Education
1971 -1978: Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem
1978 -1979: Internship, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
1979: M.D. Degree, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem
Postdoctoral Training
1983 -1985: Residency in Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
1986 - 1989: Fellowship in Cardiology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
1990: Oxbridge Organ Transplantation Course, Oxford, U.K.
1992 - 1994: Transplantation Cardiology Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Thesis: Evaluation of treatment with Acebutolol hydrochloride (Sectral) on patients suffering from ischemic heart disease by clinical follow-up and 24 hour ECG monitoring
Licensure and Certification
1979: E.C.F.M.G. Examination
1982: U.S. Visa Qualifying Examination (V.Q.E.)
1986: Israel Internal Medicine Board Examination
1989: Israel Cardiology Board Examination
1993: U.S. Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX)
Academic Appointments
1985: Instructor in Medicine, Hebrew University-HadassahSchool of Medicine, Jerusalem
1990: Lecturer in Cardiology, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem
1993: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Appointments
1989 - 1991: Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
1989 -1991: Consultant, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Wing, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
1989 -1991: Medical Director, National Heart Transplantation Program, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
1994 - Present: Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem; Medical Director, Heart Transplantation & Heart Failure Program, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem
Other Appointments
1999 - Member, Medical School Committee for student admission; Member, Medical School committee for the Internal medicine final examination.
2000 - 2001: In charge of cardiology teaching program in the medical school.
Awards, Honors And Grants
1977: Recipient, Mifal Hapais Research Grant for Young Investigators
1979: Recipient, Faculty Prize for M.D. Thesis
Professional Affiliations
1979: Israel Medical Association
1991: Member, Israel Heart Society
1994: Member, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation
1998: Committee Member, Israel Working Group on Cardiomyopathies, Israeli Heart Society
2000: Committee Member, Israel Working Group on Heart Failure, Israeli Heart Society
Major Administrative Responsibilities
1979 -1983: Medical Officer, Israel Navy.
1999 - Senior Cardiologist, National Institution of Hyperbaric Medicine, Israel Navy .