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# Achievements and Recognition

> Dr. Avi Chezar was named among Israel's three leading shoulder surgery doctors in the Forbes Israel survey 10 years in a row, and is ranked in Dun's 100.

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Forbes Israel · Dun's 100 Medical

# Achievements and Recognition

Ongoing professional recognition of Dr. Avi Chezar in Israel's leading rankings, reflecting clinical excellence, many years of experience and leadership in shoulder surgery.

Dr. Chezar has been named in Forbes Israel's "Best Doctors in Israel" list every year since 2017 in shoulder surgery, as one of the three leading shoulder doctors in the country. Since 2023 he has also appeared in the Dun's 100 Medical ranking, in the shoulder and elbow subspecialty. In both rankings, the recommendations come from specialist physicians – his professional peers.

Last updated: 6 October 2026 · [לעמוד בעברית](https://www.catef4u.com/achievements)

*Covers of the Forbes Israel "Best Doctors" issues, 2017–2025*

**Forbes Israel Best Doctors in Israel – shoulder surgery:** 2017–2026 10 years in a row

**Dun's 100 Medical Leading specialist physicians – shoulder and elbow:** 2023–2026 4 years in a row

**In the shoulder field in Israel:** Top 3

**Years of experience:** 20+

**Shoulder operations:** 2,000+

**Consecutive years in Forbes:** 10

## Year by year

Ten years of recognition, from the 2017 issue to the 2026 ranking. Each year shows the cover or certificate, and where it can be verified.

![Cover of the 2017 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2017.webp)

2017

  - **Forbes Israel**[Medica](https://rmc-med.co.il/doctors/%D7%93%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%96%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99/)

![Cover of the 2018 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2018.webp)

2018

  - **Forbes Israel**The article[Blinker](https://blinker.co.il/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A1-15-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7-%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%95-%D7%94/143706/)

![Cover of the 2019 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2019.webp)

2019

  - **Forbes Israel**[Medica](https://rmc-med.co.il/doctors/%D7%93%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%96%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99/)

![Cover of the 2020 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2020.webp)

2020

  - **Forbes Israel**[Emek News](https://emeknews.co.il/21-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4/)

![Cover of the 2021 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2021.webp)

2021

  - **Forbes Israel**[ResultMed](https://www.resultmed.com/news/best-doctors-2021/)

![Cover of the 2022 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2022.webp)

2022

  - **Forbes Israel**

![Dun's 100 ranking of the best specialist physicians in Israel for 2023 – Dr. Avi Chezar, shoulder and elbow](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_2023-640.webp)

2023

  - **Forbes Israel**
  - **Dun's 100 Medical**[Dun's 100](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2023)

![Cover of the 2024 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2024.webp)

2024

  - **Forbes Israel**[Assuta](https://media.assuta.co.il/media/channels/assuta_news/forbs_2024/)
  - **Dun's 100 Medical**EmekMedica[Dun's 100](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2024)[Assuta](https://media.assuta.co.il/media/channels/assuta_news/duns_100_2024/)

![Cover of the 2025 Best Doctors issue of Forbes Israel](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/cover_2025.webp)

2025

  - **Forbes Israel**
  - **Dun's 100 Medical**Screenshot of the list[Dun's 100](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2025)

![Dun's 100 Medical ranking for 2026 – Dr. Avi Chezar, shoulder and elbow](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_2026-640.webp)

2026

  - **Forbes Israel**
  - **Dun's 100 Medical**The certificate[Dun's 100](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2026)

Forbes Israel – Best Doctors in Israel, shoulder surgeryDun's 100 Medical – shoulder and elbow

## How are the leading doctors chosen?

### Forbes Israel

Forbes Israel publishes its list of the best doctors in Israel once a year. According to the magazine, the list is not an editorial recommendation and is not based on patient ratings. Specialist physicians, who verify their identity in a dedicated system, recommend the outstanding doctors in each subspecialty of their own field.

"We asked them to recommend the doctors they would refer their own relatives to." Forbes Israel, on its selection method (translated from Hebrew)

To reduce bias, the number of recommendations for colleagues from the same institution is limited, and recommendations for doctors at other institutions carry more weight. Before publication, the list is checked with the hospitals: names, titles, specialty and position.

[The selection method, as published by Forbes Israel](https://forbes.co.il/forbes-best-doctors-2025/) (Hebrew)

### Dun's 100 Medical

Dun & Bradstreet's Dun's 100 Medical ranks the leading specialist physicians in each subspecialty and lists them in alphabetical order. The ranking is based on questionnaires completed by hundreds of doctors, in which they recommend the leading specialists in their field, and on consultations with hospital and department directors.

