- Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
- Senior Lecturer, Director of the Rheumatology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Arik Polachek is Director of the Rheumatology Unit at Rabin Medical Center — Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, affiliated with the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. His clinical and research expertise focuses on psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, with particular interests in musculoskeletal ultrasound, patient-reported outcomes, and real-world evidence. He has conducted research in collaboration with leading international centers including the Centre for Prognostic Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases at the University of Toronto, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading rheumatology journals.