Team
KSM’s multidisciplinary, talented and innovative team

Management Team

Dr. Tal Patalon, MD, LLB, MBA
Head of R&D, Maccabi Group
Bio
Dr. Sivan Gazit, MD, MA
Head of KSM
Sarit Chehanowitz
Head of Big Data & Business Development
Ron Ben Shachar
CTO
Rotem Haimovich
CFO
Galit Perez, RN, MN, MA
Head of Clinical Research
Ofer Tzriker
Head of Projects
Esma Hertzel
CDO, Head of Data Analysis

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Dr. Sivan Gazit, MD, MA
Head of KSM
Sarit Chehanowitz
Head of Big Data & Business Development
Ofer Tzriker
Head of Projects
Ayelet Ben Haim Gat
Biobank and business development director

Innovation & Big Data Team

Sarit Chehanowitz
Head of Big Data & Business Development
Ofer Tzriker
Head of Projects
Dr. Efrat Leopold
Big Data & Business Development Director
Meital Mendel
Big Data and Business Development Director
Liron Markovitch
Medical Consultant
Gal Ben Simchon
Information Systems Analyst
Raz Hason
Content & Digital Manager

Biobank Team

Ephrat Levy-Lahad, MD
Medical Genetics Consultant for the Bio Bank
Dr. Galit Rimler, PhD
Head of Biobank Laboratory
Ayelet Ben Haim Gat
Biobank and business development director
Ayelet Tik
Biobank Consent Coordinator
Anna Sobolenko, MLT
Research Lab Technician
Ina Preiskel, MSc
Research Lab Technician
Faina Vladimirsky, MLT
Research Lab Technician
Julia Bruchim, B.Med.Lab.Sc
Research Lab Technician
Naomi Cirkin-Madori, MSc, R.D
Research Lab Technician

Clinical Research Team

Galit Perez, RN, MN, MA
Head of Clinical Research
Ella Peer RN, MA
Deputy Head of Clinical Research
Efrat Sabag
Operational Coordinator
Svetlana Pospelov, RN, BSN, MHA
Clinical Study Coordinator-Southern District
Ayana Portman
Head Of Regulation & Project Manager
Shiri Sivan
Clinical Study Coordinator
Yaara Shalev
Research Coordinator
Riki Siton
Research Grant Coordinator
Dr. Gabriel Vainstein, MD
Specialist in Neurology
Mor Michael
Clinical Study Coordinator
Lee Bareket Kisler, MD
Clinical Study Coordinator
Ben Zion Dejavsarov MPH B.A R.N
Nursing Department Coordinator. Research Nurse.

Epidemiological Research

Dr. Sivan Gazit, MD, MA
Head of KSM
Dvir ben david
Dvir Ben-David
Research Operations Manager
Dr. Moshe Hoshen
Head of Biostatistics
Yaki Saciuk, MPH, MA
Epidemiologist
Yael Barer, MSc
Epidemiologist
Vered Rosenberg, MSc
Epidemiologist
Sarah Sharman Moser, MSc
Epidemiologist
Naama Yekutiel, MSc
Biostatistician
Ran Rotem, ScD
Epidemiologist
Michal Goldberg, PhD
Epidemiologist
Yogev Yonatan, MSc
Biostatistician
Ilona Shapiro, PhD
Epidemiologist

Technology And Data Infrastructure

Ron Ben Shachar
CTO
Esma Hertzel
CDO, Head of Data Analysis
Yinon Brosh
Solution Architect
Rachel Katz
Data Analyst
Hillel Alapi
Data Analyst
Ela Raginsky
Data Analyst
Yael Pessach
Data Analyst
Benny Feldman
Data Tech Operation
Yehonatan Naamat
Data Scientist
Raz Ben Gera
Data Scientist
Yael Yacoby
Data Engineer
Itzik Levi
DBA
Guy Kobari
IT Support
Boaz Ohana
IT Manager & CISO
Amit Vaxberg
Data Engineer

Research And Development Team

Dr. Sivan Gazit, MD, MA
Head of KSM
Dr. Sivan Tamir, PhD, Adv.
Head of Bioethics and Genetic Policy Unit
Guy Melamed
Head of Integration Department
Sonia Spector
Coordinator

Board Members

Morris Kahn
President
Bio
Sami Sagol
President
Bio
Ms. Sigal Dadon-Levi
CEO of Maccabi Healthcare Services
Bio
Mr. Ran Saar
Chairman of Maccabi Healthcare Services
Bio
Mr. Shmuel Meitar
Ms. Dafna Jackson
CEO of the Kahn Foundation
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Mr. Oren Vanek