Shlomi Codish

Prof. Shlomi Codish (Hebrew: שלומי קודש; born November 17, 1966) is an Israeli physician, academic, and healthcare administrator. Since 2018, he has served as the Director General of Soroka University Medical Center - southern Israel’s largest tertiary hospital and only Level-1 trauma center. He is also an Associate Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Shlomi Codish
שלומי קודש
Shlomi Codish, <2023>
Born	(1966-11-17) November 17, 1966 (age 58) Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.
Nationality	Israeli
Occupation(s)	Physician; Healthcare administrator; Academic
Employer	Soroka Medical Center
Title	Director General, Soroka University Medical Center

Early life and education

Codish earned his B.Med.Sc. (1994), MD (1995) and MPH (2016) from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, completing his residency in internal medicine at Soroka Medical Center in 2001.^[1] He subsequently undertook postdoctoral training in medical informatics at Yale University from 2004 to 2006.^[2]

Career

Codish held several senior leadership positions before his current role, including Deputy Director General of Soroka Medical Center (2007–2015), Director of Medical Informatics at Clalit Health Services (2006–2007), and Medical Director of Clalit’s Southern District (2015–2018).^[3] In 2018, he was appointed Director General of Soroka University Medical Center.^[4]

Emergency leadership

During the October 7, 2023 attacks, Codish led Soroka’s emergency operations, managing what was described as the largest mass-casualty incident in Israeli medical history. Under his direction, the hospital treated over 4,400 casualties, including more than 3,300 wounded soldiers.^[5] His leadership was widely covered in international media.^{[6] [7]}

In June 2025, following an Iranian missile strike on Soroka, Codish and the hospital’s staff maintained emergency services despite significant damage to facilities.^[8][9] The incident was reported by JNS, with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee praising the staff’s actions as “testaments to the resilient spirit of Israel and its people.”^[10]

Academic contributions

Codish is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.^[11]. He is an author of over 50 peer reviewed articles ^[12].

Personal life

Codish lives in Meitar and is married to Iris, a pediatrician, and they have three children.^[13]