Eli Schwartz, MD, DTMH, is a Full Professor (clinical) at Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and the Director of the Center of Geographic Medicine & Tropical Diseases at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Professor Schwartz is also the Head of the Molecular Laboratory for Tropical Diseases at Sheba Medical Center, and the president of the Israeli Society of Parasitology and Tropical Diseases. In the past, Professor Schwartz also served as president of the Asia–Pacific Travel Health (APTH) Society. Professor Schwartz has been deeply involved in tropical and travel medicine since 1987. He gained his field experience while working for several years in Asia and Africa. Professor Schwartz has published several books and more than 250 articles and chapters in the medical literature on travel and tropical diseases. His latest book, “Tropical Diseases in Travelers” (Wiley-Blackwell) was published in 2009.