Chief of Gynecology Unit

Head of Gynecologic Center for

Edoscopic Surgery

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Hadassah University Hospital

Ein-Karem, Jerusalem

Tel: +972-2-6777111,

Fax: +972-2-6433337.

Cell: 050-7874248;

E-mail: rojan@hadassah.or.il

Home Address:  6, Bialik street, Jerusalem, 96221, ISRAEL

Tel: +972-2-6529202

Fax: +972-2-6536768

Personal Data

Born in Rehovot, Israel, May 25th, 1944

Married to Astrid, Father of two children-Yaron and Shay

Citizenship - Israeli

Education

1962 - Matriculation Major: Physics and Mathematics

1969 - Premed: Toulouse University Medical School, Toulouse, France.

M.D. - Tel-Aviv University Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Internship

1973 - Rotating internship, Tel-Aviv University Medical Center Hospitals.

Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Residency

1974 – 1979   Obstetrics & Gynecology – Serlin (Hakirya) Women's Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center and "Zahalon" Government Hospital, Tel-Aviv University Center, Sackler Medical School.  

Board Certification

1980 Israeli Ob/Gyn Board certificate # 6766

Medical Licensure

State of Israel: License #12157

New York State: License #180560

Social Security # (USA) - 087-74-1482

Post Doctoral Studies

1974 – 1979  Obstetrics & Gynecology - Post Graduate Medical School, Tel Aviv University. Diplomate, 1978.

1983 - M.Sc. Thesis: "Polyamines and Diamine-Oxidase excretion in the pregnant rat", Tel-Aviv University, Sackler Medical School.

1985 - Microcolpo-Hysteroscopy Course, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France (Professor J. Hamou).

1988 - Advanced Statistics and Research Design Course (#799: 6 months), SUNY at Buffalo, N.Y.

1989 - Advanced Pelviscopic Endosurgery (Prof. Harry Reich), The Great Lakes Regional course, SUNY at Buffalo, New York.

1988 - 1990   Fellow in Psychosomatic Ob/Gyn, Department of Ob/Gyn and department of Psychiatry, The Life Cycle Center and Center of Biobehavioral Research, SUNY at Buffalo, New York, USA.

1995 - Training in gynecologic endoscopic surgery in Clermont-Ferrand, France and St. Joseph Hospital, Vienna, Austria. + Advanced endoscopic surgery course for instructors at Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

Professional and Academic Appointments

1976 – 1981 Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University, ISRAEL.

1980 – 1981 Senior Obstetrician-Gynecologist, In charge of Gynecological section, Department of OB/GYN. The Wolfson Government Hospital, Holon. Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

1982 – 1988 Permanent chief physician, responsible for the gynecological and obstetrical wards and the Reproductive Endocrinology outpatient clinic, Western Galilee Regional Hospital, Nahariya, Israel.

1990 - Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.

1990 - Lecturer in Ob/Gyn, Senior staff Obstetrician & Gynecologist at full time tenure-track academic position, Department of Ob/Gyn, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, ISRAEL.

1995 - Senior lecturer in Ob/Gyn, at full time tenure academic position, the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical school, Jerusalem, Israel.

1996 -2001  Member of the Endocrinology circle, the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School (Founder and mentor; Annual course in Endocrinology of Reproduction for M.Sc. and Ph.D students).

2001 - Responsible and acting head of the Gynecological Unit – Dept. of Ob/Gyn

Major Teaching Responsibilities

1993 - 1996   Tutor - responsible for medical education and examination in Ob/Gyn, The Hebrew university, Hadassah Medical School. (5^th year medical school students)

1997 – 2001  Founder and mentor – Course # 94851: Endocrinology of Reproduction, for Master and Ph.D students of the Hebrew University.  

1999 - Founder and Responsible of continuing medical education courses  for   

residents and physicians in Ob/Gyn, The Israeli Medical Association and The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School.

1990 - Lecturer and mentor at the Henrietta Szold School of Nursing at several programs.

Committees

1978 - 1980  Member, Students Examination Committee - Post Graduate Medical School, Tel-Aviv University.

1982 - 1985  Head, Committee for Residents Training, Medical Education and Academic Activity, Nahariya Regional Hospital for Western Galilee.

1986 - 1988  Head, Hospital Committee for Residents Education and Approval.

The Scientific Council, Israel Academy of Medicine.

1987 - 1988  Member, Professional Affairs Committee of the Israeli Medical Association.

1987 – 1988 Vice-President, The State Physician Organization of the Israel Medical
Association.

1994 - Secretary and organizing committee member, The First World Congress on Labor and Delivery, July 3-7, 1994, Jerusalem, Israel.

1995 - Secretary and committee founding member The Israeli Association of Tissue Banking (IATB).

1998 - Member of the disciplinary committee for the medical profession, The Ministry of Health, Jerusalem.

