Prof. Felix Umansky, M.D.

umansky@netvision.net.il

Marital Status: Married – Varda

Children: Daniel (1977), Jonathan (1981)

Education And Training

1969: Rosario University Medical School, Rosario, Argentina, M.D.

1969–1970: Medical Internship, Centenario National Hospital, Rosario, Argentina.

1970: Resident in Internal Medicine, Dr. Clemente Alvarez Hospital, Rosario, Argentina.

1971–1972: Resident in Neurology, Dr. Clemente Alvarez Hospital, Rosario, Argentina.

1973 – 1979    Resident in Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel.

Post Residency Training

1981–1982: Clinical and Research Fellow in Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

1982–1984 Clinical and Research Fellow in Microneurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

1989: Course on Skull Base Surgery and Microanatomy, Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

1995: Course on Neuroendoscopy, Department of Neurosurgical, Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.

1995: Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services, Harvard School of Public Health. Boston, MA, U.S.A.

Visiting Professor and Sabbaticals

1992: Visiting Professor (Sabbatical) Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, U.S.A.

1992: Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

1995: Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

1995: Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Mainz, Germany.

2005: Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

2006: Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

2007: Visiting Professor, Department of  Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

Hospital Appointments

1980–1983: Attending Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University Hospital, Petah Tiqva, Israel.

1984–1993: Attending Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

1993–30.9.2009: Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

2005 – ongoing: Attending Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

1.10.2009: Former Head  Department of  Neurosurgery, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Academic Appointments

1965–1972: Instructor of Microbiology and Parasitology, Rosario University Medical School, Rosario, Argentina.

1977–1982: Instructor of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Aviv, Israel.

1980–1982: Instructor of Neuroanatomy, Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Aviv, Israel.

1985–1986: Lecturer, Hebrew – Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

1986–1991: Senior Lecturer, Hebrew – Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

1991–2004: Associate Professor, Hebrew – Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

1992–ongoing: Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.

2004–ongoing: Professor of Neurosurgery, Hebrew University – Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

2007–ongoing: Marion & Max Grill Chair in Clinical Neurological Sciences, Hebrew University – Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

Additional Professional Activities

Since 1995: Member, Training Committee, The European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS).

Since 1996: Expert on Neurosurgery, The World Health Organization (WHO).

1997–2001: President, Israeli Neurosurgical Society

Since 1997: Member, Education Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).

Since 2002: Member, Skull Base Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).

Since 2005: Chairman, Committee for Ethics and Medical-Legal Affairs, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).

Since 2008:Council Member of the Asia-Oceanian Skull Base Society

Since 2008: Charter Member of the International Meningioma  Society

Since 2011: Adviser to the Ministry of Health on Neurosurgical Medico-Legal Affairs.

Professional Memberships

·         Since 1980: Israel Neurosurgical Society

·         Since 1980: Israel Surgical Society

·         1986–1988:Secretary, Israel Neurosurgical Society

·         Since 1987: Congress of Neurological Surgeons

·         Since 1990: North American Skull Base Society

·         Since 1990: Member, Administrative Council, Israel Surgical Society

·         Since 1990: European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS)

·         Since 1991: Joint Section on Tumors,  American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS

·         Since 1993: The New York Academy of Sciences

·         Since 1993: Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons

·         Since 1993: New England Neurosurgical Society

·         Since 1994: American Association of Neurological Surgeons

·         Since 1996: The Society of Neurological Surgeons

·         Since 1997: Argentine Neurosurgical Society

·         1997–2001: President, Israel Neurosurgical Society

EDITORIAL AND REVIEWING ACTIVITIES FOR MEDICAL JOURNALS

·         Since 1991: Neurological Research (Editorial Board)

·         Since 1996: Neurosurgery (International Liaison and Advisory Panel)

·         Since 1997: Journal of Radiosurgery

·         Since 1998: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

·         Since 2009: World Neurosurgery Senior Advisory Panel (Policy and Development)

·         Since 2009: Romanian Neurosurgery (Journal of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery

Certification and Licensure

·         1969: Argentine Medical License No. 4296

·         1973: Israel Medical License No. 13573

·         1977: ECFMG No. 287-360-2

·         1980: VQE

Medical Boards

·         1980: Israel Neurosurgical Board Examination Certificate, No. 006442

·         1982: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Registration in Medicine, Certificate No. 48864

·         1983: Michigan Board of Medicine, Certificate No. 46131

Language Proficiency

Spanish, Hebrew, English

Awards and Recognition

1980: The Professor B. Borenstein Prize for Research in the Field of Neurosciences (all Israel Prize) awarded to Umansky, F. et al. for “Regional cerebral blood flow in the acute stage of experimentally induced subarachnoid hemorrhage”. 

1983: 1^st Place for Medical Exhibit, Umansky F., et al. for “Microsurgical anatomy of the perforating branches of the middle cerebral artery”. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

1985: The Professor Davidoff Prize for Research in Neurosciences, awarded to Umansky F., et al. for “Microsurgical anatomy of the perforating branches of the middle cerebral artery”

1994    The Mahaley Clinical Research Award, awarded to Constantini S., Friedman A., Shoshan Y., Israel Z., Ashkenazi E., Muallem N., Gartel M., Shevach Y., Rappaport Z., Shalit M. and Umansky F for “Safety of perioperative minidose heparin in the prevention of thromboembolic phenomena in neurosurgical patients operated for the removal of brain tumors,” American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

2007: Guest of Honor, Medical School of Tucuman, National University, Tucuman, Argentina.

2011: Guest of Honor. Medical School of  Rosario. National University. Rosario, Argentina.

Research & Clinical Trials

1993–1995:  Safety of perioperative minidose heparin in brain tumor surgery, a prospective randomized, double-blind study.  Phase II study. Co-investigator.

