Date of Birth:  February 17, 1944

Place of Birth: Tel-Aviv , Israel

Married, three children

Higher Education

1965-1971 Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. MD.

1971-1972  Intern, Central Emek Hospital, Afulla

1972-1974  Anesthesia residency, Central Emek Hospital Afulla

1974-1976  Anesthesia residency, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem

1977-1978  Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Academic Positons

Instructor in Anesthesia, Hebrew  University- Hadassah Faculty of  Medicine, Jerusalem.

1978-1981 Lecturer in Anesthesia Hebrew University, Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem.

1981-1983 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. USA Visiting Research Associate, University of Illinois, Urbana,Illinois. USA

1985-1992  Senior Lecturer in Anesthesia.Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

1992-Present  Clinical Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care. Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Appointments

1979-1981  Director, Obstetric Anesthesia Unit. Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel

1983-1995  Special Advisor to the IDF Surgeon General on Anesthesia and Trauma.

1984-1985  Special assignment IDF, Medical Corps.

1984-1985  Director Ambulatory surgery, Hadassah, Jerusalem.

1986-1990  Chairperson, Board examinations in Anesthesia.

1988-1991  Head, Trauma unit. Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem

1992-1993  Medical director M.D.A - Israeli Emergency Medical Services

1989-1996  Lt. Colonel (RES).IDF

1993-1996  Member, National Advisory Committee for Trauma, Health ministry.

1992-Present  Director, Critical Care Transport Unit, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

2001- present  Head , Patient safety Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University

Licensure

License to practice Medicine in Israel No. 11769

Specialist in Anesthesia  No. 5979

Specialist In Critical Care Medicine  No. 13420

ECFMG  No. 179 0807

Awards

1982       Best Clinical Teacher Hebrew University , Faculty of Medicine

1992       Best Clinical Teacher Hebrew University , Faculty of Medicine

1989       Member of the I D F mission to Armenia.

1990       Member of rescue mission to Egypt.  

1999       Member Israeli field hospital in Macedonia

1999       Israeli rescue mission to Kenya

2002       Israeli rescue mission, Mombassa

Research Interest

1. Human Factors Engineering in Medicine.

2. Medical  Education . The use of Video for teaching.

3. Emergency Medical system operation. The Hadassah School of CPR . 

4. History of Medicine in Israel since 1800 .

For List of Publications,  please see: PubMed