9doctors nationwide were selected in the shoulder and elbow subspecialty in the 2026 ranking

In 2023 and 2024 Dr. Chezar appears on the list as deputy director of the orthopedic division and director of the shoulder unit at Emek Medical Center, and in 2025 and 2026 as a senior shoulder physician at Carmel Medical Center. In 2023, 6 doctors were included in this subspecialty.

[The criteria on the Dun's 100 website](https://www.duns100.co.il/criterions) (Hebrew)

## From the issues and certificates

The original publications are in Hebrew. Select an image to enlarge it.

Forbes Israel

Articles, pages and covers from the Best Doctors issues.

![Dr. Avi Chezar with a model of the shoulder joint, on page 82 of the Forbes Israel issue of 7 May 2018](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_profile-640.webp)

***Expert profile in Forbes**Forbes Israel issue of 7 May 2018, page 82*

![Pages from the Forbes Israel list of best doctors, with the entry and photo of Dr. Avi Chezar](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_pages-640.webp)

***Extended profile article**Pages from the list, with Dr. Chezar's entry*

![Cover of the Forbes Israel Best Doctors 2024 issue and a page from the issue](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_2024-640.webp)

***Forbes Israel 2024**2024 issue: the cover and a page from the issue*

![Cover of the Forbes Israel Best Doctors 2022 issue, and a photo of Dr. Avi Chezar from the issue](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_2022-640.webp)

***Forbes Israel 2022**2022 issue: the cover and a photo of Dr. Chezar from the issue*

![Cover of the Forbes Israel Best Doctors 2021 issue and a page from the issue](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_2021-640.webp)

***Forbes Israel 2021**2021 issue: the cover and a page from the issue*

![Opening pages of the Forbes Israel Best Doctors in Israel 2018 issue](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_2018-640.webp)

***Forbes Israel 2018**2018 issue: the opening pages*

![Covers of the Forbes Israel Best Doctors issues from different years](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/forbes_compilation-640.webp)

***Forbes magazine – the top three in shoulder surgery**Covers of the issues from different years*

Dun's 100 Medical

Dun's 100 announcements and hospital notices.

![Dun's 100 Medical ranking for 2026 – Dr. Avi Chezar, shoulder and elbow](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_2026-640.webp)

***Selected as a leader in Israel – 2026 ranking**Dun's 100 Medical 2026, shoulder and elbow*

![The Shoulder and Elbow list for 2025 on the Dun's 100 website – Dr. Avi Chezar, Carmel Medical Center](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_2025-640.webp)

***The leading specialists, 2025**The 2025 list on the Dun's 100 website*

![Emek Medical Center congratulates Dr. Avi Chezar on his selection for the 2024 Dun's 100 ranking](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_haemek_2024-640.webp)

***Emek Medical Center – recognition and pride**Emek Medical Center congratulates, 2024*

![Medica doctors in the Dun's 100 ranking of the best specialist physicians in Israel for 2024](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_medica_2024.webp)

***The best specialist physicians in Israel, 2024**Medica Medical Centers, 2024*

![Dun's 100 ranking of the best specialist physicians in Israel for 2023 – Dr. Avi Chezar, shoulder and elbow](https://www.catef4u.com/images/achievements/duns100_2023-640.webp)

***Dun's 100 – Israel's top doctors**Dun's 100 Medical 2023, shoulder and elbow*

## External sources

The Dun's 100 lists are open to view on the ranking's website. The full Forbes Israel lists are published in the printed issue, so for some years only a cover or a scan from the issue is available. The sources below are in Hebrew unless marked otherwise.

### Dun's 100 Medical

- 2026 · duns100.co.il[Dun's 100 – shoulder and elbow, 2026](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2026)Dr. Avi Chezar – senior shoulder physician, Carmel Medical Center
- 2025 · duns100.co.il[Dun's 100 – shoulder and elbow, 2025](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2025)Dr. Avi Chezar – senior shoulder physician, Carmel Medical Center
- 2024 · duns100.co.il[Dun's 100 – shoulder and elbow, 2024](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2024)Dr. Avi Chezar – deputy director of the orthopedic division, director of the shoulder unit, Emek Medical Center
- 2024 · Assuta[230 Assuta doctors on Dun & Bradstreet's 2024 list of best doctors](https://media.assuta.co.il/media/channels/assuta_news/duns_100_2024/)Dr. Avi Chezar appears among Assuta's shoulder doctors.
- 2023 · duns100.co.il[Dun's 100 – shoulder and elbow, 2023](https://www.duns100.co.il/rating/Duns_100_medical/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%A3_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%A7/2023)Dr. Avi Chezar – deputy director of the orthopedic division, director of the shoulder unit, Emek Medical Center

