Hadassah Medical Center opens new immunology center as Israel's allergic population grows

The Jerusalem Post · DANYA SAPERSTEIN · 2026-11-06 14:50 UTC

Chief of the center's staff, Professor Yuval Tal, explained that in addition to allergy treatment, the center is designed to diagnose and treat other immune diseases as well.

Hadassah Medical Center opened a new center for clinical immunology and allergies with a team of about 12 clinical immunologists in order to meet Israel's growing demand, as Israelis face wait times of up to four years to receive desensitization treatment from other clinics.

The center, established with the support of donors Moshe and Abbie Greenberg, is designed to provide a comprehensive response to immune system diseases, with an emphasis on the developing field of allergy in Israel and around the world. It includes a dedicated children's department, advanced treatment rooms, new laboratories, and infrastructure that enable treatment for a wide range of immune system diseases.

In the greater Jerusalem area alone, about 250,000 people have been diagnosed with food allergies, according to Hadassah, and other clinics in Israel have wait times for advanced immunotherapy treatments that can last years.

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