Background
Zahavi, Joseph Mathew was born on December 24, 1932 in Jerusalem, Israel. Son of Meir and Hana (Levy) Zahavi.
Zahavi, Joseph Mathew was born on December 24, 1932 in Jerusalem, Israel. Son of Meir and Hana (Levy) Zahavi.
Doctor of Medicine, Hebrew University School Medicine, Jerusalem, 1960. Graduate certified, Tel-Aviv University, 1967.
Resident, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv, 1960-1967; temporary chief physician, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv, 1967-1971; permanent chief physician, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv, 1971-1975; director department medicine, day clinic, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv, since 1980; director department medicine, Naharryah Government Hospital, 1975-1976; honorary consultant thrombosis unit, King's College Hospital, London, 1977-1980.
Captain Israeli Reserve Corps, 1974-1987. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Israeli Society Internal Medicine, American College Chest Physicians, International Society Thrombosis and Hemostasis, International Society Internal Medicine, American Heart Association Council on Thrombosis, Mediterranean League Against Thromboembolic Diseases, British Medical Association, Israeli Society for Atherosclerotic Research, New York Academy of Sciences, International Union Agiology, International Arteriosclerosis Society.
Married Miriam Weiss, June 7, 1960. Children: Meir, Itai-Zvi.