FRIEDMAN GIDEON M.D.

Dr. Gideon Friedman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and is a graduate of the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel.
After training in Internal and Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Friedman was trained in Lipoprotein Metabolism, Molecular and Cell Biology at the Gladstone Foundation laboratories for Cardiovascular Research at University of California, San Francisco and Human Nutrition Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston.
His main research interests are Atherosclerosis and Aging. He has explored the characteristics and regulatory mechanisms of Lipoprotein Lipase, investigated various aspects of lipoprotein receptors especially the receptors for low density lipoproteins, chylonicrons and macrophage scavenger receptor and studied the role of apolipoprotein E in lipoprotein metabolism, Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Injury.
In recent years his main research is focused on the role of hyperhomocysteinemia and mutations in the MTHFR gene as a cardiovascular risk factor, the role of DHEA in aging, Geriatric Assessment, and how to improve the efficiency of influenza vaccine in the aged.

Dr. Friedman is the recipient of several national and international awards and the author of over 110 publications.
He is currently Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine,  endowed professor of the Erna D. & Henry J. Leir Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology, and Director of the Geriatric Unit and the Medical Day Care Unit at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem.

Since 1996, Dr Friedman has served as Chairman of the Bessie & Louis Stein International Geriatric Conference on Aging in the Mediterranean & Middle East and Vice President of the Mediterranean and Middle East Gerontological and Geriatric Association.
Since 1999 he has served as chairman of the National Israeli Examination Board for Specialization in Geriatric Medicine. Currently Dr. Friedman is a member of the editorial board of "Gerontology".

Tel: 02-6777627/8
Fax: 02-6413147
E mail: gideonf@md2.huji.ac.il