Education:

1971-1978:	Medical School, Hadassah Hospital, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1978-1979:	Internship, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1979:	M.D. Degree, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem

Postdoctoral Training:

1983-1985	Residence in Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1986-1989	Fellowship in Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1990	Oxbridge Organ Transplantation Course, Oxford, U.K.
1992-1994	Transplantation Cardiology Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Thesis:	Evaluation of treatment with Acebutolol hydrochloride (Sectral) on patients suffering from ischemic heart disease by clinical follow-up and 24 hour ECG monitoring

Licensure and Certification:

1979	E.C.F.M.G. Examination
1982	U.S. Visa Qualifying Examination (V.Q.E.)
1986	Israeli Internal Medicine Board Examination
1989	Israeli Cardiology Board Examination
1993	U.S. Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX)

Academic Appointments:

1985	Instructor in Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1990	Lecturer in Cardiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1993	Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Hospital Appointments:

1989-1991	Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1989-1991	Consultant for the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Wing, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1989-1991	Medical Director of the National Heart Transplantation Program, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1994-Present:	Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem Medical Director of the Heart Transplantation & Heart Failure Program, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

Other University Appointments:

1999 -	Member of the Medical School Committee for student admission.
1999 -	Member of the Medical School committee for the Internal medicine final examination.
2000-2001	In charge of cardiology teaching program in the medical school.

Awards:

1977	Recipient of Mifal Hapais Research Grant for Young Investigators
1979	Recipient of the Faculty Prize for M.D. Thesis

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies:

1979 -	Israel Medical Association
1991-	Member - Israeli Heart Society
1994-	Member - International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation
1998 -	Committee Member of the Israeli Working Group on Cardiomyopathies, Israeli Heart Society.
2000 -	Committee Member of the Israeli Working Group on Heart Failure, Israeli Heart Society.

Major Administrative Responsibilities:

1979-1983	Military Service, Medical Officer, Israeli Navy.
1999 -	Senior Cardiologist, National Institution of Hyperbaric Medicine, Israel Navy