Zivan Aviad-Beer
Brigadier General Zivan Aviad Beer | |
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Brig. Gen. Zivan Aviad Beer | |
| Native name | זיוון אביעד-בר |
| Born | Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 2000–present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | IDF Medical Corps |
| Commands | Chief Medical Officer of the IDF |
| Battles / wars | Second Lebanon War, 2023 Iron Swords War |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Tel Aviv University |
| Spouse(s) | Erez |
| Children | 2 |
Zivan Aviad Beer (Hebrew: זיוון אביעד-בר, sometimes transliterated as Zivan Aviad-Bar) is a Brigadier General in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and currently serves as the Surgeon General and Chief Medical Officer of the IDF Medical Corps. He is a military physician specializing in internal medicine and has held a range of operational, clinical, and strategic leadership positions within the Israeli military medical system.
Military career
Beer began his military medical service as the medical officer for the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion during the Second Lebanon War. He completed internship at the Ichilov Hospital.[1]
He later served as the Chief Medical Officer of the Golani Brigade and subsequently as the medical officer for Sayeret Matkal, one of the IDF's elite special forces units.
He served as the Medical Officer of the 162nd Division and Head of the Medical Screening Branch, overseeing medical assessments across the IDF. In June 2020, Beer was appointed Medical Commander of the Southern Command, responsible for establishing the Arava Medical Center, training medical forces, and leading medical preparedness for combat.
During the 2023 Iron Swords War, Beer directed emergency medical operations in the Gaza Strip, implementing the field care model from 2021, improving survival rates. In January 2024, he became Commander of the Medical Services Center, managing the IDF’s internal healthcare system.
On 10 July 2024, he was appointed Chief Medical Officer and Surgeon General of the IDF.[2]
Professional background
Beer holds an MD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is board-certified in internal medicine, and completed his residency at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. He earned a Master of Health Administration from Ben-Gurion University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. He lectures at the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine.
Personal life
Beer lives in Givatayim. He is openly gay.[3] He is married to Erez, a pianist and piano teacher, and a father of two.[4]
References
- ^ Dan Arkin, תרגיל פתע רפואי בפיקוד דרום: ״תורגל פינוי פצועים מרצועת עזה״ , December 29, 2021
- ^ מפקד חדש לחיל הרפואה, July 10, 2024
- ^ זיתון, יואב (2023-07-17). "נספח צבאי ראשון במרוקו וקצין רפואה ראשי הומו מוצהר: מינויים חדשים בצה"ל". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "היסטוריה גאה - ממחר לראשונה: קצין רפואה ראשי הומו מוצהר". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2025-05-15.