Personal details
Date of birth: May 26, 1961
Place of birth: Israel
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Maiden name: Jackman
Military service: Israel Defense Forces
Senior First Aid Instructor ("Hulia Arzit"). 1979-1981
Medical Degrees:
1999 Board certified in Gastroenterology
1996 Board certified in Internal Medicine
1989 Graduated MD (Cum Laude), Faculty of Medicine Technion, Haifa, Israel
Academic Appointments
1994-2001: Medical students' clinical instructor. Faculty of medicine. Technion, Haifa.
2009: Clinical lecturer. Faculty of medicine. Technion, Haifa.
Professional Experience
1989-1990: Rotating Internship. Hillel-Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
1991-1996 Medical Residency. Department of Internal Medicine D. Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
1994: Visiting Physician - Problem Based Learning – 6 months fellowship. Department of Medical Education. Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
1996 Feb: Problem Based Learning Workshop, Medical Education Department. New Mexico University Medical School. Albuquerque, NM, USA.
1996-1999:Medical residency. Department of Gastroenterology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
1998 Nov.: Advanced studies in Endoscopic US. Prof. Callety, Endoscopic Ultrasound Unit, St. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy.
1999-2005: Senior gastroenterologist in Gastroenterology institute, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
2000 June: International Endosonography. European Postgraduate, Gastro surgical school – Workshop. University of Amsterdam. NL.
2001-2004
2008-2009: Senior gastroenterologist (part time) – Endoscopic Ultrasound unit. Soraski Medical Center. Tel-Aviv.
2004 Apr-2005 June: Senior gastroenterologist. Endoscopic Ultrasound service. Ein-Karem Hadassah Hospital. Jerusalem.
2005 – 2010: Deputy Head of Gastroenterology Institute. Hillel -Yaffe Medical Ctr.
July – Dec.2009: Associate professors visiting scholars program at Stanford University Medical Center. Gastroenterology Division and Endoscopy Unit. Palo Alto, California. USA.
May 2010: EURO – EUS 2010 conference. Tel Aviv. EUS live – participant and moderator.
March 2011: Head of endoscopy unit. Gastroenterology Institute. Ein-Karem Hadassah Hospital. Jerusalem.
Teaching Experience
1992-1996: Teaching Internal Medicine 5th year medical students, Faculty of Medicine, Technion Haifa
1995-1996: Teaching 4th year medical students, Introduction to Internal Medicine Course, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
1999-2010: Coordinator and Instructor: Problem Based Learning Courses in Gastroenterology. 4th year students. Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
2000-2006: Teaching nurses in gastroenterology courses - Pet Mathius Nursing School. Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.
2000-2009: Instruction and coordination of Trigger Films sessions on Medical Professionalism. 4th year Medical students, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
2006-2008: Coordinator: Problem Based Learning Courses in Neurology. 4th year students. Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
2007-2010: Coordinator and instructor: Problem Based Learning Course in gastrointestinal physiology. 3rd year students. Faculty of Medicine. Technion, Haifa.
2007-2010: Lecturer in the GI Pathophysiology course for the TeAMS medical school program. Upper GI Neoplasms.
2000-2010:Instructor for 5th year students and rotating internship in gastroenterology institute. Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.
Oct. 2009: Medical physicians teaching workshop conducted by Dr. Kelley Skeff. Stanford University Medical School and Medical Center. Palo Alto. Ca USA.
Mar. 2010: Coordinator and lecturer in the "Upper GI Bleeding – treatment options" educational day. Continuous-education course for surgeons. Sackler Faculty of Medicine.
Technion Activities
1995-2006: Member, Medical Education Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel
2007-2010: Examiner – medical student's admission committee. Medical Simulations Center (Meser). Tel Hashomer.
Honors and awards
1987: Bachelor of Science in medical sciences, Technion - Cum Laude.
1989: Graduated MD, Technion medical school - Cum Laude .
1996: Best lecturer award from medical students, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
2007: Best worker award – Hillel Yaffe Medical center.
