Education and Clinical experience
EDUCATION
1974-1980 MD. Degree, 1980 (graduated with honors)
Medical School of the "Israel Institute of Technology", Haifa, Israel
1980-1981 MD. Thesis, "Surgical excision of malignant melanoma with scalpel versus CO2 laser beam"
Mentor: Prof. I. Kaplan
Medical School of the "Israel Institute of Technology", Haifa
B) FURTHER STUDIES
1982-1985 Postgraduate courses
The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University:
A) New Aspects in Immunology
B) Advanced Method in Research
C) Using Lab Animals in Research Project
D) Five courses in Advanced Surgery
1986 Clinical/Research Fellowship,
Shock Trauma Center (MIEMSS),
University of Maryland, USA
Master's Thesis: "Interaction of respiratory insufficiency and increased metabolic requirements on the maintenance of PaCO2 in patients with post-traumatic and septic ARDS"
Supervisor: Prof. J.H. Siegel, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1988 Postgraduate Diploma in Surgery
Tel Aviv University (June)
1989 Master's Degree in Surgery (with honors)
Tel Aviv University (June)
1989 - 1991 Clinical / Research Fellowship, Liver Transplant Program and Pediatric Surgery
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1991 - 1992 Clinical Fellowship, General Pediatric Surgery
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1991 ATLS Course, Toronto Canada (February)
1998 Pediatric Video assistant Surgery course
IRCAD Strasbourg France (February)
1999 Pediatric Video assistant Surgery course – GER, Brussels Belgium (May)
2000 Advance Pediatric Video Assistant Surgery course,
Israel (February)
2000 Advance Pediatric Video Assistant Surgery course, GER Liege Belgium (August)
2001 Advance Course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
IRCAD Strasbourg France (January)
2001 Repair of Pectus Excavatum – Nuss Procedure
Miami Children Hospital Miami Florida USA
2006 Quality assurance course, Zfat Israel (May)
2008 GCP course, Tel-Hashomer Israel (March)
2019 PALS course MESER Tel Hashomer (June)
LICENSURE
Jan, 1984 MD License No.17052
July, 1988 Israel/Surgical Board Certified
in General Surgery License No. 10099
Nov, 1993 Israel/Surgical Board Certified
in Pediatric Surgery License No. 13275
C. Academic & Professiomal Activities & Achievements
C1. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1994 - 1996 Pediatric surgery senior lecturer at the pre-clinic medical student program
Tel-Aviv University the Faculty of Medicine
1994 - 1999 Pediatric surgery senior lecturer at the post graduate courses
General surgery / General Pediatric
Tel-Aviv University the Faculty of Medicine
2005 Chief moderator for Pediatric surgery pre-clinic course
Tel-Aviv University the Faculty of Medicine
2000 - 2005 Pediatric surgery lecturer at the PALS
ACADEMIC POSITION
10/1996 – 4/2019 Clinical Senior Lecturer
the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
5/2018 – current Clinical Professor in Pediatric surgery
PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC COMMITTEES
2001-2005 Member in the surgical section of the National Medical Exam.
Tel-Aviv University the faculty of medicine.
2004-2005 Member in the Post graduate committee for renewal the Post graduate Surgical Syllabus Tel-Aviv
University the faculty of medicine.
1998 - 2012 Member in the Trauma quality assurance committee Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer
2014 - 2018 Chairman and member of the academic recognition committees for surgical departments,
Central Scientific Committee, Israeli Medical Association
12/7/2017 Chairman of the Recognition Committee for the Pediatric Surgical department at Shearei Cedec Medical
Center, Coordinator of the Scientific Council
07/12/2017 Chairman of the Recognition Committee for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Kaplan Medical Center
Coordinator of the Scientific Council
20/06/2018 Chairman of the Recognition Committee for the Orthopedic Division at Assaf Harofeh, Coordinator of the
Scientific Council
8/2018 Member of academic advancement committees at Tel Aviv University
8/2018 Member of academic advancement committees Ben Gurion University of the Negev
5/2018 Chairman of the Graduate Studies Committee of Tel Aviv University
12/2019 Chairman of the Recognition Committee for the general pediatric Division at
Shnaider hospital, Coordinator of the Scientific Council
C2. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
1980 - 1981 Internship Rotation
Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
1981 - 1987 Residency in General Surgery
Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
1985 - 1986 Three-month Rotation
Shock Trauma Center (MIEMSS) and Pediatric Trauma Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Maryland, USA
1984 - 1986 Three-month Rotations in Cardiac Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery and Orthopedics
Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
1985 - 1986 Clinical Research Fellowship
Shock Trauma Center (MIEMSS), University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
1987 - 1988 Chief Resident, Department of General Surgery
Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
9 Surgical Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery
Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
1989 - 1991 Clinical / Research Fellowship, Liver Transplant Program and Pediatric Surgery
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1991 - 1992 Clinical Fellowship, Senior / Chief Resident,
General Pediatric Surgery
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1993 – 6/1993 Chief Surgical Residents,
General Pediatric Surgery
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1993 - 1994 Staff position
"Dana Children Hospital" Tel –Aviv, Israel.
1994 - 2006 Permanent Staff position as Senior Pediatric surgeon
The Safra Children Hospital at the H. Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer
2006 – 2008 Active Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery
The Safra Children Hospital at the H. Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer
2008-2017 Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery
The Safra Children Hospital at the H. Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer.
2017 -present Senior Pediatric Surgeon
The Safra's Children Hospital The Sheba Medical center