Doctor's licence number 12179 was registered to דוד שלמה חן on 18 October 1976.
General surgeryVascular surgery
- Name in the register
- דוד שלמה חן
- Licence number
- 12179
- Licence registered
- 18 October 1976
- Specialties
- General surgery, Vascular surgery
- Register read on
- 8 November 2026
50 years on the register, with 2 specialties on the way.
149 doctors on the register hold a specialty in vascular surgery.
General surgery
Certificate 8074, registered on 30 April 1984.
1,199 doctors hold it, number 8 of the 79 specialties by holders.
Vascular surgery
Certificate 11342, registered on 26 October 1990.
149 doctors hold it, number 44 of the 79 specialties by holders.
The specialties with the most doctors, and this doctor's in the dark bar.
- Internal medicine5,747
- Paediatrics4,182
- Family medicine3,374
- Obstetrics and gynaecology2,282
- Psychiatry1,713
- Anaesthesiology1,413
- Orthopaedic surgery1,266
- General surgery1,199
- Ophthalmology1,164
- Diagnostic radiology1,113
- Cardiology1,017
- Geriatrics711
- Vascular surgery149
308 doctors' licences were registered in 1976, the year this one was.
These are more doctors from the same register.
- סם סלוצקיVascular surgeryLicence 12955, since 1978
- יעקב שנידרמןVascular surgeryLicence 12975, since 1978
- הנרי אנדריאס שוורץVascular surgeryLicence 13483, since 1978
- גיורא הודVascular surgeryLicence 11997, since 1976
- אריה בסVascular surgeryLicence 11993, since 1976
- חיים ענרVascular surgeryLicence 11673, since 1975
These are the questions people ask about a doctor's licence.
How can a doctor's licence in Israel be checked?
The Ministry of Health keeps the register of doctors' licences, with a search on its own site. This page shows licence 12179 as the register listed it on 8 November 2026.
What is the number beside a specialty?
It is the number of the specialist certificate the Ministry registered for that specialty, and the day beside it is the day it was registered.
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A doctor named on a page can ask for it to be taken off, from the link at the foot of the page.
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The licences and specialties are the Ministry of Health's register of doctors' licences, read on 8 November 2026. A licence issued or a specialty registered after that day may not show yet.