Is the Head of the IBD Unit and the Bacteriotherapy Clinic and a senior physician at the Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel) and serves as an Associate Professor at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine (Tel Aviv University). He has published more than 90 studies in peer reviewed journals and is engaged in clinical and translational research. Prof. Maharshak completed his medical studies at the Tel Aviv University, and specialized in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the Tel Aviv Medical Center. He was trained in basic research at the Immunology Department of the Weizmann Institute of Science and at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is a member of the AGA, ECCO and IGA and has won several grants and actively participates in local and international conferences.

A senior surgeon and in charge of the colorectal surgery field in Assuta Ashdod public hospital. She completed her residency in Beilenson hospital, and worked as a senior surgeon in the colorectal unit thereafter. Following her residency she completed her fellowship in colorectal surgery in ST Marks Hospital, London, UK, Which is one of the most prestige and well known colorectal hospitals in the world. During her training she operated on and treated many colorectal patients including colorectal cancer, proctology and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. She is a member the, European society of Coloproctology and European Chrohn’s and Colitis Organiztion, the Israeli Colorectal Society committee, a member of the Israeli Surgical Society. She teach and train interns and students in general surgery and participate in local and international meetings.

A registered dietitian& clinical dietitian have experience working in a Bariatric Surgery clinic. She is passionate about the power of nutrition as a means of improving overall health and well-being. Over the years, a lot of research has shown the importance of nutrition in many different conditions and chronic diseases. In the case of IBDs, the right nutrition can dramatically improve common side effects and digestive problems and can improve overall health and well-being. The topic of nutrition can be confusing due to the differing recommendations found online.