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Personal Data
Born in Ramla, Israel, July 8, 1956.
Married, father of three children: Noa (1979), Neta (1984), Yarden (1991).
Citizenship: Israeli
Education
1977-1983 MD. - Ben-Gurion Medical School, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Israeli license #17465.
Internship
1983-1984 Rotating internship at Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, (Affiliated to the Hebrew university - Hadassah Medical school, Jerusalem).
Residency
1986-1992 Ob and Gyn resident, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Affiliated to the Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem). Chairman: Prof. V. Insler.
Board Certification and Medical License
1984 State of Israel medical license: #17465
1993 Israeli Board certificate Ob and Gyn (Cum laude) : #12625
1997 Israeli Board certificate in Clinical Hypnosis #0348
Post Doctorate Studies
1985-1987 Obstetrics and Gynecology - Post Graduate Medical School, Tel-Aviv University.
1990 Advanced course of sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
1992 Advanced Pelviscopic Endosurgery Course, Shiba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
1995-1996 Hypnosis - Post Graduate Medical School, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem.
1997 Advanced course of Pelviscopic Endosurgery in Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem.
2003-2004 Research – Perinatal biology lab Washington University, Saint-Louis, MO, USA.
Professional Appointments
1978-1983 Teaching assistant for: Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva.
1992-1994 Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.
1993-present Senior staff Obstetrician-gynecologist, at full time tenure-track academic position, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein-Karem, Jerusalem.
1994-2000 Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Hebrew University - medical school, Jerusalem.
1995-present In charge of the high risk pregnancy and diabetes clinic
1998-present Head - “Maccabi” women health center in Jerusalem.
2001-present Senior-Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Hebrew University - Medical School, Jerusalem.
2001-present In charge of high risk department and maternity Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein-Karem, Jerusalem.
1999-present Examiner for Israel Ob. and Gyn. Board Examination. Israel Medical Association, Scientific Council.
2004-present Vise Chair - The Israeli National Committee of Diabetes in Pregnancy.
Major Teaching Responsibilities
1995-1998 Tutor - responsible for medical education and examination in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Hebrew university, Hadassah Medical School
1996-2000 Tutor of the fifth year (in a 6 year Medical School) - the Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School Jerusalem.
1996-present Member of the Hebrew University Medical School board committee for selecting students to the medical school.
1996-2000 Member of the Hebrew University Medical School “teacher -student” committee.
2001-present Chairman of Hebrew University Medical School “teacher -student” committee.
Awards and Honors
1978-1983 Dean's Excellency Award in each of the years 1978-1983 - Ben Gurion University.
1985 Excellency Citation (ranked #1) Medical Officers Course Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
1988 Winner of the special award of " The Israel Medical - Judicial Society".
1994 Excellency Citation (ranked #1) - students feedback On the Dean's list of excellent lecturers.
1995 Excellency Citation (ranked #1) - students feedback On the Dean's list of excellent lecturers.
1996 Excellency Citation (ranked #1) - students feedback On the Dean's list of excellent lecturers.
2000 Excellency Citation - students feedback On the Dean's list of excellent lecturers.
Thesis Supervised
1994 Dr. Suha Hadad - "Recovery of glucose metabolism after delivery in patient with gestational diabetes".
1995 Dr. Revital Yaakobi - "The effect of short valsalva maneuvers compared to exhalatory bearing down efforts on the length of the second stage of labor and the newborn : A prospective randomized controlled study".
1995 Dr. David Shtockheim - "A comparison between different collection methods of placental blood for future transplantation - a prospective randomized controlled trial".
1995 Dr. Jonathan Sapir - “Amniotic fluid index in post date - a prospective trial”
1996 Dr. Avi Tzafrir - "Immunoreactivity of human placental cord blood following allogeneic stimulation"
1996 Dr. Dov Braun - "Obstetrics and Gynecology residents performances after sleep deprivation - a prospective controlled trial"
1996 Dr. Ariel Brautbar - “Interactive computerized case studies in Obstetrics Gynecology and Infertility - a correlation between students success in the computerized system and the final exams”
1997 Dr. Tamar Elram -“Predictive parameters of successful external cephalic version” in breech presentation”
1997 Dr. Gai Lahat - “comparison between two detection methods of Chlamidial genital infection in low risk population - a prospective randomized study”
1998-2000 Dr. Chagit Kliger “Leptin levels in normal and abnormal glucose challenge and tolerance test during pregnancy
1999-2001 Dr Yael Levy – “ Sonographically thick placenta – a marker of perinatal morbidity” awarded excellent scientific work of 1999 in the medicine faculty.
