Sharon Alroy-Preis (Hebrew: שרון אלרעי פרייס) is the head of public health services at the Israeli Health Ministry,[1][2] and is Israel's chief epidemiologist.[3]

Sharon Alroy-Preis
שרון אלרעי פרייס
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology (M.D.), Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (M.P.H.)
Known forChief Epidemiologist of Israel
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology, Public Health
InstitutionsIsraeli Health Ministry, Carmel Medical Center

Education

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Alroy-Preis holds a doctorate in medicine from the Technion and a master's degree from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (division of Dartmouth College).[2]

Career

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Alroy-Preis was deputy CEO of the Carmel Medical Center in Israel and the State Epidemiologist in New Hampshire.[4][5]

Selected publications

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  • Alroy S, Preis M, Barzilai M, Cassel A, Lavie L, Halon DA, Amir O, Lewis BS, Flugelman MY. Endothelial cell dysfunction in women with cardiac syndrome X and MTHFR C677T mutation. Isr Med Assoc J. 2007 Apr;9(4):321-5. PMID 17491230.

& Mevorach D, Anis E, Cedar N, Hasin T, Bromberg M, Goldberg L, Parnasa E, Dichtiar R, Hershkovitz Y, Ash N, Green MS, Keinan-Boker L, Alroy-Preis S. Myocarditis after BNT162b2 Vaccination in Israeli Adolescents. N Engl J Med. 2022 Mar 10;386(10):998-999. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2116999. Epub 2022 Jan 26. PMID 35081295; PMCID: PMC8823652.

References

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  1. ^ "Top health official opposed boosters for over-50s, citing insufficient data". The Times of Israel. August 13, 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jaffa-Hoffman, Maayan (July 28, 2020). "Health Ministry appoints Sadetsky successor: Sharon Alroy-Preis". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ravid, Barak (January 28, 2021). "Israel's chief epidemiologist creates diplomatic incident with UAE". Axios. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Sharon Alroy-President". Precision Medicine World Conference. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Public Health Heroes". ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS. Retrieved 2 October 2021.