Welcome to the Israeli home page of the ESCP website.
Israel
- Location: Israel is located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, serving as a crossroads between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It's bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest.
- Area: Approximately 22,000 square kilometers (8,500 square miles)
- Population: Around 10.15 million people (7.7 million Jews and 2.1 million Arabs)
- Medical system: Israel's social medical setup is a universal, mandatory, socialized system based on the 1995 National Health Insurance Law, guaranteeing all residents a broad benefits package via four competing, non-profit health funds, funded by income-linked health tax.
- Number Colorectal Surgeons in Israel: 40
- ESCP Membership: 25
All surgeons in Israel are part of the ISS (Israeli Surgical Society), which has as one of its daughter societies the ISCRS (The Israeli Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery).
- Chairperson: Noam Shussman (From 2026)
- Past Chairs: Nir Wasserberg (2020-2026) Hagit Tulchinsky (2017-2020), Oded Zmora (2014-2017)
- Recent annual meeting: November 2024, a joint meeting of the Israeli Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery and the Israeli Society of Abdominal wall Surgery.
The ISCRS has its own website which can be viewed at https://colon.doctorsonly.co.il
We have annual meetings alternating between a single day (when the ISS has its biennial conference) and two days on alternate years when there is no ISS conference.
Every 3-4 months all members are invited to a clinical cases and journal update meeting in person.
The ISCRS has a yearly fellowship program for young surgeon’s post residency looking to specialize in colorectal surgery. They rotate between the larger and most active colorectal units in the country.
ESCP Representative Name: Ian White (
National Examination: No
Journal(s): Techniques in Coloproctology
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