Professor Amos Katz
Dean of the Faculty from 2014 to 2020
Professor Amos Katz was born in Ramat Gan. He is a graduate of the the first class of the Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in 1981. Upon completing his studies, he worked as a primary care physician at the Ben-Yair community Clinic in Beer-Sheva and specialized in cardiology at Soroka University Medical Center. After completing his specialization, he spent two and a half years in the United States further specializing in clinical electrophysiology of the heart and conducting research in this field. He then served for 17 years as a senior physician in the cardiology division at Soroka University Medical Center.
From 1993 to 1999 Prof. Katz served as Deputy Director of the Cardiology Department at Soroka University Medical Center., and from 1995 to 2005, he managed the Electrophysiology Unit. From 2006 to 2017, he was Director of the Cardiology Department at Barzilai University Medical Center in Ashkelon. Concurrently, as a member of the Faculty of Health Sciences at BGU, he held various positions, including Deputy Dean for Student Affairs, Deputy Dean for Academic Promotion, and member of various committees.
Prof. Katz has published numerous articles in prestigious journals in the fields of cardiology and electrophysiology. Together with Professors Arie Moran and Yoram Etzion, he established a basic research laboratory for the study of heart and rhythm disorders, which is currently headed by Professor Yoram Etzion.
Prof. Katz is active in national and international professional committees and councils, including the National Council for Prevention and Treatment of Heart Diseases, and he is an editorial board member of leading periodicals in the fields of cardiology and electrophysiology of the heart. He was one of the initiators of the Community Defibrillation Act and served as secretary and chairman of the Israeli Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.
During his tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof. Katz promoted a strategic plan that led to changes in the Faculty's organizational structure, the introduction of new methods and content in teaching, and the updating of the faculty's vision. He initiated the affiliation with Assuta Hospital in Ashdod, Assuta Ramat HaHayal, and the Adi Negev Rehabilitation Center. He also worked for the academization and affiliation of the Barzilai School of Nursing and promoted new regulations for the Faculty. During his tenure, master's degrees in physiotherapy and community clinical pharmacy were first offered, and a Center for Digital Innovation was established. Overall, Prof. Katz's tenure was characterized by the exploration, expansion, and implementation of innovative approaches to medical education and research.
