Information about doctor
One of the most sought-after and well-known Israeli specialists in the field of internal and infectious diseases, AIDS. Professor Francis Schlefer heads the specialized department at the Assuta clinic and is its leading infectious disease specialist. Provides consultations on infectious diseases of travelers and pregnant women. Receives both adults and pediatric patients.
The doctor specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases:
- HIV/AIDS
- Hepatitis B and C
- Cytomegalovirus
- Human papillomavirus and other dangerous pathologies.
The professor's total clinical experience is about 40 years. Patients from all over the world seek consultation and treatment of recurrent, chronic pathologies. Most often, these are people with chronic and infectious lesions of the skeletal system, systemic skin infections and many other diseases.
Francis Schlefer has developed diagnostic methods aimed at identifying problems in the body that are difficult to detect using classical methods. His comprehensive approach gives effective results in the process of diagnosing and treating diseases of the internal organs.
In addition to medical practice, the professor is a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine at Ben-Gurion University, teaching future doctors. Francis Schlefer also conducts scientific activities, publishing his works in international professional medical journals.
Education and work experience
- Israel, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jerusalem.
- Israel, Beer Sheva, internship at the Soroka Medical Center.
- USA, internship on hepatitis.