Director:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hadassah University Hospital,
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem
Date of birth: December 26th, 1950.
Marital status: Married, three children.
Education and Professional Training
1969 – 1976 Studies toward M.D.: The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. M.D. Thesis: Cancer of the Rectum: Factors influencing survival of patients. Supervised by Prof. A. Durst.
1976 – 1977 Internship at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
1977 – 1983 Residency in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
1983 – 1985 Research Investigator at the Population Council, Rockefeller University, New York.
1985 – 2001 Senior Physician at the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
Qualifications
1976 Successfully passed the examination of Education , Commission for Foreign Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate no. 257-962-1
1979 Successfully passed the Visa Qualifying Examination (VQE) certificate no. 257-921-1.
1980 Passed with distinction Part I of the Israeli Boards in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1983 Successfully passed Part II of the Israeli Boards in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1986 – 2001 In charge of teaching medical students in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.
1986 – 2001 Head of the menopausal clinic in the department of Ob/Gyn. Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.
1996 – 2001 Chairman, Teachers - Students Committee, Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University.
2000 Consultant to the Department of Maternal, Fetal and Adolescent Health Care in the Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem.
2001 - In charge of the maternity unit at Hadassah Mount Scopus
Degrees
1979 Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.
1983 Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.
1991 Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.
1997 Clinical Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical school, Jerusalem.
Awards and Distinctions
1976 Passed with distinction 6th year of Medical School.
1980 Passed with distinction Part I of the Israeli Boards in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1986 Received Population Council Award no. B86. 17M for the project: "Sperm motility and Fertilizing capacity enhancement factors".
1986 Honored as the distinguished teacher of Medical students in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1987 Honored as the distinguished teacher of Medical students in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1990 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University.
1991 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University.
1992 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University.
1993 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University
1994 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University
1995 Received the Prof. Lipman- Halperine award for the Distinguished Clinical Teacher of the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University
1996 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University - the Rector’s list.
1997 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University - the Rector’s list.
1998 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University - the Rector’s list.
1999 Honored as the distinguished teacher in the Hebrew University - the Rector’s list
1999 Honored as the distinguished teacher of the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University.
2002 Honored as the distinguished teacher of the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University.
Memberships in Societies
1. Member of the Israeli Society for Prevention of Osteoporosis. (1991)
2. Member of the boards of the Jerusalem Center for Osteoporosis. (1991)
3. Member of the committee of the Israel Menopausal Society (1992).
4. Member of the North American Menopause Society (1993).
For List of Publications
see: PubMed