Department of Surgery
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
Ein-Karem, P.O.B. 12000
Jerusalem, Israel IL-91120.
E- mail: eid@md2.huji.ac.il
Date of birth: July 6, 1950
Place of birth: Dabburiya Village, Valley of Jezreel, Israel
Marital status: Married, five children
Education
1965-1968 - Municipal High School, Biologic section, Nazareth, Israel.
1969-1972 - Hebrew University, Faculty of Science, Jerusalem, Israel.
1973-1978 - Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Post graduate education and training
1979-1980 - Rotating internship, Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
1980-1986 - Residency, Dept. of Surgery (Chairman: Prof. Arie Durst) Hadassah-Hebrew- University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
1987-1989 - Clinical fellowship, transplantation surgery (Head: Prof. Ruud Krom), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
1989 - Visiting physician, Division of transplantation (Head: Prof. Tom Starzl), Dept. of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (One week).
1989 - Micro vascular course, micro vascular training center (Head: Prof. Michael B Wood), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
1992 - Workshop on split liver transplantation, Dept. of surgery, Catholique University of Louvain (moderator: Prof. JR Otte), Belgium(two days).
1992 - Invited surgeon, Liver surgery service (Head: Prof. Dr. Med. J. Scheele), Dept. of surgery, University of Erlangen, Germany (one month).
1993 - British Council (International Seminar in surgery of the liver, biliary system and pancreas), Edinburgh, Scotland (one week).
1994 - Invited surgeon, Second dept of surgery, Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine (Living related liver transplantation, Director Prof.Y.Yamaoka) Kyoto, Japan (Three weeks).
1995 - Basic Laparoscopic training course, Endoscopic surgery training center (Program Chairman Prof. H. Freund) Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
1995 - Invited surgeon, Dept of Surgery and Transplantation, Edoward Herriot Hospital (Director: Prof. TM Dubernard) Lyon, France (One month).
1996 - Advanced Laparoscopic training course, Endoscopic surgery training center (Program Chairman: Prof. H. Freund) Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
2000 - Visiting Professor, Clinic for Visceral & Transplantation Surgery (Split Liver & Adult - Adult Living Related Liver Transplantation), (program Director, Prof. Dr. Med. Bjorn Nashan)MHH, Hanover, Germany (One month).
Clinical Appointments
1990 - Attending surgeon, Dept. of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center.
1993 - Staff Surgeon.
1995-2000 - Acting director, Surgery B and Transplantation Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, (On rotation basis).
2000 - Head, Transplantation Unit, Dept. of Surgery, Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center.
Academic Appointments
1985 -Instructor in Surgery, Hebrew University- Hadassah School of medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
1989 - Lecturer in Surgery, Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
1995 - Senior Lecturer in surgery, Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
1998 - Associate professor of surgery, Hebrew University- Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Prizes, Awards and Grants:
1973-1979 - Scholarship prize (Outstanding students), Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine.
1977 - Suschin’s prize (best student in surgery), Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine.
1985 - Research grant of the Joint Research Fund of the Hebrew University and Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel (Topic: Total Lymphoid irradiation and bone marrow cells infusion towards transplantation tolerance for kidney allograft in dog).
Certificates
1. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Mathematics, Physics and Supplementary studies, Faculty of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1973.
2. M.D., Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, 1984.
3. ECFMG Certificate (Education Commission for foreign medical graduates, USA, Certificate number 393-768-7) 1989.
Licensures
1. Medical Licensure, Israel, no. 17693, 1984.
2. General Surgery Licensure, Israel, No. 10840, 1990.
3. FLEX (Federal Licensure Examination), State of Minnesota, USA, no. 500706501, 1989.
4. Medical licensure, Minnesota, no.32958, 1990(not active).
Medical Association Membership:
· Israel Medical Association
· Israel Surgical Society
· Israel Society of Transplantation
· Israel Association for the study of the liver
· European Society of Organ Transplantation
· European Liver Transplantation Society
Other Activities & Appointments
1. M.D. Thesis instructor, The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel (Topic: Highly selective vagotomy, versus truncal vagotomy, in the elective surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer, 1987).
2. Resident’s Basic Sciences and surgical research projects instructor, the department of surgery and laboratory research of the diabetic unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel (Topic - Characterization and amelioration of liver warm ischemic injury, 1997).
3. Board of Directors, Israel Transplant, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
4. Board of Directors, Israel Society of Transplantation, Israel Medial Association, 1994-1997.
5. Member, Admission committee of the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
6. Member, The council of Israel Surgical Society, Israel Medical Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
7. Member, Referral Committee for overseas transplantation and operations, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
For List of Publications
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