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JCIAccredited hospital · Haifa
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Prof. Yehuda Chowers, MD is a Director, Institute of Gastroenterology at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, a JCI-accredited center. Lists Gastroenterology. The hospital lists prices from US$6,200.
About
Professor Yehuda Chowers is the head of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Service and deputy director of the Gastroenterology Institute at Rambam Health Care Campus, an associate professor in the Technion Faculty of Medicine, and a Principle Investigator and a member of the Legacy Heritage Clinical Research Institute at Rambam (LHCRIR) since 2008.
Prof. Chowers’ research interests are focused on understanding mechanisms of action and interaction of the mucosal immune system with bacteria, their relevance to pathogenesis, and therapy and drug mechanisms during mucosal inflammation. His clinical interests are chronic bowel diseases including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and radiation-induced bowel injury.
He coauthored over 60 papers in professional peer reviewed journals. Prof. Chowers has been a lead presenter and guest speaker at conferences worldwide, and served on the organizing committees for a number of professional conferences. He has received a patent for pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of helicobacter pylori-associated disorders.
Prof. Chowers is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vecta LTD in Kfar Saba.
Prof. Chowers’ research interests are focused on understanding mechanisms of action and interaction of the mucosal immune system with bacteria, their relevance to pathogenesis, and therapy and drug mechanisms during mucosal inflammation. His clinical interests are chronic bowel diseases including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and radiation-induced bowel injury.
He coauthored over 60 papers in professional peer reviewed journals. Prof. Chowers has been a lead presenter and guest speaker at conferences worldwide, and served on the organizing committees for a number of professional conferences. He has received a patent for pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of helicobacter pylori-associated disorders.
Prof. Chowers is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vecta LTD in Kfar Saba.
Education
- Prof. Chowers earned his M.D. and B.A. in Medicine from Ben-Gurion University, and conducted his postdoctoral fellowship in the Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology at the University of California at San Diego.
Memberships
Prof. Chowers is a member of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization, the American Gastroenterology Association, the Israel Gastroenterology Association, and the Israel Medical Association. Until recently he was a member of the ECCO Scientific Committee. He is the assigned representative of ECCO to the UEGF Scientific Committee, the associated editor for the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, and a member of the editorial board for Gut.
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