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Removed references & reasons.
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[1] - publisher of unknown reliability. Page from "Open Health Alliance" written in Greek [how? he's an Israeli with many English (academic) publications].
[2] - a page from biotherapy International, a corporation founded by the subject. some prominent sources discussed relative info, too, though in a much more negative light. see [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/ex-hadassah-head-of-bone-marrow-transplants-loses-license-for-6-months-497254 this one] from The Jerusalem Post.
[3] - a page from superinfectiontherapy, a corporation with business dealings with subject.
iris, 6:12 a / Mar.10 [+8]. 海盐沙冰 / aka irisChronomia / Talk 22:10, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
References
- ↑ "Prof. Shimon Slavin, MD". Open Health Alliance (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ "Prof. Slavin, Medical & Scientific Director of Biotherapy International". Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Leadership - Superinfection Therapy". Retrieved 2023-05-17.
The 2017 suspension
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I agree that this article has substantial room for improvement, and I can understand many of the recent edits. I'm here to help improving the article as a COI editor affiliated with the subject.
I would like to suggest a clarification to the lead and the recently added information about his license suspension. The Jerusalem Post source appears to support inclusion of the suspension and clinic closure. My concern is only that the subsequent restoration of the license does not appear to be reflected.
The current lead describes Slavin as a "former" Israeli physician, mentioning the suspension of his medical license in 2017. However, official Ministry of Health documentation shows that the suspension was for a defined period only and that license no. 8909 was indeed subsequently restored.
Therefore, I suggest that this is clarified in the lead completeness, neutrality and accuracy to something like the following:
Shimon Slavin (Hebrew: שמעון סלוין; born 17 May 1941) is an Israeli professor of medicine. Slavin served as the head of bone-marrow transplantation at Hadassah Medical Center until his retirement in 2007. He later started International Center for Cellular Medicine and Cancer Immunotherapy, a private clinic in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The clinic was ordered to shut down by the Israeli Ministry of Health in 2016, and in 2017, his medical license was suspended for six months and subsequently restored.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Ex-Hadassah head of bone-marrow transplants loses license for 6 months | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
The Health Ministry suspended for at least six months the license of Prof. Shimon Slavin, the much-celebratad former head of bone-marrow transplantation at Hadassah University Medical Center, who retired in 2007 and set up a private clinic in Tel Aviv. [...] Last year, the ministry ordered the closure of the International Center for Cellular Medicine and Cancer Immunotherapy, a private medical institution in Tel Aviv's Palace Tower run by Slavin. The ministry's Tel Aviv District health officer, Dr. Rivka Sheffer, wrote to Slavin with copies to the Israel Police, the ministry's director-general, its legal adviser and other officials, that what was going on in Slavin's clinic "was not for the good of the health of patients there."
- ↑ "מאגר מידע מקצועות ברישוי" (in Hebrew). Ministry of Health (Israel). Retrieved 2026-06-03.
The Israeli Ministry of Health physician registry lists Slavin's physician license as authorized to practice medicine.
I hope this makes sense. I'll leave it to uninvolved editors to consider. I may be overlooking sources or context, so I would welcome other editors' views. Thanks. /Urbourbo (talk) 21:47, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- It's unclear why the license removal belongs in the lede at all, let alone the first sentence. That needs to be addressed. Primary sources generally deserve little or no weight, especially for BLP info. --Hipal (talk) 16:57, 5 June 2026 (UTC)