MEDICAL STUDIES & WORK EXPERIENCE
- 1989-1995: Hadassah School of Medicine, Hebrew University, Israel, MD, Medicine
- 1996-1997: Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Israel, Rotating internship
- 1997-2002: Medical Cops, Israeli Defense force, Field Physician (major)
- 2002-2007: Dept. of Medicine D, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Israel, Israeli Board certified, Internal Medicine
- 2005-2006: Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, MHA, Health Administration
- 2007-2010: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, Israeli Board certified, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- 2011-2012: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX, USA, postdoc, TGF-b in HCC
- 2011-2012: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX, USA, Clinical observation. The high risk clinic, Inherited colon cancer; predisposition to GI cancers
CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
- 1996-1997: Rotating intern- Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Israel
- 1997-2002: Field Physician – Medical Corps, IDF
- 2002-2007: Resident, Medicine D, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Israel
- 2005-2007: Physician – Medical Corps, IDF
- 2007–2010: Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
- 2010-2011: Senior Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
- 2010–2016: Lecturer, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- 2011-2012: Postdoc, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX, USA
- 2012-2014: Visiting Scientist, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX, USA
- 2014-2016: Head of Gastroenterology Section, IDF
- 2014-2018: Senior Physician, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
- 2017- present: Senior Lecturer, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- 2017- present: Member of the Israeli Gastroenterology Association Committee
- 2018 – present: Head, Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hadassah, Jerusalem
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS:
- 1991: Rector prize and award for distinction in first year of medical school
- 1991: Award from chairman of the Education Committee of the Knesset for distinction in academic studies
- 1991-1993: Dean honor and award in every year of the pre-clinical years (1-3) in medical school
- 1994-1996: Distinction and excellence scholarship every year for distinction in the pre-clinical and clinical studies
- 1996; Permission to elect the 7th year internship, based on grades of the clinical years
- 2006: Supreme excellence in Health Administration studies for MA, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva
- 2009: Honors in Gastroenterology graduation exams
- 2010: Best poster prize – Israeli Gastroenterology society meeting
- 2012: The Marion D. Edwards Fellowship in Hepatic Cancer Award, MDACC
- 2017: Best abstract – Israeli Gastroenterology society meeting
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
- More than 50 papers.