Professional activities
1995-1996: Member, Emergency Room Committee for Quality Control, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
2006-2010: Head of Emergency Room Committee for Quality Control, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
2007: Instructor in small group communication workshops, for Hillel Yaffe's Medical staff, in the Medical Simulations Center (Meser). Tel Hashomer.
2007-2009: Examiner in the stage B gastroenterologists board exams.
2007-2008: Head of education and internship committee. Hillel Yaffe Medical Center Hadera, Israel.
2007-2008: Haifa University course graduate in: High administration of health systems.
2010: Person in charge of rotating-interns. Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
Students and Instruction
2010: "Endoscopic Ultrasound in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and staging". continuous-education course for surgeons. Sackler Faculty of Medicine.
1. Gordon CR, Jackman-Kopelman Y, Shupak A. Salivary secretion and seasickness Susceptibility. Aviation. 5:356-359, 1992.
2. Fireman z, Segal A, Moskowitz M, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A. Helicobacter pylori and peptic disease: a survey of gastroenterologists in Israel. Helicobacter. 3(2):93-96, 1998.
3. Fireman Z, Gurevich V, Coscas D, Kopelman Y, Segal A, Sternberg A. Results of gastrointestinal evaluation in 90 hospitalized iron deficiency anemia patients. IMAJ. 1(4):232-5, 1999.
4. Fireman Z, Trost L, Kopelman Y, Segal A, Sternberg A. Helicobacter pylori: seroprevalence and colorectal cancer. The Israel Medical Association Journal (IMAJ) 2:6-9, 2000.
5. Fireman Z, Osipov A, Kivity S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Fireman E: Assessment of pulmonary involvement in Crohn's disease by induced sputum. Am J Gastroenterol. 95(3):730-734, 2000.
6. Fireman Z, Sandler E, Kopelman Y, Segal A, Sternberg A. Ethnic differences in Colorectal cancer among Arab and Jewish neighbors in Israel. Am J Gastroenterol. 96(1):204-207, 2001.
7. Fireman Z, Wagner G, Weissman J, Kopelman Y, Wagner Y ,Groissman A.
Prevalence of short segment Barrett's epithelium. Digest liver dis. 33(4):322-225, 2001.
8. Fireman Z, Segal A, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Carasso R. Acupuncture treatment for irritable bowel syndrome: A double blind Controlled study. Digestion. 64(2):100-103, 2001.
9. Fireman Z, Mahajna E ,Broide E, Shapiro M, Sternberg M, Kopelman Y, Scapa E. Diagnosing small bowel Crohn's disease with wireless capsule eneteroscopy. Gut. 52:390-392, 2003.
10. Chen-Shtoyerman R,Theodor L, Friedman E , Daka S , Haramati E, Kopelman Y, Sternberg, A, Bar Meir S ,Fireman Z. Genetic analysis of familial colorectal cancer in Israeli Arabs. Human Mutation. 21(4):446-7, 2003.
11. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y. The role of video capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of iron deficiency anemia. Digestive and Liver Dis. 36: 97-102, 2004.
12. Fireman Z, Fich L, Mahajna E, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Scapa E. Effect of oral purgatives on Gastric and Small Bowel Transit Time in Capsule Endoscopy. IMAJ. 6:521-3, 2004.
13. Fireman Z, Paz D. Kopelman Y. Capsule Endoscopy: Improving the Transit time and the Image View. World J Gastroenterol. 7;11(37):5863-6, 2005.
14. Fireman Z, Neiman E, Abu Much S, Kopelman Y. Trends in incidences of colorectal cancer in Jewish and Arab populations in central Israel. Digestion. 72(4):223-227, 2005.
15. Fireman Z, Zachlka R, Abu Mouch S, Kopelman Y. The role of endoscopy in the evaluation of iron deficiency anemia in menstruating women. IMAJ. 8(2):88-90, 2006.
16. Eliakim R, Fireman Z, Gralnek IM, Yassin K, Waterman M, Kopelman Y. Lachter J, Koslowsky B, Adler SN. Evaluation of the PillCam Colon capsule in the detection of colonic pathology: results of the first multicenter, prospective comparative study. Endoscopy.38(10):963-70, 2006.
17. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y. New frontiers in capsule endoscopy. J Gastroentero Hepatol. 22(8):1174-7, 2007.
18. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Friedman S, Ephrath H, Choman E, Debby H, Eliakim R: Age and Indication for Referral to Capsule Endoscopy Significantly Affect Small Bowel Transit Times: The Given Database. Dig Dis Sci. 52(10):2884-7, 2007.
19. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y. The colon- the latest terrain for capsule endoscopy. Dig Liver Dis. 39(10):895-9, 2007.
20. Niv E, Bonger I, Barkay O, Halpern Z, Mahajna E, Depsames R, Kopelman Y, Fireman Z. Effect of erythromycin on image quality and transit time of capsule endoscopy: a two-center study. World J Gastroenterol. 28; 14(16):2561-5, 2008.
21. Eliakim R, Yassin K, Niv Y, Metzger Y, Lachter J, Gal E, Sapoznikov B, Konikoff F, Leichtmann G, Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Adler SN. Prospective multicenter performance evaluation of the second-generation colon capsule compared with colonoscopy. Endoscopy. 41(12):1026-31, 2009.
22. Fireman E, Masarwy F, Groisman G, Shtark M, Kopelman Y, Kivity S, Fireman Z. Induced sputum eosinophilia in ulcerative colitis patients: the lung as a mirror image of intestine? Respir Med. 103(7):1025-32, 2009.
23. Kopelman Y, Marmor S, Ashkenazi I, Fireman Z. Value of EUS – FNA cytological preparations compared with cell block sections in the diagnosis of pancreatic solid tumours. Cytopathology. 2010.
Basic research
1. Kopelman D, Szold A, Kopelman Y, Geller A, lelcuk S, Bapaye A, Siersema PD. Simulation of a Colo-rectal Polypoid Lesion – A Pilot Porcine Model. Gasrtointest. Endosc. 67(7):1159-67, 2008.
2. Kopelman Y, Siersema PD, Nir Y, Szold A, Bapaye A, Segol O, Willenz EP. Lelcuk S, Geller A, Kopelman D. Endoluminal compression clip: full-thickness resection of the mesenteric bowel wall in a porcine model. Gastrointest Endosc. 70(6):1146-57, 2009.
Review papers
1. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A. Endoscopic evaluation of iron deficiency anemia and follow up in patients older than age 50. J Clin Gastroenterol. 26(1):7-10, 1998.
2. Kopelman Y, Fireman Z. Capsule Endoscopy – Current Status. A Review. Journal Salud Ciencia. 14(5): 278-280, 2006. (Invited review on Capsule Endoscopy).
3. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y. The Role of Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Crohn's Disease. Hypothesis. 4:22-28, 2006.
4. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y. Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy: Have We Conquered the Last Frontier. IMAJ. 10:1-4, 2008.
5. Kopelman Y, Triadafilopoulos G. Endoscopy in the diagnosis and management motility disorders. Dig Dis Sci. 56(3):635-54, 2011.
Letters to the Editor
1. Kopelman D, Kopelman Y. The myth Golden hands and hard heart. Harefuah. 131:289, 1996.
2. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A. Central nervous system side effects after Proton pump inhibitor treatment. J Clin Gastroenterol. 25(4):718, 1997.
3. Fireman Z, Agrast Y, Kopelman Y, Segal A, Sternberg A. Open access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Digest liver dis. 33(1):84, 2001.
4. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y. Diagnosing small bowel Crohn's disease with wireless capsule eneteroscopy. Gut. 52: 1531-32, 2003.
Case reports
1. Fish L, Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A. Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus syndrome -Small bowel lesions diagnosed by capsule endoscopy – A case report. Endoscopy. 36(9):836, 2004.
3. Kopelman Y, Groissman G, Fireman Z. Radiation enteritis diagnosed by capsule endoscopy. Gastrointest. Endosc. 66)3): 599, 2007.
4. Depsames R, Fireman Z, Niv E, Kopelman Y. Macroamylasemia as the first manifestation of celiac disease. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2:196-198, 2008.
Scientific meetings
1. Segal A, Caraso R, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Fireman Z. The influence of acupuncture on patients with irritable bowel syndrome a comparative study. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, Vienna, Austria. 1998.
