co-author of the novel method of non-malignant disease treatment with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) patented in the USA. Dr. Shimon Reif is an author of 50 research articles devoted to gastrointestinal tract and liver conditions in children.

Membership in organizations

• The Israeli Pediatric Association
• The Israeli Medical Association
• The American Gastroenterological Association
• The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• The American Medical Association
• The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.