Dr. Akiva Tamir studied medicine at the Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine.
He did his residency in pediatrics at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon and Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center in Ramle.
After taking a three year fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Beilinson Hospital in Israel, he continued with another three years at Schneider Children's Hospital in Long Island, New York, Dr. Tamir joined the staff of the Wolfson Medical Center in 1993 as the attending physician in charge of pediatric cardiology services.
Dr. Tamir has built the pediatric cardiology unit for the hospital and for Save a Child's Heart. The unit supplies advanced pediatric cardiology services including complex invasive catheterizations to the community and Save a Child's Heart patients.
Dr. Tamir is one of the founding members of Save a Child's Heart and one of the leading figures in the organization. He takes active participation in developing new contacts with overseas medical systems and presenting the project worldwide. Dr. Tamir particularly likes teaching and has trained many physicians from overseas in pediatric cardiology.