# Zeev Rotstein

Zeev Yehoshua Rotstein (Hebrew:זאב רוטשטיין) (born July 30, 1950) is an Israeli physician who serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Tel Aviv University and the Chairman of the Israeli health basket Committee. He has previously served as the Director General of the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer and the Hadassah Medical Center.

## Biography

In 1977, Rotstein graduated from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. In 1983, he obtained a specialist certificate in cardiology. In 1990, he earned a master's degree (with honors) in Health Systems Management from the Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University, and in 1993, he received a specialist certificate in Health Systems Management. Rotstein further specialized in Health Systems Management at the Kovens Health Systems Management Center at Tel Aviv University, the Johns Hopkins Medical Center School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and The British Council International Networking Events in York, England.
Rotstein worked in the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer for close to 30 years. In 1988, he was appointed Deputy Director of the General Hospital at Sheba Medical Center, serving until 1995. In 1999, he was appointed Director of the General Hospital at Sheba Medical Center, and in 2004, he became the Director General of Sheba Medical Center. He is the founder of the Center for Advanced Technology Application and co-founder of the Advanced Medical Education and Simulation Center at Sheba Medical Center. Additionally, he served as the General Director of Tel Hashomer, Ltd, and CEO of the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of Sheba Medical Center.
In addition to his hospital work, Rotstein is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Sackler School of Medicine and teaches at the Faculty of Management, both at Tel Aviv University. His teaching subjects include epidemiology, preventive and occupational medicine, health systems in Israel, health policy, economic issues in health systems management, and risk management in medicine.
Prof. Rotstein is credited with almost 100 publications, abstracts, and case studies in scientific and professional journals. He has held fellowships at the New York Department of Health, Tufts University, and Johns Hopkins Medical Center School of Hygiene and Public Health.
In 2010, Rotstein obtained a pilot's license after completing a flight course in the United States.
Since February 2016, Rotstein is the Director General of the Hadassah Medical Center. During his tenure, he focused on addressing managerial and financial challenges at the institution. He worked on recruiting specialist physicians and improving various medical units within the center, including the pediatric hemato-oncology unit.
Rotstein was also the Chairman of the health basket Committee in Israel, which is responsible for determining the inclusion of drugs and medical technologies in the Israeli public healthcare system.
In April 2022, his autobiographical book, ''A Wolf in a White Coat,'' was published by Yedioth Books.

## Family

Rotstein is married to Ruti, a nurse who heads the Department for the Certification of Nurses at the Ministry of Health. They have five children. They reside in Rosh HaAyin.