Eytan Behiri
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Professions
Degrees
MD, 1997, Ben Gurion Univ of The Negev; BSC, 1993, Ben Gurion Univ of The Negev
Bio
Dr. Eytan Behiri holds an appointment as Executive in Residence and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Health Professions and Human Services, Hofstra University. He is a licensed physician executive with over 20 years of business, managerial and operational experience in medical informatics, electronic medical records, medical devices and clinical decision support. He was formerly the Corporate Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Catholic Health Services of Long Island and of NYC Health + Hospitals, as well as holding management positions with Northwell Health of Lake Success, NY as Director, Clinical Information Systems, Evidenced Based Medicine and Order Sets; with PeriGen (E&C Medical Intelligence) Inc. as a Director in both the R&D and US Operations areas; and served previously as Adjunct Professor of Management at Dowling College's MBA program in Oakdale, NY. Dr. Behiri served as a Medical Officer (Lieutenant) in the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps. He's a graduate of the School of Medicine at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and did his medical internship at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. In addition, he is a board member of the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Roslyn, NY and is the Chair of the Long Island Chapter of Israel Scouts - 'Shevet Gefen'. To date, he considers his 4 children as his greatest accomplishment, an accomplishment impossible to top.
Recent Courses Taught
Course | Title | Level |
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HIT 200 | INTRO TO HEALTH INFORMATICS | Graduate |
HIT 211 | SECURITY & PRIVACY IN HIT | Graduate |
HIT 212 | CLINICAL DATA | Graduate |
HIT 214 | EVIDENCE-BASED PATIENT CARE | Graduate |
HIT 216 | EMRGNG TRNDS IN HLTH INFO SYS | Graduate |
HPR 074 | HEALTH CARE INFORMATN SYSTEMS | Undergraduate |