Nir Livneh, MD, MPH
About Nir Livneh, MD, MPH
Awards and Honors
2026, Best Research Award and Scholarship, The Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting
2025, Best Poster Presentation Award, 2nd place, The Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting
2019, Outstanding Performance During Internship Year, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
2019, Dean's Honor Certificate of Excellence and Scholarship, for the best GPA in class, School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2019, Dean's Honor Certificate of Excellence, for outstanding academic achievements (top 5% of class), School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2019, Summa Cum Laude, Tel Aviv University
2018, Outstanding MD Thesis and Scholarship, 3rd place (out of 200) and a scholarship at the annual MD Thesis Contest, School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2018, Dean's Honor Certificate of Excellence for outstanding academic achievements (top 5% of class), School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2014, Dean's Honor Certificate of Excellence and Scholarship for outstanding academic achievements (top 1% of class), School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Leadership and Memberships
European Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Israeli Medical Association
Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MPH - School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Medical Degree
MD - School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Internship
The Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
Residency
Otolaryngology - Sheba Medical Center, Israel (Administrative Chief Resident)
Fellowship
Otolaryngology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2026
Hilewitz, D., Wazana, Y., Prat, Y., Hack, S., Livneh, N., Glikson, E. (2026). The safety and clinical outcomes of
open tracheostomy performed by residents in an academic center: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Submitted
to Clinical Otolaryngology.
Alsleibi, S., Michelson, N., Livneh, N., Peled, I., Carmel, E., Madgar, O. (2026). Effect of Topical Nasal Anesthesia
on Tolerance and Diagnostic Quality During Pediatric Fiberoptic Endoscopy: A Prospective Controlled Study.
Submitted to International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
Rozendorn, N., Sternberg, N., Tessler, I., Livneh, N., Wolfovitz, A., Gimmon, Y. (2026) Cognitive–Motor
Interference During the Suppression Head Impulse Paradigm. Submitted to Journal of Vestibular Research.
Hack, S., Attal, R., Farzad, A., Crew, LA., Silverstein, S., Jacob K., Livneh, N., Alsleibi, S., Saleh, N., Gvili, B., Yogev,
D., Remer, E., Alon, EE., Siegal, G., Takashima, M., Zalzal, H. (2026). Comprehensive Evaluation of AI Consent
Forms in Otolaryngologic Surgery, Submitted to World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Tessler, I., Omar, M., Wolfovitz, A., Gimmon, Y., Hack, S., Rozendorn, N., Livneh, N., Klang, E. (2026). Sociodemographic Bias in LLMs’ Clinical Decision-Making for Dizziness, Submitted to The Laryngoscope.
Remer, E., Hack, S., Stanger, V., Galper, A., Livneh, N., Shahal, D., & Alon, E. E. (2026). Translation and
Validation of the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) for Hebrew-Speaking Patients. Head & neck,
10.1002/hed.70216. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70216
2025
Livneh, N., Wazana, Y., Peled, I., Carmel, E., Peled, C., Madgar, I. (2025). Telemedicine Assessment of Tonsil
Size in Children with Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Submitted to JAMA Otolaryngology.
Livneh, N., Shimron, H.B.-r., Tessler, I., Rozendorn, N., Alsleibi, S., Wolfovitz, A. and Gimmon, Y. (2025), The
Effect of Sleep Deprivation on the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex and Vestibular Adaptation in Healthcare Night-
Shift Workers. The Laryngoscope. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.32160
Livneh, N.; Weinstein Wexler, C; Feinmesser, G.; Granot, I.; Alon, E. Negative Second PET-CT 1 Year After
Treatment of Oropharyngeal Cancer Predicts Low Mortality and Recurrence. Clin Otolaryngol. 2025;50(6):973-
980. doi:10.1111/coa.70003
Livneh, N., Yakirevitch, A. (2025). Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Harefuah, 164(1), 58–59.
Tessler, I.; Wolfovitz, A.; Gecel, N.; Hazan, T.; Livneh, N.; Sleibi, S.; Gimmon, Y. The Video Ocular Counter-Roll
Test: Validation for Vestibular Dysfunction Diagnosis in Clinical Practice. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025
Feb 12. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1164. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39936253.
2024
Yaniv, D.; Flukes, S.; Livneh, N.; Vainer, I.; Soudry, E.; Amitai, N.; Spielman, D.; Cohen, M.A.; Mizrachi, A. The
Incidence of Radiologic Evidence of Sinusitis Following Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: A Multi-Center Study. J.
Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 5143. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175143
Tessler I, Wolfovitz A, Alon EE, Gecel NA, Livneh N, Zimlichman E, Klang E. ChatGPT's adherence to
otolaryngology clinical practice guidelines. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Jul;281(7):3829-3834. doi:
10.1007/s00405-024-08634-9. Epub 2024 Apr 22. PMID: 38647684.
Drozdinsky G, Arad N, Spectre G, Livneh N, Poran I, Raanani P, Falanga A, Ten Cate H, Gafter-Gvili A, Leader A.
