Current Position:

Head, Department of Pediatrics

Head, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric AIDS center

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

M.D. 1975 (#11603)

Specialties:

Pediatrics (#10068) and Infectious Diseases (#12348)

Education

1965 - 1972  Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

1972 - 1973  Rotation Internship, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1976 - 1979  Residency, Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1982 - Research, Infectious Diseases, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1982 - 1985  Fellow in infectious diseases and clinical immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Oklahoma Children's Memorial Hospital, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

1999 – 2000    Course on General and Economical Management of Hospitals and Health Systems, the Israeli Management Center, Tel Aviv.

University Appointments

1995 to present   Associate Professor of Pediatrics, the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

1990 – 1995  Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics, Hebrew  University, Hadassah Medical  School, Jerusalem

1982 - 1985  Senior Clinical Scientist, Cancer Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

1980 - 1982 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

Employment

2002- present  Head, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

2000 – present  Head, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric AIDS Center,  Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

2000 – 2002  Acting Head, Pediatric Outpatient Clinics, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

2000 - 2001  Acting Head, Pediatric Ambulatory Care Service, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1990 – present  Senior Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

2000 Sept-Oct  Visiting Professor, the Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

1999 – 2000  Head, Pediatric Day Care Service, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1989 - 1990  Acting Head, Infectious Disease Clinic, Hadassah University Hospital,  Jerusalem

1985 – 1989  Senior consultants in Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1982 – 1985  Fellow in infectious diseases and clinical immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Oklahoma Children's Memorial Hospital, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1982 - Research, Infectious Diseases, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1979 – 1981  Israel Defense Forces: Lieutenant-Colonel

1979 - Acting Head, Neonatal Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1976 – 1979    Resident in Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1973 – 1976    Israel Defense Forces: Captain

Teaching Appointments and Activities

2005 – present  Head, Teachers-Students Committee, The Faculty of Medicine, the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

2005 - present  Faculty member; Teaching Ethiopian trainees (doctors and nurses) on anti- retroviral therapy of AIDS children (Train of Trainers program)

1998 - present   Teaching in yearly European Training Courses on Infections in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients for physicians in the European Bone Marrow Transplantation Centers

1995 – 1999    Member of the Committee for examination in pediatrics, the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

1990 – 1995  Director of teaching program for students in fourth year of the Medical School, at the Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem

1991 - 1993  Director of post graduate teaching in pediatrics of physicians trained  abroad, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.

Professional Committees

2000 – 2004    Council member, the International Immunocompromised Host Society

2004 – present  Member of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) International Antimicrobial Therapy Cooperative Group  and Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group

1992 - present Member of the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

1993 – 2004  Member of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group

1994 – 2004  Member of the International Antimicrobial Therapy Cooperative Group  (IATCG) of the EORTC 

1990 – 1994  Member of the Committee of the Israel Clinical Pediatric Association

1997 – 2001  Member of the Residency Committee, Hadassah University Hospital

1995 – 2003  Head the Israeli Pediatric Infectious Diseases group

1998 – present  Head the Israeli Pediatric AIDS group

Special Missions

1979 - Member of first medical team sent by the Israel Government for Medical Care of Cambodian refugees

1987 - First physician sent by the Israel Government and Hadassah University Hospital for the project Hadassah-USAID-Israel at Kinshasa, Zaire

Head of the pediatric department of the Israeli field hospital sent by the Israel Government for medical care of Rwanda refugees

Head of the pediatric department of the Israeli field hospital sent by the Israel Government for medical care of Kosovo refugees

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1999  Head of the pediatric department of the Israeli field hospital sent by the Israel Government  for medical care of earthquake victims in Duzce, Turkey.

2004 Member of medical team sent by the Israel Government for Medical   Help to Sri-Lanka at the Tsunami event

2005 - Prize giving in the theater category for the "people of the year, 2005" Israel ceremony

2005-2006  Founde and head of an Israeli volunteer group of physicians, nurses, volunteers and medical clowns in Ethiopian orphanages; an ongoig project      

Membership in Professional Societies

            Immunocompromised Host Society

            American Society for Microbiology

            International Society for Infectious Diseases

            European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

            Israel Medical Association

            Israel Pediatric Clinical Association

            Israel Infectious Diseases Society

            Israel Society for Microbiology

Special Award

1973    Israel Defense Forces Exemplary Conduct Medal for Outstanding Medical Services under Fire in Yom Kippur War

Prizes and Awards

1971    Prize for outstanding scholar, Hebrew University,  Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

1978    Hadassah Medical Organization Incentive Price for work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah University Hospital

1980    Dean's Prize, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, for outstanding work in pediatrics and medical research

1984    Oklahoma State Allergy Society Incentive Award, best paper in Allergy-Immunology, 30th Annual Meeting, Oklahoma Association of House Staff Physicians

1985    Oklahoma State Allergy Society Incentive Award best paper in Allergy-Immunology, 31st Annual Meeting, Oklahoma Association of House Staff Physicians

1985    Central Oklahoma Pediatric Society Incentive Award, best paper in Pediatrics, 31st Annual Meeting, Oklahoma Association of House Staff Physicians, Hadassah Organization incentive award for research on experimental   meningitis

Distinguish teacher in Pediatrics, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.