Born: January 27, 1943

Family Status: Married, 3 children

Citizenship: Israeli 

Medical Studies: Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School 1963 - 1970

Postgraduate Training

1970-1971  Rotating Internship, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel

1971-1976  Pediatric Residency, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel

1976-1977  PL-3 residency, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

1977-1979  Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, U.S.A.

1979, July-Nov -  Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, U.S.A. 

1979-1981  Head, Neonatal Nursery, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel

1981  Senior Neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

1982  Head, Neonatal Nursery, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel

1983-1984  Acting Head, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,         Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus Jerusalem, Israel

1985-1986  Researcher, Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia U.S.A.

1986-1991   Head, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Department of Pediatrics. Hadassah University Hospital. Mount Scopus, Jerusalem

Present Position

2000-2001  Visiting Professor. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York. 

Certification and Licensure

1972  M.D. (Israel)

1977  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania License

1979  Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics

1979  Competency in the specialty of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

1980  Specialist in Pediatric Medicine (Israel)

1988  Specialist in Neonatology (Israel)

Academic Appointments

1974  Instructor in Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

1980  Lecturer in Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

1983  Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Other Appointments

1996 – 1999  Member of the Neonatal Advisory Committee, the Israeli Medical Association.

1995 – 2000  Head, the Israeli subspecialty Board of Neonatology.

For List of Publications,  please see: PubMed