Mordechai Shani () is an Israeli physician. He is Professor of Healthcare Systems at

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. He served as the Director General of the

Sheba Medical Center Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer (), also known as Tel HaShomer Hospital, is the largest hospital in Israel, located in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan in the Tel HaShomer neighborhood, Israel. In 2025, ''Newsweek'' ranked it as ...

. He was the recipient of the

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in 2009.

Biography

Mordechai Shani received an M.D. from the

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at the

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Medical and academic career

He has served as the Director General of the

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in 2005, and served as its Head until 2009. He served as the Director of the Israeli Ministry of Health in 1979 and again from 1993 to 1994. He was instrumental in the passing of a national healthcare insurance policy for Israeli citizens. He is Professor of Healthcare Systems at Tel Aviv University. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Management Committee of the

Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research is an Israeli think tank for the Ministry of Health (Israel) founded by Mordechai Shani in Tel HaShomer Tel HaShomer (, ''lit.'' Hill of the Guardsman) or Kiryat Krinitzi is a n ...

Awards and recognition

In 2009, he was awarded the Israel Prize from the State of Israel for 'Lifetime Achievement.' The prize was met with controversy, as an advocacy group accused Shani of working for a private corporation in Hungary, which he denied.Ran Reznick
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References

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