2. Fireman Z, Sandler E, Kopelman Y, Segal A, Sternberg A. Colorectal incidence in Israeli-Arabs. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, Vienna, Austria. 1998.
3. Fireman E, Osipov A, Kivity S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A ,Fireman Z. Assessment of pulmonary involvement in Crohn’s disease by induced sputum. Presented at the American Thoracic Association, San Diego, CA, USA. April, 1999.
4. Fireman Z., Osipov A, Kivity S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A. Fireman E. Assessment of pulmonary involvement in Crohn’s disease by induced sputum Presented at the Digestive Disease Week, Orlando, FL, USA. May, 1999.
5. Fireman Z, Shtoyerman R, Daka S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Bar- Meir S, Thedor L. A possible higher frequency of HNPCC among Arab colorectal cancer patients as compared to Jewish patients in Israel. Presented at the 9rd European Gastroenterology Week, Amsterdam, The Nederland. October, 2001.
6. Fireman Z, Sternberg A, Kopelman Y , Lewkowic S, Gat D, Fich L Jacob H, Glukovsky A,Scapa E. Wireless capsule colonoscopy: case report. Presented at the 9rd European Gastroenterology Week, Amsterdam, The Nederland. October, 2001.
7. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Guttman N, Glukovsky A, Jacob H. Wireless capsule endoscopy in diagnosing villous disorders of the small intestine. Presented at the 9rd European Gastroenterology Week, Amsterdam, The Nederland. October, 2001.
8. Fireman Z, Mahajna, E, Fich L, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Scapa E. The Use of Video Capsule Enteroscopy (VCE) in the Assessment of Small Bowel Disease. Presented at the 10th European Gastroenterology Week, Geneva, Switzerland. October, 2002.
9. Fireman Z Fish L, Kopelman Y, Scapa E , Mahajna E , Sternberg A.A case of Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome Presented at the 2nd Given conference Capsule Endoscopy, Berlin, Germany. March, 2003.
10. Fireman Z, Fish L, Kopelman Y, Scapa E , Mahajna E , Sternberg A. Effect of Colon Preparation on Stomach and Small Bowel Transit Time in Capsule Endoscopy. Presented at the Digestive Disease Week, Orlando, FL, USA. May, 2003.
11. Fireman Z, Younis R, Kopelman Y, Fich L Sternberg A. Gastric
dysrhythmia in dyspeptic and non-dyspeptic chronic renal-failure hemodialysis patients. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2002, Bangkok, Thailand. February 2002.
12. Fireman Z, Mahajna E, Broide E, Shapiero M, Sternberg A, Kopelman Y, Scapa E. Diagnosing small bowel Crohn's disease with wireless capsule enteroscopy. Presented at the Digestive Disease Week, San- Francisco, USA. May, 2002.
13. Fireman Z, Mahajna, E, Fich L, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Scapa E.The Use of Video Capsule Enteroscopy (VCE) in the Assessment of Small Bowel Disease. Presented at the 10th European Gastroenterology Week, Geneva, Switzerland. October, 2002.
14. Fireman Z, Fish L, Kopelman Y, Scapa E , Mahajna E , Sternberg A. Effect of Colon Preparation on Stomach and Small Bowel Transit Time in Capsule Endoscopy. Presented at the Digestive Disease Week, Orlando, FL, USA. May, 2003.
15. Fireman Z Paz D, Fish L, Kopelman Y, Mahajna E, Sternberg A, Scapa E. The effect of different preparations on cleaning of the small bowel in capsule endoscopy studies. Presented at the 11rd European Gastroenterology Week, Madrid, Spain. November, 2003.
16. Fireman Z, Friedman, Kopelman Y, Ephrath H, Debby H Transit Time Differences in Capsule Endoscopy (CE) According to Age and Pathology - based on 1008 patients (Given data). Presented at the 4th International Conference on Capsule Endoscopy (ICCE), Miami, Fl, USA. March, 2005.
17. Kopelman Y, Adir I, Groissmann G, Fireman Z. Choledocholithiasis: Comparison of diagnosis accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) versus Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography (ERCP) via bile microcrystals analysis. Presented at the 13th European Gastroenterology Week, Cophenagen, Denemark. October, 2005.
