Director of Interventional Cardiology Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov).
Specialty: cardiology, catheterization, mini-invasive heart surgery.
Education:
School of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
1984-1986 Practice of Internal Medicine, Jerusalem.
1986-1988 Specialization in Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Bikur Holim, Jerusalem.
1988-1991 Internship – fundamental research cardio – vascular system, Laboratory of Experimental Physiology and Pharmacology, Pharmagene, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood, U.S. National Institutes of Health – NIH, Maryland, USA.
Practice:
♦ Diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization.
♦ Cardiology community, prevention, early detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
♦ Applied research for the development of innovative methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of cardiovascular system.
Clinical experience :
1980-1984 – physician of Panzer Battalion, Israeli Defense Forces.
1988-1991 – Cardiologist, Cardiology Division, Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of Health, Maryland, USA.
1991-2004 – Senior Physician, Department of Cardiology, Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem.
1999-2004 – Deputy Director, Department of Cardiology , Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem.
2004-2005 – Senior physician, Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
2005 – present – director of Interventional Cardiology Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
Academic Experience:
1992 – Professor at the Medical School of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
1995 – Lecturer – Senior Researcher, School of Medicine at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
2002 – Professor of internal medicine and cardiology at the Medical School of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Outstanding teacher at the School of Medicine of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
2007 – Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine at the University of Tel – Aviv.
150 professional publications.
250 presentations at scientific conferences.
