Head of
Geriatric Rehabilitation Complex
Medical director
“Hod Adomim” Geriatric center
affiliated with the
Hadassah University Hospital
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
Born September 1957, Haifa, Israel
Married, 2 children
Education
1979-1985 Ben Gurion University, Medical School, Beer Sheva
1986-1987 Intern, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
1987 M.D. Degree
1987-1989 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
1991-1993 Fellow, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Hadassah University Hospital - Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
1993-1995 Fellow, Department of Geriatrics & Rehabilitation, Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
1992 - Board Certified, Internal Medicine, Israel Medical Association
1994 - Board certified, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Israel Medical Association
1995 - Board certified, Geriatric Medicine, Israel Medical Association
Professional Experience
1996 - Senior physician, Department of Geriatrics & Rehabilitation, Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
1997 - Director, Geriatric emergency department, Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
2000 - Acting Chair, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
2000 - Medical director, “Hod Adomim” geriatric center, affiliated with Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
Research
Research Manager – Jerusalem Institute of Aging Research – Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
Director of the second cross-section of the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study, a large scale cohort study.
Teaching
Teaching director of the Department of Geriatrics & Rehabilitation, Hadassah University Hospital - Mount Scopus.
Curriculum as follows:
- Clinical teaching in geriatrics - clerkship (6th & 5th medical students)
- Physical diagnosis in the department of geriatric medicine (4th year medical students)
- PBL teaching to 4th year medical students
- Examiner of board examinations in geriatric medicine
- Supervisor for M.D. theses and Geriatric residency research.
For List of Publications
See: PubMed