2001 - Member of the Ethical committee, The Israeli Medical Association, Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

2001 - Member of the Senate, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Membership in Professional Societies

1973 - Israel Medical Association

1980 - Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecolog

1983 - Israeli Association for fertility research

1984 -  American Fertility Society

1988 -  American Federation for Clinical Research

1988 -  American Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

1990 -  American Medical Association

1994 -  American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists

1995 - Israeli Association for Tissue Banking (EATB)

1996 -  American Menopause Society.

Editorial Experience

1992 - Ad Hoc Reviewer - American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

1996 - Ad Hoc Reviewer - Israel Journal of Medical Sciences

Honoraries and  Awards

1971 - Dean's Excellency Award - Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University.

Excellency Citation (ranked #1) Medical Officers Course Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

1997, 1999 - Outstanding teacher – Deans faculty list

2001 - Outstanding teacher – Deans faculty list

Military Service

1962 - 1965  - Captain, Medical Corps, Israeli Army.

Languages

Hebrew, English, French, Basic German.

Extra Curricular Activities

Tennis, Music.

Theses Supervised (Ms.C., M.D.)

1984 Dr. Silvana Neisberg M.D. - "Pregnancy complications in neurofibromatosis. Tel-Aviv University, Sackler Medical School.

1985 Dr. Alex Charchedsky  M.D. –"The role of progesterone in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia". Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School.

1992 Dr. Eyal Shachar  M.D.-"Management of breech delivery by ultrasound". Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School. - "cum laude".

1994 Dr. Green (Zilberstein) Ronit M.D.- Predictive score for vaginal birth following cesarean section. Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School.

1996 Mariash Alina M,Sc. - Induction of bone formation in rat  osteoprogenitor cell culture by sera of climacteric women before and after HRT.

1997 Dr. Meirsdorf Shamuel  M.D.- Seasonality in human reproduction in IVF system. Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School.

Dr. Khaula Daka  M.D. – Acute gestational osteoporosis in young primiparous  women. Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School.

1999 Dr. Yael Sobol – M.D. “A comparative study of maternal and fetal heart rate patterns during labor”. The Technion, Rapaport Medical School.

2000 Dr. Ravital Arbel.- Basic sciences work in laboratory – “inhibition of ovarian carcinoma cells in culture by various thyrosine kinase inhibitors”

Grants

1. Seasonality in fertilization rate and ovum quality in assisted reproduction - The Chief  Scientists' office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, 1994  (5000$)

2. Differentiation of fetal osteoblasts in tissue culture as a biologic test for osteoporosis - The  Joint Research Fund of the Hebrew University and Hadassah, 1993-1994. (5000$)

3. Induction of growth arrest and apoptosis in ovarian carcinoma cells. The Sylvia and David Salzberg Cancer Research Fund, 2000. (20,000$) with Dr. Beni Klein

4. Definition of a common signal that inhibits osteoblasts and ovarian cell functon while stimulating atherogenic functon in macrophages. Hadassah Women Health Fund 2000. (20,000$) with Dr. Beni Klein

5. Treatment of ovarian carcinoma cells with thyrosine-kinase inhibitors: significance of thyrosine phosphorilation in BCL-2. האפוטרופוס לנכסי נפקדים 2001. (65,000 IS) with Dr. Beni Klein

6. Non surgical treatmentof uterine leomiomata by interferon. Hadassah Women Health Fund 2001. (20,000$) with Dr. Beni Klein, and Dr. Asher Shushan.

7. Dementia-associated neurofibrillary tangles and estrogens. Hadassah Women Health Fund 2001. (20,000$) with Dr. Hanna Rosenman.

Teaching Activities  (last 3 years)

Teacher and tutor of  fifth year medical students in Ob/Gyn – three annual courses of eight weeks each, which include frontal lectures, bed side and operating room mentoring, seminaries and oral + written exams.

Teacher and mentor for interns and residents in Ob/Gyn in the department;

Founder and mentor – Cours # 94851: Endocrinology of Reproduction, for Master and Ph.D students of the Hebrew University.  

Founder and Responsible of continuing medical education courses  for  residents and physicians in Ob/Gyn, The Israeli Medical Association and The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School.

Lecturer and mentor at the Henrietta Szold School of Nursing at several programs.

Mentor and supervisor of basic sciences work in laboratory – “inhibition of ovarian carcinoma cells in culture by various thyrosine kinase inhibitors” - Dr Ravital Arbel.

Mentor and instructor– M.D thesis. “A comparative study of maternal and fetal heart rate patterns during labor”. The Technion, Rapaport Medical School. - Dr. Yael Sobol

Mentor and instructor – Biannual Advanced Hysteroscopy course – at Hadassah hospital.

Lecturer at courses for Diploma in Family Medicine and to Maccabi community nurses.