Prof. Shlomi Codish (Hebrew: שלומי קודש; born November 17, 1966) is an Israeli physician, academic, and healthcare administrator. Since 2018, he has served as the Director General of Soroka University Medical Center - southern Israel’s largest tertiary hospital and only Level-1 trauma center. He is also an Associate Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Shlomi Codish | |
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שלומי קודש | |
 Shlomi Codish, <2023> | |
| Born | November 17, 1966 Fairfield, Iowa, U.S. |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation(s) | Physician; Healthcare administrator; Academic |
| Employer | Soroka Medical Center |
| Title | Director General, Soroka University Medical Center |
Early life and education
editCodish earned his B.Med.Sc. (1994), MD (1995) and MPH (2016) from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, completing his residency in internal medicine at Soroka Medical Center in 2001.[1] He subsequently undertook postdoctoral training in medical informatics at Yale University from 2004 to 2006.[2]
Career
editCodish held several senior leadership positions before his current role, including Deputy Director General of Soroka Medical Center (2007–2015), Director of Medical Informatics at Clalit Health Services (2006–2007), and Medical Director of Clalit’s Southern District (2015–2018).[3] In 2018, he was appointed Director General of Soroka University Medical Center.[4]
Emergency leadership
editDuring the October 7, 2023 attacks, Codish led Soroka’s emergency operations, managing what was described as the largest mass-casualty incident in Israeli medical history. Under his direction, the hospital treated over 4,400 casualties, including more than 3,300 wounded soldiers.[5] His leadership was widely covered in international media.[6] [7]
In June 2025, following an Iranian missile strike on Soroka, Codish and the hospital’s staff maintained emergency services despite significant damage to facilities.[8][9] The incident was reported by JNS, with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee praising the staff’s actions as “testaments to the resilient spirit of Israel and its people.”[10]
Academic contributions
editCodish is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.[11]. He is an author of over 50 peer reviewed articles [12].
Personal life
editCodish lives in Meitar and is married to Iris, a pediatrician, and they have three children.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Shlomi Codish CV". Clalit Health Services. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Shlomi Codish – Soroka Medical Center Director General". AMIA. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Soroka Medical Center – Management". Clalit Health Services. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Soroka University Medical Center". Wikipedia. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Lieber, Ethan (15 October 2023). "Soroka Medical Center: Israel's 'Iron Dome' of health". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Israel hospital treats wounded soldiers and civilians after Hamas attacks". Business Insider. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Wen, Leana S. (October 30, 2023). "We Cannot Forget What Happened at Israel's Soroka Hospital". Time. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Soroka chief: Widespread damage to hospital, all patients and staff were in shelters". The Times of Israel. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Segaloff, Judith (August 8, 2025). "Miracle at Soroka: How a frontline hospital weathered October 7, survived Iran war". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ "Huckabee praises Soroka staff after Iranian missile strike". JNS. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Faculty of Health Sciences – Shlomi Codish profile". Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "ResearchGate – Shlomi Codish profile". ResearchGate. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Newsletter – Soroka Medical Center". Soroka Medical Center. March 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2025.