### Forbes Israel

- 2024 · Assuta[333 Assuta doctors on Forbes magazine's 2024 list of the best doctors in Israel](https://media.assuta.co.il/media/channels/assuta_news/forbs_2024/)Dr. Avi Chezar appears on the list, with a link to his Assuta profile.
- 2021 · ResultMed (English)[Best Doctors in Israel – Forbes 2021](https://www.resultmed.com/news/best-doctors-2021/)Dr. Avi Chezar appears in the list of orthopedists.
- 2020 · Emek News[21 doctors from Emek Medical Center on the list of the best doctors in Israel](https://emeknews.co.il/21-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4/)Dr. Avraham Chezar, director of the shoulder unit in the Orthopedics and Rehabilitation division (Dr. Avi Chezar's full name).
- 2018 · Blinker[Forbes: 15 doctors from Emek Medical Center ranked among "the best doctors in Israel"](https://blinker.co.il/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A1-15-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7-%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%95-%D7%94/143706/)Dr. Avraham Chezar, specialist in shoulder and orthopedic trauma. The announcement was also published on [Hevrati News](https://www.hevrati.org.il/%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%99/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A1-15-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%96-%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A7-%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%95-%D7%94/).
- 2017–2019 · Medica RMC[Dr. Avi Chezar – Medica RMC](https://rmc-med.co.il/doctors/%D7%93%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%96%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99/)2017–2019: outstanding specialist in shoulder surgery in the Forbes doctors' ranking.

### Selection methods

- 2025 · Forbes Israel[1,300 doctors, dozens of specialties: Forbes launches its 2025 Best Doctors issue](https://forbes.co.il/forbes-best-doctors-2025/)The "How we checked" section describes the peer review and the fact-checking.
- duns100.co.il[Dun's 100 – criteria](https://www.duns100.co.il/criterions)The section "Ranking of the best specialist physicians in Israel" describes the questionnaires and the consultations.

The links were checked on 6 October 2026.

## Frequently asked questions

### In which years was Dr. Avi Chezar named in the Forbes Israel list?

Every year from 2017 to 2026 – 10 years in a row. He appears in Forbes Israel's "Best Doctors in Israel" list in shoulder surgery, as one of the three leading shoulder doctors in the country.

### Does Dr. Chezar appear in the Dun's 100 ranking?

Yes. Since 2023 he has appeared every year in Dun & Bradstreet's Dun's 100 Medical ranking, in the shoulder and elbow subspecialty. In the 2026 ranking, 9 doctors from across the country were selected in this subspecialty, and the lists for all years are open to view on the Dun's 100 website.

### Who chooses the doctors in these rankings?

Doctors. In Forbes Israel, specialist physicians recommend, in a verified survey, the colleagues they would refer their own relatives to, and the list is checked with the hospitals before publication. In Dun's 100, hundreds of doctors complete a questionnaire recommending the leading specialists in their field, and the team also consults hospital and department directors.

### How can the rankings be verified?

The Dun's 100 lists for 2023–2026 can be viewed on the ranking's website. The full Forbes Israel lists are published in the printed issue, and Dr. Chezar's appearance in them is documented in announcements by Emek Medical Center (2018, 2020) and Assuta (2024), as well as in scans from the issues. All the links are collected in the [list of sources](#sources) on this page.

### Are the rankings based on surgical outcomes or patient reviews?

No. According to Forbes Israel, the list is not based on patient recommendations, and in Israel the Ministry of Health does not publish success or complication data by doctor. Patients' own reviews – 286 reviews with a score of 9.7 out of 10 on DocAdvisor – can be read on the [reviews page](https://www.catef4u.com/en/reviews).

## Choose a doctor chosen as a leader

For diagnosis and personalized treatment with Dr. Avi Chezar – one of the three leading doctors in Israel in shoulder surgery. Dr. Chezar sees patients at his clinics at Assuta Haifa and RMC Afula, and appointments are booked by phone with the secretary.

[Call 052-422-4623](tel:+972524224623)
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