Education and Training:
1975 -1981 Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
1982 Rotating internship, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
1983 - 1985 Residency, Department of Surgery, Rambam Medical center, Haifa, Israel.
1985 - 1989 Residency, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
1990 -1991 Cardiothoracic Fellow, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Los-Angeles.
M.D. Thesis
Clinical results of aortocoronary bypass surgery in patients with poor left ventricular function.
Appointments
1994 Senior Lecturer, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
1996-2001 The Faculty of Medicine Committee for Evaluation of Teaching.
1996 The Committee for Thoracic Surgery Boards, The Scientific Committee of The Israel Medical Association.
1999-2002 Committee Member, Israel Heart Society.
1999-2002 Secretary, Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
2002 Chair, The Faculty of Medicine Alumni.
Reviewer: Harefuah, United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), The National Academy of Science.
Memberships
1982 Israel Medical Association
1990 Israel Heart Society
1990 Israel Surgical Society.
1991 Jerusalem Heart Society
1991 Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery
1998 Israel Transplantation Society.
1999 European Society of Cardiology.
2001 European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Mentor for M.D. Thesis
1. 1999 Sivan Ekshtain
Title: Multivessel coronary stenting vs. bypass surgery in patients with multivessel coronary disease. IMAJ 4:583-9, (Editorial 624-6).
2. 2001 Jawad Khalaila. Title: Vasodilation mediated by β2 adrenoceptor is under genetic control.
3. 2002 Nir Kleinman. Title: The vasoconstrictive effect of Methylene Blue on the internal mammary artery
Professional Certification
1982 ECFMG - Education Commission for Foreign Medical Students
1986 Surgery Boards, Israel (Part A).
1988 Thoracic Surgery Boards, Israel (Part B).
1991 FLEX - Federal Licensing Examination.
1991 Medical License, State of California #50317.
Awards and Prizes
1976-1981 The Dean’s of Faculty of Medicine scholarship for outstanding medical students.
1980 Elected class representative for medical student exchange program at The University of Miami, Florida.
1997 Distinguished teacher, the Faculty of Medicine.
2001 Annual prize paper winner, The American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Orlando, Florida.
Research Activities
1999 - Current Participation in major multi-center international trials as local Principle Investigator:ARTS, McSPI, Parecoxib/Valdecoxib for post-surgical pain after median sternotomy (Pharmacia).
2003 Principle Investigator of the NAC study - a randomized multicenter Israeli study: Acute Renal Failure Following Open Heart and Aortic Surgery:Is N-Acetylcysteine Renoprotective?
2001 - Current Cooperation with Prof. Y. Caraco (Clinical Pharmacology): b2 and a1 adrenoreceptor polymorphism and vascular response to adrenergic stimuli.
2000 - Current Cooperation with Dr. A. Revel (Reproduction research) and Dr. A. Arav (Cryobiology): Organ cryiopreservation and transplantation.
2003 Cooperation with Prof. D. Lichtstein (Physiology): postoperative atrial fibrillation and plasma levels of the endogenous cardiac glycosides; levels of endogenous CG-like compounds in human atrial appendages; the effect of synthetic CG-like compounds on atrial contractility.
For List of Publications, please see: PubMed