Zvi H. Perry

My name is Zvi Perry, and I am a general and bariatric surgeon (ASMBS). I graduated from Goldman Medical School at Ben-Gurion University, Israel. I had done my residency at Soroka University Medical Center in General Surgery. I finished my fellowship in Bariatrics at McGill University Hospital (2017-8). I did another fellowship in Surgical Simulation at the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery & Innovation, McGill University (2018-9). In addition, I did a research fellowship at Tuft New-England Medical Center in the Surgical research lab under the supervision of Prof. Shikora in 2008-9. I also have a PhD. in Surgical Epidemiology and an M.A. in Educational Psychology from Ben-Gurion University, Israel, and I am a senior lecturer at Ben-Gurion University, where I have been teaching Surgery and Epidemiology for the last Decade. My practice is at the SUMC (Soroka University Medical Center) in Beer-Sheva, the capital of the Negev region. We provide care for 1.3 million patients from the southern part of Israel, a quarter of whom are of Bedouin descent. This population, largely from agricultural and poorer backgrounds, presents unique health challenges due to a high percentage of genetic issues. My work here, therefore, has a direct and meaningful impact on the health and well-being of these individuals. I am also actively promoting general surgery education and bariatrics at the state level in Israel, and I am a member of the Israeli Surgical Society and the Israeli Endoscopic Society. My academic activities at the national level include improving health quality measurements in Israel and participating in the Clalit simulation center for the surgical professions.

As one can see, I have some experience in surgical research, and I would like to use this know-how to advance the field of treating obesity through medical and surgical treatment at the national level as well as to enhance these capabilities through clinical trials and attain the needed funds for that. I believe that the fact I am a practicing surgeon and an epidemiologist can aid me in grasping the needed study material and have a swift and thorough handling of it.