Updated June 2008
Associate Director General and
Head of Medical Services
Hadassah Medical Organization
P.O.B. 12000. Jerusalem 91120
Israel
Telephone: 972-2-6776070
Fax: 972-2-6778900
E-mail: birnbaum@hadassah.org.il
Home address
8 Mishkelov St., Har-Nof,
Jerusalem, Israel
Phone No. 972-2-6518208
Birth:
20th November, 1952
Birthplace:
Jerusalem, Israel.
Citizenship:
Israel, United States.
Country of Permanent Residence:
Israel
Family Status:
Married, 6 children
Military Service:
Captain, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force.
Education:
Israel National Matriculation Examination, June, 1970
Kerem B’Yavneh Rabbinical Seminar, Ordained July 1976
Medical Education
Medical School:
Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel (1976 – 1982)
Internship:
Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel (1983)
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Pediatric Residency :
Department of Pediatrics Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel (Sep. 1984 – Sep. 1989), Chairman: Professor Serem Freier
Pediatric Certification:
June 1987: Written Examination – Scientific Council Israel Medical Association
April 1989: Oral Examination - Scientific Council, Medical Association, Israel
Awards:
M.D Thesis: “The Status of the Physician in Jewish Sources” – Awarded the Moshe Einhorn Prize, Tel-Aviv Municipality, 1986.
Master in Public Administration (MPA) :
1998 – 1999 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Professional Experience
1/2008 - Associate Director General and Head of Medical Services, Hadassah Medical Organization
4/2001- 12/2007 Associate Director General and Director Ein Kerem Hospital
11/1999 – 4/2001 Associate Medical Director, Maccabi Healthcare (2nd largest health fund in Israel).
11/1995 – 11/1999 Deputy Medical Director, Maccabi Healthcare services
1/1991 – 10/1995 Deputy Director General & Head Ambulatory Services, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Additional Appointments:
1991 – 1998 Quality Assurance Program, Medical Branch, Israel National Insurance Institute
1988 – Attending Pediatrician, Mother and Baby Convalescent Home Kiryat Yearim.
Dr. Yair Birnaum is Associate Director General of HMO and Head of Medical Services at the Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem.
He completed his medical degree at the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine and a residency in Pediatrics at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He also received and MA degree in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1999 and completed a residency in Medical Management.
From 2001 up to the end of 2007, Dr. Birnbaum served as Associate Director General of HMO and as Director of the Hadassah Ein-Kerem Medical Center.
Prior to his joining HMO, he served as Deputy Director General of Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Associate Medical Director of Maccabi Health Care Services.
In addition to medical training Dr. Birnbaum is also an ordained Orthodox Rabbi who wrote his thesis on "The Status of the Physician in Jewish Sources".
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