Rotem Waitzman, Ph.D, MSB

Lecturer, Researcher, Bioethicist, Educational Innovator, and AI Ethics Specialist

Research Profiles & Publications
Education & Academic Training
Academic and Professional Appointments
Publications
Conferences & Academic Presentations
Contact & Collaboration

✔ Researcher in AI Ethics, Medical Ethics, and Philosophy of Education
✔ Academic leader bridging theory, practice, and real-world impact
✔ International speaker and contributor to global academic discourse
✔ Developer of innovative educational and ethical frameworks
✔ Collaborating on research initiatives addressing healthcare, ethics, and technology worldwide

Dr. Rotem Waitzman is a lecturer, researcher, bioethicist, and educational innovator specializing in the ethics of artificial intelligence, medical ethics, and the intersection between education, technology, and human well-being. His work explores how ethical frameworks can guide responsible decision-making in healthcare and education systems, while fostering resilience, justice, and human dignity in rapidly evolving environments. Through interdisciplinary research and practice, he contributes to global conversations on ethical innovation, policy, and transformative learning.

Research Profiles & Publications

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Academic and Professional Appointments

  • Lecturer, Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center – Department of Education and Science
    Israel | 2025–Present

  • Lecturer, Ariel University – College of Engineering
    Israel | 2023–Present

  • Lecturer, Peres Academic Center – Department of Health Systems Management
    Israel | 2020–Present

  • Lecturer, Zefat Academic College – Department of Nursing
    Israel | 2021–2024

  • Lecturer, Tel Aviv University – Continuing Medical Education for Family Physicians
    Israel | 2018–2022

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bar-Ilan University – Department of Sociology and Anthropology
    Israel | 2019–2022

Education & Academic Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Bar-Ilan University, Israel – Department of Sociology and Anthropology (2019–2022)

  • Ph.D. in Management
    Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland
    Dissertation: Interpersonal Communication Skills in Religiously Diverse Teams (2018)

  • M.Sc. in Bioethics
    Union Graduate College & Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA (2014)

  • M.A. in Philosophy
    Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2011)

  • B.A. in Philosophy and Life Sciences
    Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2009)

  • B.A. in Humanities
    The Open University of Israel (2019)

  • Teaching Certificate in Science
    David Yellin Academic College of Education, Israel (2015)

  • Teaching Certificate in Talmudic Literature and Jewish Thought
    The Open University of Israel (2011)

Publications

Ph.D. Dissertation

Waitzman, R. (2018). Interpersonal Communication Skills in Religiously Diverse Teams.
Poznan University of Economics, Faculty of International Business and Economics.

Scientific Books (Refereed) – Edited Special Journal Issues

Published

  • Ticho, A., & Waitzman, R. (Eds.). (2021). Journal of Medicine and Law (52). [Hebrew]

  • Ticho, A., & Waitzman, R. (Eds.). (2019). Journal of Medicine and Law – Special Issue – The Dying Patient Act (51). [Hebrew]

  • Ticho, A., & Waitzman, R. (Eds.). (2018). Journal of Medicine and Law – Special Issue – Ombudsman’s Enactment of the National Health Insurance Law (50). [Hebrew]

  • Ticho, A., & Waitzman, R. (Eds.). (2017). Journal of Medicine and Law (49). [Hebrew]

Articles in Refereed Journals

Published

2026

  • Waitzman, R. (2026). Beyond algorithmic shadows: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in the age of AI. Iyunim BaHinukh, 26, 89–97. [Hebrew]

  • Waitzman, R. (2026). Teaching in the age of artificial intelligence: teachers’ ethical-digital competencies. AI Ethics, 6(44). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00917-z

2025

  • Waitzman, R., Knobler, H. Y., Jaffe, E., & Abramowitz, M. Z. (2025). A New Interpersonal Communication Model. Medicine and Law

  • Arvatz, A., Hadas, B., Waitzman, R. et al. (2025). Putting self-regulated learning and teaching into practice. Instructional Science

  • Waitzman, R. (2025). Between Automation and Authenticity. Interdisciplinary Research in Counseling, Ethics and Philosophy

  • Waitzman, R. (2025). Digital dialogues and resilient selves. Philosophical Practice

  • Waitzman, R., & Abramowitz, M. Z. (2025). Will artificial intelligence save or harm pre-hospital emergency medicine? Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

2024

  • Waitzman, R. (2024). Philosophical Counselling as a Tool for Strengthening Personal Resilience. Interdisciplinary Research in Counseling, Ethics and Philosophy

  • Guzmen-Carmeli, S., Waitzman, R., & Friedman, T. (2024). A Permissible Sin. Journal of Religion and Health

2023

  • Lubin, G., Waitzman, R., & Abramowitz, M. Z. (2023). Are Medical Records Truly Prepared for Malpractice Liability in Cases of Suicide? Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health