18. Kopelman Y, Groissman G, Alffisi R, Troiza A, Fireman Z. Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas may present as "mother and daughter" cysts by Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Presented at the Euro EUS congress. Sevillia, Spain. May, 2007.
19. Lchter J, Haj T, Goldstein O, Kopelman Y. What becomes of pancreatic cysts? How to treat? a multi – center study. Presented at the Euro-EUS conference, Milan. April, 2008.
20. Weilez P, Kopelman Y, Kopelman D. Simulation of a large bowel polypoid lesion – a porcine model. Presented at the 2nd East Mediterranean Regional ICLAS Meeting. Jerusalem Israel, December, .2008
22. Kopelman Y, Siersema PD, Nir Y, Szold A, Bapaye A, Segol O, Kopelman D. Full thickness resection of mesenteric bowel wall with an endoluminal compression clip – A porcine model. Presented at the 2009 Gastro – UEGW conference in London. November, 2009.
23. Kopelman D, Szold A, Kopelman Y, Geller A, Lelcuk S, Bapaye A, Siersema PD. Simulation of a colo-rectal polypoid lesion. Presented at the 2009 Gastro - UEGW conference in London. November, 2009.
Proceedings
1. Segal A, Caraso R, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Fireman Z: The influence of acupuncture on patients with irritable bowel syndrome - A Comparative Study. Digestion 59(suppl); 22, 1998.
2. Fireman Z, Sandler E, Kopelman Y, Segal A, Sternberg A. Colorectal incidence in Israeli-Arabs. Digestion 59(suppl); 705, 1998.
3. Fireman Z, Osipov A, Kivity S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Fireman E. Assesment of pulmonary involvement in Crohn’s disease by induced sputum. Gastroenterology 116:714, 1999.
4. Fireman Z Yunes R, Zonder H, Storch S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A. Results of Continuous Cutaneous Electrogastrography (EGG) in Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) patients on Dialysis. Gastroenterology 118(4) (suppl 2):1159, 2000.
5. Fireman Z, Shtoyerman R, Daka S, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Bar Meir S, Thedor L. A possible higher frequency of HNPCC among Arab colorectal cancer patients as compared to Jewish patients in Israel. Gut 49(suppl III); abstract no. 1984. November 2001.
6. Fireman Z, Sternberg A, Kopelman Y , Lewkowic S, Gat D, Fich L Jacob H, Glukovsky A, Scapa E. Wireless capsule colonoscopy: case report. Endoscopy. Vol. 33 (suppl I); abstract no. 1969. November 2001.
7. Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Guttman N, Glukovsky A, Jacob H. Wireless capsule endoscopy in diagnosing villous disorders of the small intestine. Endoscopy. Vol. 33(suppl I); abstract no. 1959. November 2001.
8. Fireman Z, Fish L, Mahajna E, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Scapa E. Effect of Colon Preparation on Gastric and Small Bowel Transit Time of Capsule Endoscopy. 34 (suppl) A89, 2002.
9. Fireman Z, Mahajna, E, Fish L, Kopelman Y, Sternberg A, Scapa E. The Use of Video Capsule Enteroscopy (VCE) in the Assessment of Small Bowel Disease. Endoscopy. 34 (suppl) A90, 2002.
10. Fireman Z, Fish L, Kopelman Y, Scapa E , Mahajna E , Sternberg A. Effect of Colon Preparation on Stomach and Small Bowel Transit Time in Capsule Endoscopy. Gastrenterology 124 (4):1859, 2003.
11. Fireman Z, Paz D, Fish L, Kopelman Y, Mahajna E, Sternberg A, Scapa E. The effect of different preparations on cleaning of the small bowel in capsule endoscopy studies. Endoscopy.35 (Suppl) A184, 2003.
12. Kopelman Y, Adir I, Groissmann G, Fireman Z. Choledocholithiasis: Comparison of diagnosis accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) versus Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography (ERCP) via bile micro crystals analysis. Gut. 54 (suppl) A265, 2005.