Personal details
Date and place of Birth: 12 November 1962, Israel
Family status: Married (to Noorit Felsenthal-Berger, PhD., Developmental & Educational psychologist), father of 3 boys
Regular military service: 1981-1985, Armour Corps, Rank - Major
Education
M.D. 1985-1992, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Postgraduate Training
1992-1993: Internship, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
1993-1998: Residency in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
1998-2003: Pediatric Neurology Fellowship, Department of Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA and Neuropediatric Unit, Shaare
Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
2003- 2005: Senior neurologist, Neuropediatric Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
2005-present: Senior neurologist, Neuropediatric Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center,
Academic Appointments
2005 - Lecturer in Pediatrics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beer-Sheva, Israel
2007 - Lecturer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine
Professional Activities
2006 - Neurologist in charge of the Neuro-Fetal clinic, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
2006-2009: Director, pediatric ADHD center, Hadassah-Optimal, JTP, Jerusalem
2007 - Member, Ethics committee, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine, School of Occupational Therapy
2007 - Pediatric neurology consultant for iMER (international Medical Evaluation & Referral) – consultations given abroad and at Hadassah medical center (international patients)
2007 - Medical and scientific consultant, Neuro-Tech Solutions Ltd. (High-tech company)
2006-2010: Reviewer for medical journals – Pediatrics, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Neuropediatrics, Post Graduate Medicine, Acta Neuropsychiatrica, Neonatology, Epilepsy research
2009 - Member, Teaching committee, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine, School of Occupational Therapy
2009 - Member, the scientific council of the IMA (Israel Medical Association)
2009 - Member, the executive committee of the IMA (Israel Medical Association)
2010 - Member, the executive board of the ISPND (Israeli Society of Pediatric Neurology and Development)
Membership in Professional Societies
1993:Israel Medical Association
1994: Israeli Society of Clinical Pediatrics
1999: American Academy of Neurology
2003: Israeli Society of Pediatric Neurology and Development
2004: Israeli League against Epilepsy
2007: European Society for Paediatric Research
Awards
1997: Hebrew University-Hadassah, Faculty of Medicine Award for Excellency in Clinical Pediatrics
2009: Hebrew University-Hadassah, Faculty of Medicine Award for Excellency in Pediatric Medicine Research
Research Grants
1996-2010: The Israel Ministry of Health, The Joint Research Fund Hebrew University and the Authority for Research & Development, Mirski Fund, The Israeli Society of Clinical Pediatrics, The Internal Fund of Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, The Israeli Society for Ambulatory Pediatrics.
Teaching at The Hebrew University
Doctoral Degree Students, MA Students, medical students
Research Topics
§ Neonatal EEG.
§ The Biological aspect of selective mutism.
§ Molecular basis of lipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency in Ashkenazi Jews.
§ Clinical experience with open label topiramate use in infants younger than 2 years.
§ Third ventricle enlargement among newborn infants with trisomy 21.
§ Mitochondrial complex I deficiency caused by a deleterious NDUFA11 mutation.
§ Prenatal microcephaly.
§ The effect of anti-epileptic drugs on mitochondrial activity.
§ Novel computerized test: an objective measures of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
§ The genetic basis of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency.
§ Body mass index of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
§ The impact of fetal mild isolated ventriculomegaly on speech and language development.
§ Neonatal seizures recognition - comparative study of continuous amplitude integrated EEG versus conventional EEG.
§ The unique neurodevelopment of extremely low-birth weight infants.