1999-2003 Michal Rosenberg - “VEGF in the treatment of OHSS in the rabbit model” awarded exellent scientific work of 2003 in the medicine faculty
1999-2004 Dr Asaf Oren – “Metabolic response of pregnant IDDM patients using Insulin pump to a standard meal during and after pregnancy – awarded excellent scientific work of 2004 in the medicine faculty
Professional Committees
1995-2000 Member, professional affairs committee of the Israeli Medical Association, Jerusalem branch.
1995-1997 Member, Professional Young Physicians Committee of Hadassah University Hospital.
1996-present Member of the Gestational Diabetes Committee, the Israeli Diabetic Association.
1996-present Member, Cord Blood Committee, Hadassah University Hospital.
1997-1999 Chairman Professional Young Physicians Committee of Hadassah University Hospital.
Membership in Professional Societies
1983-present Israel Medical Association
1984-present Israel Medical Judicial Society
1986-present Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1994-present American Association for the Advancement of Science
1994-present Israeli Diabetes Association
Military Service
1974-1977 Served in the Israel Defense Force as a paratrooper. Currently serving as a flight surgeon in an airborne rescue unit, rank Major.
Languages
Hebrew, English, Basic French, Basic Bulgarian
Books and Chapters in Books
1. U. Elchalal. Pelvic inflamatory disease
In: Dr. Ruth's encyclopedia of sex, Continuum publishers, New York, 1994
2. J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors
Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew)- a comprehensive texbook of fertility and sterility, ACADEMON publishers- 1995, (500 pages).
3. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal. Anatomy and histology of the female genital system. pp.13
in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors
Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew)
ACADEMON publishers- 1995
4. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal. Anatomy and histology of the male genital system. pp.33
in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors
Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew)
ACADEMON publishers- 1995
5. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal. Anatomy and histology of the Hypophysis. pp.43. in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew), ACADEMON publishers- 1995
6. U. Elchalal. Infertility caused by congenital malformations in the female genital system. pp. 265. in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew). ACADEMON publishers- 1995
7. U. Elchalal. Infertility caused by disturbances in the cervix and uterus. pp. 291. in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors. Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew)ACADEMON publishers- 1995
8. R. Arbel, U. Elchalal. Hyperandrogenism, hirsutism and infertility. pp. 343 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Female and Male Infertility (Hebrew) ACADEMON publishers- 1995
9. J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors. Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998, (950 pages).
10. R. Arbel, U. Elchalal. Physiological changes during pregnancy, pp. 65 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
11. V. Eizenberg, U. Elchalal, J. G. Schenker. The management of normal labor and delivery, pp. 144 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetric (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
12. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal. The puerperium, pp. 188 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics(Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
13. U. Elchalal, I. Ben-Shachar. The influence of congenital urogenital malformations on pregnancy and delivery, pp. 285 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics(Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
14. U. Elchalal, A. Shushan, J. G. Schenker Intrauterine growth restriction, pp.362 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics(Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
15. U. Elchalal, V. Plotkin. Post date and fetal lung maturity, pp. 407 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
16. O. Shoshani, U. Elchalal. Cesarean section, pp. 494 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics(Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
17. I. Ben-Shachar, U. Elchalal. The management of Injuries to the birth canal and the perineum, pp.513 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
18. U. Elchalal, D. Weinstein. The management of breech delivery, pp. 529
in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
19. S. Davidson-Oren, U. Elchalal, J. G. Schenker. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation, pp.549 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics(Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
20. R. Picard, B. Reubinof, U. Elchalal. Hypertension in pregnancy and HELLP syndrome, pp. 666 in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics(Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
21. U. Elchalal. Pelvic inflammatory disease and intrauterine infections during pregnancy
in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Pregnancy and delivery - a comprehensive textbook of obstetrics (Hebrew) GRAPHIT publishers - 1998.
22. J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers, 2000 (447 pages)
23.Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal. The Gynecological examination in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
24. U. Elchalal, I. Ben-Shachar. Congenital genitourinary malformations in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
25. U. Elchalal, A. Shushan, J. G. Schenker. Intrauterine growth retardation in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
26. U. Elchalal, Y. Abramov. Pelvic inflammatory disease in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors, Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
27. R. Arbel, U. Elchalal. Uterus myomatosous and uterine sarcomain: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
28. I. Ben-Shachar, U. Elchalal. The management of the gynecological patient before operation in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
29. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal. The abdominal incision in gynecological operations in: J. G. Schenker, U. Elchalal Editors: Textbook of Gynecology (Hebrew) DIUNON publishers
Presentations in Medical Conferences
1. R. Borenstein, U. Elchalal, B. Lunenfeld, Z. Shoham. The treatment of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome by abdominal paracentesis. At the 10th congress Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Jerusalem, June 1988.
