Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Hadassah University Hospital

Ein karem, Jerusalem

Born in Haifa – married to Miriam, father of  4 (Yehoshua, Shlomit, Nadav and Uri), grandfather of Yaara and Inbar.

Graduate (M.D.) of the Hadassah, Hebrew university medical center-1971.

Residency in Obstetrics & gynecology at the Rothschild (now: Bnei Zion) hospital and the Technion Faculty of Medicine in Haifa.

Diplome in Obstetrics & Gynecology of the postgraduate school of Medicine, Tel Aviv Medical school-1978.

Qualification as an Obstetrician & Gynecologist at the Hadassah hospital in Ein karem, Jerusalem-1979.

Fellowship in Feto-Maternal Medicine focusing on techniques of Prenatal Diagnosis in Harris Birthright research institute, the Kings College Hospital in London, 1992,1993.

Since 1984 – Operating an Ob/Gyn clinic in Jerusalem.

Main Academic & Clinical interests

Fetal & Maternal Medicine: Methods of Prenatal Diagnosis & Therapy, including invasive operations guided by real-time ultrasound ( Amniocentesis, CVS, etc.).

Screening for and Diagnosis of genetic aberrations in the fetus. Pre and intra partum evaluation of Fetal status.

Surveillance of High risk Pregnancies and Deliveries.

Physiology and pathophysiology of human pregnancy.

Psychological-Cognitive evaluation of the pregnant couple.

Medical ethics in the field of Feto-Maternal Medicine.

Teaching Medical students and residents, aiming at developing a rational attitude in dealing with clinical issues, based on a critical reference to results of controlled medical studies.

Medico-legal issues in Perinatal Medicine.

Other Activities

Selected List of Publications

Granat M., Sharf M. and Cooper A. Glucose intolerance during pregnancy. I. A reappraisal of alleged screening criteria. Obstet. Gynecol. 53: 157-161 (1979).

Granat M., Lavie P., Adar D. and Sharf M. Short term cycles in human fetal activity. I. Normal pregnancies. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 134: 696-701 (1979).

Granat M., Sharf M. and Weissman B.A. Humoral endorphin in human body fluids during pregnancy. Gynecol. Obstet. Invest. 11: 214-218 (1980).

Granat M., Borochowitz Z., Berger A. and Sharf M. Bilirubin and protein concentration in cord blood after spontaneous versus induced labor. Correlation to neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. J. Perinat. Med. 9: 27-34 (1981).

Granat M., Schenker JG., Mor Yosef S., Rosenkovitch E., Castellanos RC. and Galili U. Effects of dexamethasone on proliferation of autologous fibroblasts and on the immune profile in women undergoing pelvic surgery for infertility. Fertil. Steril. 39: 180-186  (1983).

Granat M., Amar A., Mor Yosef S., Brautbar C. and Schenker J.G. Familial gonadal germinative failure: endocrine and human leukocyte antigen studies. Fertil. Steril. 40: 215-219 (1983).

Granat M., Tur Kaspa I., Zylber Katz E. and Schenker JG. Reduction of peritoneal adhesion formation by colchicine: a comparative study in the rat. Fertil. Steril. 40: 369-372 (1983).11

Granat M., Rachmilewitz B., Mor Yosef S., Schenker J.G. and Rachmilewitz M. Effect of dexamethasone on serum transcobalamin II concentration in women undergoing pelvic surgery. Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 25: 621-624 (1983).

Navot D., Mor Yosef S., Granat M. and Sadovsky E. Antepartum fetal heart rate pattern associated with major congenital malformations. Obstet. Gynecol. 63: 414-417 (1984)

Granat M., Morag A., Margalioth E.J., Leviner E. and Ornoy A. Fetal outcome following primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in early pregnancy. Morphological study and updated appraisal. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 22: 455-459 (1986).

Zlotogora J., Granat M. and Knowlton RG . Prenatal exclusion of Stickler syndrome. Prenat. Diagn. 14: 145-147 (1994).

Abramov Y., Galun, E., Granat M., Barak, V., Abramov, D., Plotkin, V. and  Samueloff, A. Postpartum systemic capillary leak syndrome: a possible etiology. Acta Obstet. Gynecol. Scand. 74: 395-398 (1995).

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