Basil Lewis

Professor Basil Lewis is a distinguished academic affiliated with the Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center and the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. He specializes in clinical trials and cardiovascular research, with a focus on coronary artery disease, thrombosis-hemostasis, diabetes, and lipidology.

• Education: MBChB from University of the Witwatersrand, post-graduate cardiology training in South Africa and Los Angeles.
• Leadership Roles: Past President of the Israel Heart Society, Past-Chairman of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, Founding Governor of the Israel Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.

His research emphasizes the design and execution of clinical trials, with over 100 major trials involving him as an executive committee member or national leader. He has co-edited 12 books and authored over 550 professional publications, serving as Associate Editor for the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and on the editorial board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).