Prof. Eyal Leshem

Eyal Leshem, MD, is the director of the Center for Travel Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, and a clinical associate professor in Tel Aviv University School of Medicine in Israel. In addition, Prof. Leshem is a guest researcher at the viral gastroenteritis team, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta and a consultant to the world Health Organization (WHO). Focusing on vaccine preventable diseases, tropical and travel medicine, Prof. Leshem has lead and co-authored over seventy articles and book chapters.

Prof. Leshem received his medical degree from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the Sheba Medical Center. In 2014, Prof. Leshem graduated from his training as an epidemic intelligence service (EIS) officer at the CDC. Upon graduating from EIS, Prof. Leshem worked at the CDC as a medical epidemiologist with the viral gastroenteritis team. His work focused on diarrheal diseases and vaccine impact in Haiti, Burkina Faso, Togo, South Africa, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Israel. During his training he investigated multiple outbreaks including diarrheal diseases, enterovirus D68, fungal meningitis and MERS CoV. Prof. Leshem continues to work on vaccine preventable diseases and global health