Dr. Itzchak Levy, M.D.
Infectious Disease Service counselor and Director of HIV and STDs clinic and AIDS program, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Specialty
Dr. Levy specializes in infectious disease, HIV/AIDS research and therapy
Languages
Hebrew & English
Education & Fellowships
- Faculty of Medicine The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Residency, Department of Internal Medicine "E”, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Beilinson, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Head HIV/AIDS and STDs service (clinic and rehabilitation), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Fellowship - in Infectious Disease and AIDS in Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Board Certifications - Infectious Disease and AIDS
Career Accomplishments
- Infectious Disease Service counselor and Director, AIDS program, Head of AIDS Hospice, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Supervisor and coordinator, Behavioral Sciences, Second year students, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Ex-President and member of the Israeli Medical HIV/AIDS Association
- Member of the Israel Medical Association (IMA)
- Member of the Infectious Disease Society of Israel (IDSI)
- Member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
- Member of the IAS – International AIDS Society
- Member of the EACS – European AIDS Clinical Society
- Member of the Israel AIDS Task Force (IATF)
- Member of the ESAR – European society for translational antiviral research
Research Interests
- HIV/AIDS among special populations (prevention, diagnosis and treatment)
- Compliance to medical treatment and adherence to drug therapy among HIV/AIDS patients
- Medical psychology and medical communication