Born in Haifa , Israel
D.M.D. 1995 , Israel
Oral Medicine Specialist 2001, Israel
M.Sc. 2005, Israel
Dr. Elad is the Head of the Oral Medicine Service at the Hospital, Department of Oral Medicine, Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine. She established and runs this clinical service at the Hadassah University Hospital with special attention to the Departments of Oncology, Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Pediatric Haemato-oncology.
In addition she is the Head of a two year course for the senior undergraduate students, Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients. She also is the Head of a Continuing Education Course on the subject of Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients as part of the Israeli Dental Association Program.
Awards and Honours
1999 – “Frank Poper Award for best resident”, Hebrew University – Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
1999 – “Best M.Sc Poster Award” - Faculty Day, Hebrew University – Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
2002 – “International Association of Dental Research / Colgate Research in Prevention competition”. A travel award, San-Diego, CA, USA.
2003 – "Excellence in teaching", Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Research Interests
Dr. Elad main research interests are oral medicine, oral oncology, oral pathology and special care dentistry. She is actively involved in multi-center studies as a Principal Investigator and as a research collaborator. She is the Principal Investigator of a study of oral graft versus host disease enrolling patients in 35 European countries. She is the Head of the Working Section on Viral Infections in Cancer Patients of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer / International Society of Oral Medicine (MASCC/ISOO), a member of the Working Section on Oral Graft Versus Host Disease of the MASCC/ISOO and a member of the Oral Mucositis Study Group of MASCC/ISOO.
Public activity
Dr. Elad is the Chairperson of the Israeli Society of Oral Medicine; Secretary of the International Society of Oral Medicine; a member of the Israeli Board of Oral Medicine, Israeli Ministry of Health and Israeli Dental Association; and a member of the Israeli Academic Committee for Oral Pathology, Israeli Ministry of Health and Israeli Dental Association.