Exhibit 15.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-206292) and in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-203133) of our report dated March 22, 2016 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,(the “Company”), which appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015.
| By: | /s/ Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co. |
| | Certified Public Accountants |
Date: June 23, 2017 | | A member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited |