Background
Shemer, Joshua was born on December 7, 1947 in Tel Aviv. Son of Itzhak and Sarah Shemer.
Shemer, Joshua was born on December 7, 1947 in Tel Aviv. Son of Itzhak and Sarah Shemer.
Doctor of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1972. HA, Haifa (Israel) University, 1990.
Member Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel, 1966—1997. Associate professor internal medicine Tel Aviv University Sackler School Medicine, since 1997. Director general Maccabi Healthcare Services, since 2001.
Senior physician internal medicine department Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. Professor medicine, technical assessor. Director injury prevention and control division Israel Center for Disease Control, Israel, 1994-2000.
Surgeon general Israel Defense Force Medical Corps, 1994-1997. Associate director general for medical technical and infrastructure Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, 1997-1999, director general, 1999-2000. Visiting researcher National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 2000-2001, guest scientist, 1991-1992, visiting associate, 1985-1987.
Senior lecturer Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, since 1990. Senior researcher Heller Institute Medical Research, Tel Hashomer, 1992-1999. Director Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care, Tel Hashomer, since 1992.
Senior lecturer Tel Aviv University Faculty of Administration, since 1993. Associate director general Ministry of Health, 1993-1994. Member National Council for Logistics in Health Services, Ministry of Health, Israel.
Chairman National Council Logistics, 1998-2000. Chairman Israeli National Council Trauma, 1993-1999.
Brigadier general Medical Corps, 1994-1997.
Married Orna Shemer; children: Sarit, Elinor, Yuval, Asaf and Noa.