Ari Shamiss

"Prof. Ari Shamiss is the CEO of Assuta Medical Centers, the largest private medical network in Israel, which consists of eight hospitals and medical centres with more than $500m in annual revenue. He is a co-founder of Assuta Life Ventures (aLivE); is a board member of, and adviser to, numerous high-tech companies; and is involved in several global business projects in healthcare technology and infrastructure. Prof. Shamiss is certified in Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Healthcare Management and he is a Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean at Ben Gurion University School of Medicine in these disciplines, with more than 60 published scientific papers. Previously, he was a Director of Sheba General Hospital at Tel Hashomer for 10 years and was the Surgeon General for the Israel Air Force (Col. Ret.) and the Director of its Aeromedical Institute. Prof. Shamiss holds an MD from the Technion Institute and an MPA from Harvard University, and he graduated with excellence from the US Navy Aerospace Medical Institute. He was appointed to the Board of BATM in November 2018 for a three-year period as an external director in accordance with Israeli law."