2021

  • Waitzman, R. (2021). Ethical Issues in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. Medicine and Law

2019

  • Waitzman, R., Knobler, H. Y., & Jaffe, E. (2019). Interpersonal Communication Barriers in Religiously Diverse Emergency Medical Teams. Medicine and Law

2017

  • Waitzman, R. (2017). The Public Health vs. People’s Autonomy: Banning Smoking in Orthodox Jewish Community. Sociology Study

  • Waitzman, R. (2017). The Conflict between Patient Autonomy and the Dying Patient Law in Israel. Philosophy Study

  • Waitzman, R. (2017). The Change in Funerals in the Kibbutzim. Cultural and Religious Studies

2014

  • Waitzman, R. (2014). Ethical Dilemmas in Physician–Patient Relationship in a Multi-Cultural Society. Medicine and Law

Books (Not Refereed)

Authored Books

  • Waitzman, R. (2023). Breathe Forever. Niv Books. [Hebrew]

  • Waitzman, R. (2021). 50 Dilemmas in Medical Ethics. Niv Books. [Hebrew]

Conferences & Academic Presentations

Active Participation in Local (Israeli) Conferences

2026

  • Israel Society for Law and Society Annual Conference
    Peres Academic Center, Rehovot
    The Digital Parable of the Cave: Artificial Intelligence in Education as a Shaper of Economic, Political, and Legal Power Structures – Lecturer

  • Israel Society for Law and Society Annual Conference
    Peres Academic Center, Rehovot
    Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine in Israel: Between Medical Innovation and Legal and Social Power Gaps – Co-Lecturer

2025

  • National Conference on the Management of Educational Trends in Universities and Colleges
    Gordon Academic College, Haifa
    Strengthening the Emotional Resilience of Educators through Philosophical Counseling – An Exploratory Study – Lecturer

  • The Changing Learning Path – Teaching in the New Era
    Herzog College
    Ethics and Artificial Intelligence – Lecturer

  • The Changing Learning Path – Teaching in the New Era
    Herzog College
    Self-Regulated Learning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Co-Lecturer

  • Israel Society for Law and Society Annual Conference
    Peres Academic Center
    Distribution of Resources and Dangers to Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Teams in War Situations – Lecturer

2024

  • Israeli Gerontological Association Annual Conference
    Jerusalem
    Ethical Dilemmas in the Care of Dementia Patients at the End of Life – Lecturer

2022

  • Israel Society for Law and Society Annual Conference
    Peres Academic Center, Rehovot
    Testing, Education and Health under Conditions of Uncertainty – Lecturer

2020

  • Israeli Society for Medical Education – Sixth Annual Conference
    Emek Yezreel Academic College
    The Importance of Teaching Medical Ethics in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine – Lecturer

Active Participation in International Conferences

2025

  • 37th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care
    Manchester, UK
    Palliative Sedation as a Cultural Solution in Israel: Ethical and Societal Implications – Lecturer

  • 18th International Conference on Philosophical Practice
    Zagreb, Croatia
    Using Philosophical Counselling to Increase Personal Resilience – Lecturer

  • Perspective About Truth IV Conference
    Bucharest, Romania
    Ethical Truths in AI-Assisted Education: Between Authenticity and Algorithmic Mediation – Lecturer

Earlier International Conferences

  • 13th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law (UNESCO Chair)
    Jerusalem, Israel (2018) – Lecturer

  • International Conferences for PhD Students and Young Researchers in Economics, Management and Finance
    Poznan, Poland (2017, 2016) – Lecturer

  • 12th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law (UNESCO Chair)
    Limassol, Cyprus (2015) – Lecturer

  • 10th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law (UNESCO Chair)
    Jerusalem, Israel (2015) – Lecturer

Conference Organization

  • 12th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law
    Limassol, Cyprus (2015)
    Bioethics Education – Co-Chair

Invited Academic Lectures / Colloquia

  • Stanford University, United States (2026)
    Beyond Algorithmic Shadows: Rethinking Epistemic Agency in the Age of AI Through Plato’s Cave

Invited Lectures – Non-Academic Settings

  • Civil Service Information Systems Managers Conference, Israel (2025)
    Ethics in the Use of Artificial Intelligence

  • MOFET Institute – Open Spaces Forum for Teacher Educators, Tel Aviv (2025)
    Teacher Qualifications in Artificial Intelligence

Contact & Collaboration

I welcome academic collaboration, research partnerships, invitations to international conferences, keynote lectures, consulting in the fields of ethics, AI, education, and healthcare, as well as opportunities to develop innovative educational initiatives.

For professional inquiries, media requests, or institutional cooperation, please feel free to get in touch:

Email: rotemwa@l-w.ac.il, rotem@r-w.co.il
Institutional Affiliation: Levinsky–Wingate Academic Center
Location: Israel

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