Dr. Nadav Sheffer

Dr. Nadav Sheffer

Dr. Nadav Shafer, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in Medical Engineering at Afeka, and also serves as a consultant to the medical device industry (AMAR). In addition, he teaches in the Master's program in Regulatory Studies at the Gray School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, as well as in the Department of Health Systems Management at Ariel University.

Dr. Shafer holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tel Aviv University (as part of the academic reserve program). Upon graduation, he served in the IDF Medical Corps as a biomedical engineering officer and later as Acting Head of the Medical Equipment Evaluation Department. Following his military service, he continued to serve in the reserves in this same field for nearly two decades.

Alongside his military career, Dr. Shafer completed an M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering and later earned a Ph.D. in the same field, both from Tel Aviv University. He also holds an additional LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) degree.

Over the course of nearly 30 years at the Israeli Ministry of Health, Dr. Shafer held various positions related to medical technologies. From 2013 to 2022, he served as Director of the Medical Devices Division (AMAR). He was a member of the National Helsinki Committee for Clinical Trials involving medical devices, and an advisor to the Ministry of Health's committee on medical cannabis research.

For more than 25 years, Dr. Shafer has actively participated in numerous committees at the Standards Institution of Israel, including chairing (on a voluntary basis) the Central Standards Committee for Medical Equipment, as well as serving on various technical and expert committees.

Dr. Shafer has been a faculty member at Afeka since January 2006. He currently serves as Head of the Afeka Center for Medical Engineering (ACME), Project Coordinator at the School of Medical Engineering, and Academic Advisor for final-year projects in the field.

As part of his research activity, Dr. Shafer collaborates with Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa, and the Department of Health Systems Management at Ariel University.

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  1. Blechman-Ovadia Z; Gino O; Dandeker L; Sheffer-N; Baltaxe E; Aharonson V. The Feasibility of Flat, Portable and Wireless Device for Non-Invasive Peripheral Oxygenation Measurement over the Entire Body. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering (JBiSE), March 2016 9(3).
  2. Tal O; Sheffer-N; Vaknin S. Parameters for allocation of expensive medical devices (EMD) as a national regulatory mechanism. Harefuah. 2008 Apr;147(4):359-62, 372
  3. Loznen-S; Sheffer-N; Leib-M. Medical Devices in Israel Today. Medical Device Technology. Nov. 2003 14(9): 50-52.
  4. Sheffer-N; Barnea-O. Coronary Autoregulation Based on Oxygen Flow Sensitivity of Coronary Arteriolar Smooth muscle to Oxygen Tension. Proceedings of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, Aug. 2003.
  5. Sheffer-N; Scheinowitz-M.; Barnea-O. Coronary Autoregulation Based on Oxygen Flow: A Model of Oxygen Supply to Coronary Arteriolar Smooth Muscle, Injury and Endothelial Dysfunction. Proceedings of The 23rd Annual International EMBC Conference, Istanbul, TURKEY, Oct. 2001.
  6. Hirshberg-A; Sheffer-N; Barnea-O. A computer simulation of hypothermia during damage control laparotomy. World J Surg, 1999 Sep. 23(9): 960-65.
  7. Sheffer-N; Gahnem-F; Hubert-P; Wexler-Y; Livnat-A. Medical Device Post Marketing Surveillance. Proceedings of the 12th International conference of the Israeli Society for Quality. Jerusalem, December 1998.
  8. Sheffer-N; Gefen-N; Gefen-A. Final Projects of Practical Engineers – Israeli Advisor’s Experience. Proceedings of MELECON 98 – the 9th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, IEEE, Tel Aviv, May 1998.
  9. Sheffer-N; Gefen-N; Gefen-A. Blood transport in The Field: A Multi Compartment Model. Proceedings of MELECON 98 – the 9th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, IEEE, Tel Aviv, May 1998.
  10. Sheffer-N; Gefen-N; Gefen-A. Preservation of Blood During Transport in The Field: An Analytical Model. In: Proceedings of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Nice 1997.
  11. Sheffer-N; Hirshberg-A; Barnea-O. Myocardial O2 balance during fluid resuscitation in uncontrolled hemorrhage: computer model. J-Trauma. 1997 Apr. 42(4): 647-51.
  12. Barnea-O; Sheffer-N. A computer model for analysis of fluid Resuscitation. Comput-Biol-Med. 1993 Nov; 23(6): 443-54.