1994–1996: The head injury rrial with CGS-19755 (Selfotel). (Ciba-Geigy) Co-investigator.

1998: The use of Gliadel ® (an implanted biodegradable wafer containing BCNU) in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. (MGI Pharma) Co-investigator.

1997–2000: Safety evaluation of a single intravenous dose of Dexanabinol  (HU 211) in patients suffering from severe head injury. National, multicenter, phase II trial (Pharmos Corp.). Co-investigator.

2000–2004: Efficacy and safety evaluation of a single intravenous dose of Dexanabinol (HU 211) in patients suffering from severe head injury. International multicenter, phase III trial. (Pharmos Corp.). Co-investigator.

2002–2007: A Phase III multicenter study of intratumoral/interstitial therapy with TransMID^TM compared to best supportive care in patients with progressive and/or recurrent, non-resectable glioblastoma multiforme. (Biomix) Co-investigator.

2003–2005: Cranioplasty using bone marrow cells on a scaffold of decalcified bone matrix. Co-Investigator.

2005–2006:  A Phase IIb, multi-center, international, double-blind, randomized , placebo-controlled, parallel-group, dose-finding study for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm after aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage (a SAH) by intravenous administration of clazosentan, a selective endothelin A (E Ta) receptor antagonist (Actelion). Principal Investigator.

2007–ongoing: Collaborator in a nationwide control study to evaluate risk factors for brain tumors, led by Siegal Sadetski, MD, MPH, the Gertner Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

2010: Actelion.  Clazosentan/AXV-034343.  Protocol AC-054-302. Conscious-3. A prospective, multi-center, double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to assess the efficacy and safety of clazosentan in reducing vasospasm-related  morbidity and all-cause mortality in adult patients with aneurismal SAH treated by endovascular coiling.  Principal Investigator.

2010: Oxycyte ™ intravenous perfluorocarbon emulsion / OX-CI-II-005. A randomized, controlled, double-blind, dose escalation multicenter study to evaluate the safety of "Oxycyte" in patients with a severe closed traumatic brain injury. Principal Investigator.

Editorial and Reviewing Activities for Medical Journals

Since 2010 -  WFNS Reviews in neurosurgery.   Member of the Publishing Committee.

Organization of International Meetings

1993: Chairman, The Jerusalem Symposium on Surgery of the Skull Base and Adjacent Midline Region. Jerusalem, Israel,

1995: Member of the Organizing Committee, Joint International Congress on Minimally Invasive Techniques in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.,

1995: Faculty, Sacramento Skull Base Surgery Symposium, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

1996: Co-Chairman, 1^st International Interdisciplinary Congress on Craniofacial & Skull Base Surgery, Jerusalem, Israel.

1997: Organizing Committee & Faculty, Congress for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Paris, France.

Post Doctoral Fellows and Visitors

All clinical and research post-doctoral fellows and residents were supervised by Prof. Umansky, and anatomical research was performed in his laboratory for skull base microanatomy.

Supervision of Fellows and Residents from Abroad

1987: Kides Georgette, M.D., Palestinian neurosurgeon, Resident

1988–1993: Alberto Valarezo, M.D., Chuchuca, Ecuador, Resident and Research Fellow. (Original Articles 31, 40, 42).

1988–1993: Danilo Pasternak, M.D., Zambrano, Ecuador, Resident

1988–1992: Nasri Mualam, M.D., Palestinian neurosurgeon, Resident

1988: Herman Corletto, M.D., Honduras, Clinical Fellow

1992: Nabil Yusuf, M.D., Palestinian neurosurgeon, Resident

1993: Sergio Jose Crisci, M.D., Argentina, Research Fellow

1993: Javier Valdez Garcia, M.D., Mexico, Research Fellow

1993: Beny Benzeevi, M.D., U.S.A., Visiting student

1994: Jose Cohen, M.D., Argentina, Research Fellow

1994: Katherina Eger, M.D., Germany, Visiting student

1994: Bernard J.N. Iweh, M.D., Nigeria, Clinical Fellow

1994: Dr. Johan van Groeninghen, Holland, Resident

1994–1995: Weicheng Yao, M.D., China, Resident

1994–1995: Zhaozhong He, M.D., China, Resident

1995–1996: Sujay Rao, M.D., India, Clinical Fellow

1995–2000: Ivan Flores Parra, M.D., Bolivia, Resident

1995–2004: Javier Valarezo, M.D., Chuchuca, Ecuador, Resident, Clinical Fellow

2001: Mufid Yaacov, M.D., Palestininan neurosurgeon, Resident

1997–2001: Samuel Tobias, M.D., Mexico, Research Fellow, Clinical Fellow

1999–2006: Xicotencatl Perez Sanchez, M.D., Mexico, Resident

2000–2005: Laston Chikoya, M.D., Zambia, Resident

2000–2006: Jose Maria Goldman, M.D., Argentina, Resident

Since 2006: Amos Adeleye, M.D., Lagos, Nigeria, Fellow

Since 2007: Samuel Moscovici, M.D., Venezuela, Resident

Since 2008: Fernando Ramirez de Noriega, M.D. Peru, Resident, Andres Vargas, M.D., Argentina, Resident

Since 2009: Jorge Enrique Homberger, El Salvador, Fellow

Courses Taught

As member of the Training Committee of the European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS)

1996: Cervical Myelopathy. European Course in Neurosurgery, Aalborg, Denmark.

1997: Grading and outcome of subarachnoid hemorrhage. European Course in Neurosurgery, Southampton, UK

1998: Anterior skull base meningiomas. European Course in Neurosurgery, Madeira, Portugal.

As member of the Education Committee of the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS)