EDUCATION
- 1980 -1986: School of Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
- 1984 – Degree in Basic Medical Sciences (with honors).
- 1988 – M.D
- 1990 – M.Sc. Degree in Neurobiology (with honors).
SPECIALTY BOARDS CERTIFICATION OF ISRAELI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
- Internal Medicine – April 1992
- Nephrology – December 1994
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- 1982: The Rector’s Award for Excellence, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
- 1982, 1983, 1984: The Dean’s Award for Excellence, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
- 1992: The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Residency, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
- 1993: Israel Society of Internal Medicine Award for best presentation
- 2004: Outstanding teacher Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
- 2005: Outstanding teacher Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
- 2008: The Faculty Price for outstanding teachers
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
- 1987: Internship, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
- 1988–1991: Resident, Department of Medicine A, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
- 1991-1992: Chief Resident, Division of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
- 1992-1995: Fellow in Nephrology, Nephrology and Hypertension Services, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
- 1995-2010: Senior physician, Nephrology and Hypertension Services, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
- 2006–2010: In charge of out-patient clinic for follow-up after kidney transplant patients
- 2010- Head of Nephrology and Hypertension department
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- 1992-1995: Instructor
- 2007–present: Senior Lecturer
- 2006–2009: Secretary of the Department (‘Chug’) of Internal Medicine of the Hebrew University
- 2006–present: Member, the committee for student exchange program of the Medical School
NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- 2006- 2010: Member of the Nephrology Advisory Committee to the National Committee for Organ Transplantation
- 2007–Present: Head of the Israeli Nephrology and Hypertension Board Committee
- 2010: Head of Nephrology and Hypertension department Hadassah Medical Center
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- 1987–1990: M.Sc. Thesis entitled: The influence of quinine on the neuromuscular junction in a frog. Under the supervision of Prof. Rami Rachamimof. Department of Neurobiology, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
- 1994–1995: The effect of PTH on calcium metabolism in neonatal rat calvaria – intracellular signals. (#2)
- 1994–1998: The effect of vitamin D derivatives on calcium metabolism in neonatal rat calvaria – intracellular signals. (#4, #7)
- 1996–2000: Regulation of PTH receptor mRNA in acute renal failure and chronic renal failure: Effect of vitamin D derivatives. (#8)
- 1997-2000: Regulation of PTH receptor mRNA in Opposum kidney cells – Effect of vitamin D derivatives. (#3)
- 1998–2000: Regulation of NaPi-2 mRNA and protein in chronic renal failure. Effect of PTH and dietary phosphate. (#12, #13)
- 2000-2001: Post-doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (head Prof. M.L. Tykocinski). Project: Immunomodulatory fusion proteins – trans-signal converting proteins. (#11)
- 2001-present: Production, applications and mechanism of action of immunomodulatory fusion proteins CTLA- 7- and CD40 FasL (15-18)
- 2008–present: The use of Fn14-Trail as anti-cancerous and an immunomodulatory treatment in in-vitro and in-vivo models.
CLINICAL RESEARCH
- 1993-present: Chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis as treatment for NYHA-IV congestive heart failure. (#6)
- 2003-2005: Human erythropoietin gene therapy for patients with chronic renal failure (clinical study) (Co – PI) (#14)
- 2005-2007: The effect of Suledoxide on microproteinuria of diabetic patients (clinical study) (PI)
- 2008–present: Pregnancies among kidney transplant patients (PI)