Anticoagulation in cancer patients with atrial fibrillation and grade 3–4 thrombocytopenia. Thrombosis
Research, Volume 235, Pages 92-97, 2024
Tessler I, Wolfowitz A, Livneh N, Gecel NA, Sorin V, Barash Y, Konen E, Klang E. Advancing Medical Practice with
Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT in Healthcare. The Israel Medical Association Journal, volume 26, Issue 2, Pages
80-85, 2024.
Tessler I, Primov-Fever A, Soffer S, Anteby R, Gecal NA, Livneh N, Alon EE, Zimlichman E, Klang E. Deep learning
in voice analysis for diagnosing vocal cord pathologies: a systematic review. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-
Laryngology, Volume 281, Issue 2, pages 863-871, 2024.
2023
Manor U, Kfir J, Livneh N, Zilbemran T, Yelin D, Meltzer E. Concurrent Visual and Auditory Deficits in a Patient
with Rickettsia conorii Infection, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 109, Issue 3,
Page 501, 2023
Madgar O, Livneh N, Dobriyan A, Dagan E, Alon EE. Airway management following head and neck
microvascular reconstruction: is tracheostomy mandatory?, Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Volume
88, 2023
2022
Feinmesser G, Eyal A, Shrot S, Belenky EA, Mansour J, Livneh N, Knoller H, Schindel H, Alon E. Comparison of
lateral neck X-ray to neck CT in patients with suspicious bone impaction:“Old habits die hard”, American
Journal of Otolaryngology, Volume 43, Issue 1, 2022.
2021
Livneh N, Mansour J, Kassif Lerner R, Feinmesser G, Alon EE. Early vs. late tracheostomy in ventilated COVID-
19 patients – A retrospective study. American Journal of Otolaryngology, Volume 42, Issue 6, 2021.
Livneh N, Braeken D, Drozdinsky G, Gafter-Gvili A, Seelig J, Rozovski U, Berger T, Raanani P, Falanga A, Ten Cate
H, Spectre G, Leader A. Anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation, thrombocytopenia and
hematological malignancy. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2021 Feb 1
2020
Li H, Livneh N, Dogan S, & Shaha AR. (2020). The Growth Kinetics of Collision Nodal Metastasis from
Medullary and Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas: A Case Report. European Thyroid Journal, 10(1), 9-16.
Ringel B, Livneh N, Carmel-Neiderman NN, Horowitz G, Margalit N, Fliss DM, & Abergel A. (2020). Averting
Delayed Complications of Open Anterior Skull Base Surgery. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base.
Ringel, B., Shilo, S., Carmel-Neiderman, N. N., Livneh, N., Oestreicher-Kedem, Y., Abergel, A., ... & Horowitz, G.
(2020). Low rates of airway intervention in adult supraglottitis: A case series and meta-analysis. American
Journal of Otolaryngology, 102482.
2019
Tamir, S., Friehmann, T., Ratzon, R., Livneh, N., Spectre, G., Atar, E., ... & Leader, A. (2019). Computed
Tomography Findings Associated With 30-Day Mortality in Patients With Malignant Superior Vena Cava
Syndrome. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 43(6), 912-918.
Ratzon, R., Tamir, S., Friehmann, T., Livneh, N., Dudnik, E., Rozental, A., ... & Raanani, P. (2019). Thrombosis,
anticoagulation and outcomes in malignant superior vena cava syndrome. Journal of thrombosis and
thrombolysis, 47(1), 121-128.
2018
Livneh, N., Schwartz, H., Erez, N. (2018). Characterizing Melanoma Cell Dissemination Patterns in a Novel
Mouse Model of Spontaneous Metastasis. Abstract. Israeli Medical Association Journal, 20 (1), 660.
2016
Schwartz, H., Blacher, E., Amer, M., Livneh, N., Abramovitz, L., Klein, A., … Purkop, T., Erez, N. (2016). Incipient
melanoma brain metastases instigate astrogliosis and neuroinflammation. Cancer research, 76 (15), 4359-
4371.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2026
Livneh, N., Ofir, N., Rosenfeld, N., Madgar, O. Safety Profile of Rigid Bronchoscopy in the Evaluation of
Suspected Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Submitted for oral presentation at the American Academy of
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2026 Annual Meeting
Livneh, N.; Wazana, Y.; Peled, I.; Carmel, E.; Peled C.; Madgar, O. Can telemedicine be used for pre-operative
evaluation of pediatric patients with sleep-disordered breathing? Oral presentation at the Resident’s Best
Research Session, Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting 2026
2025
Livneh, N.; Carmel, E.; Michaelson, N.; Peled, C.; Madgar, O. National Survey of Peri-Operative Practices for
Pediatric Tracheostomies in Israel: Identifying Variability and Opportunities for Standardization. Oral
presentation at the Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2025
Livneh, N.; Uziel, A.; Shapira, Y.; Wolfovitz A. Tympanoplasty perforation freshening technique – a randomized
controlled trial. Poster presentation at the Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery annual
meeting 2025
2024
Tessler, I.; Wolfovitz, A.; Gecel, N.; Hazan, T.; Livneh, N.; Sleibi, S.; Gimmon, Y. The Video Ocular Counter-Roll
Test: Validation for Vestibular Dysfunction Diagnosis in Clinical Practice. AAO-HNSF 2024 annual meeting