Dr. Lior Laver
Chief Medical Officer, Israel Football Association
Israel
Dr. Lior Laver is a leading orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, serving as the Chief Medical Officer of the Israel Football Association (IFA) and Head of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. He holds senior positions within the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) and has extensive international experience, including specialized fellowships in Barcelona, at Duke University in the United States, and in the United Kingdom. Dr. Laver has extensive experience treating elite athletes and has served as a team physician for professional sports clubs and national teams. He is also an accomplished researcher and author, with over 60 peer-reviewed scientific publications and three books in the field of sports medicine.