2. B. Caspi, U. Elchalal, M. Lancet, J. Chamke. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis: Ultrasonographic demonstration of meconium ileus in the fetus. At the 9th Congress of the Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tel Aviv, December 2-4, 1987.
3. B. Caspi, S. Gorbatz, Z. appelman, N. Barzelay, U. Elchalal. Antenatal diagnosis of diastematomyelia. At the 7th International Symposium on Ultrasound Herzlia, Israel, 1989.
4. U. Elchalal, M. Chen, A. Fink, R. Borenstein, V. Insler, N. Dekel. PMSG induced inhibition of ovulation in mature cycling rats is reversed by dexamethsone. Second Congress of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, Jerusalem, 19-23 March 1990. (Invited speaker)
5. R. Borenstein, U. Elchalal, C. Goldshmit, D. Rosenman, H. Ben Hur, Z. Katz. The significance of plication of the pubocervical and pararectal fascia in vaginal prolapse repair in Porges vaginal hysterectomy. 10th Congress of the Israeli Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jerusalem, December 18-20, 1990.
6. B. Caspi, Y. Zalel, U. Elchalal, Z. Katz, R. Borenstein, V. Insler. Ultrasound guided aspiration of painful ovarian cysts: effects on future ovarian function. 10th Congress of the Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jerusalem, December 18-20, 1990.
7. B. Caspi, Y. Zalel, U. Elchalal, D.Gersten, R. Borenstein. Aspiration of painful ovarian cysts as an alternative to laparotomy and it's effect on future ovarian function. 10th Congress of the israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jerusalem, December 18-20, 1990.
8. B. Caspi, U. Elchalal, Z. Appleman, J. Bar, Y. Zalel, V. insler. Re-evaluation of the treatment approach to dermoid cysts. The Ob & Gyn society conference meeting, kfar hamaccabia, Tel-Aviv, October, 1992.
9. B. Caspi, Z. Katz, Y. Zalel, U. Elchalal, V. Insler. A sonographic clue for the detection of vaginal foreign bodies. First Israeli-French-Italian gynecological conference. Eilat, Israel, March 5-9,1994.
10. A. Shushan, N. Rojansky, T. Chajek-Shaul, U. Elchalal, D. Weinstein. Pregnancy and delivery outcome in Behcet disease. The first world congress on labor and delivery. Jerusalem, Israel, July,1994.
11. R. Condiotti, U. Elchalal, G. Varadi, A. Nagler. The role of Interleukin 12 in activation of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) derived natural killer (NK) cells . Cord blood stem cells: Banking, expansion & transplants Edgartown, MA, USA May 1995.
12. R. Condiotti, U. Elchalal, G. Varadi, A. Nagler. Interleukin 12 (IL-12) activates human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) derived natural killer (NK) cells. Joint international workshop of fetal and neonatal hematopoiesis and mechanisms of bone marrow failure. Paris, France, 1995.
13. B. Ehrman, C. Brautbar, U. Elchalal, A. Nagler. The Israeli national human umbilical cord blood bank. Second meeting of the European Haematology Association.
Paris, France, 1996.
14. A. Nagler, R. Condiotti, B. Ehrman, V. Deutsch, U. Elchalal , C. Brautbar. Human umbilical cord blood transplantation - the potential graft versus leukemia (GVL) effect. Second meeting of the European Haematology Association. Paris, France, 1996.
15. U. Elchalal, D. Weinstein, I Ben Shachar: Mortality after second trimester amniocentesis in Israel. The first world congress of labor and delivery, Marakesh, Morocco, 1997. (Invited speaker)
16. U. Elchalal, C. Brautbar, D. Shtockheim, G. Varadi, D. Weinstein, A. Nagler, J.G. Schenker. The Hadassah human umbilical cord blood bank (HUCB) program - a new dimension to obstetric care. 13th congress of the European association of gynecologists and obstetricians (EAGO), Jerusalem, Israel, May 10-14, 1998. (Invited speaker)
17. U. Elchalal. The use of Insulin pumps in Insulin dependant diabetes in pregnancy, The 30th congress of pathophysiology of pregnancy. Jerusalem, Israel May 16-17, 1998. (Invited speaker)
18. A. Tzafrir, A. Nagler, C. Brautbar, U. Elchalal, A. Bishara. Alloreactivity of umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells: Specific hyporesponse tpo non inherited maternal antigens (NIMA). The 24th annual meeting of the American society for histocompatibility and immunogenetics. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 10-15, 1998.
19. A. Samueloff, Y. Ezra, S. Hadad, S. Grisaru, U. Elchalal. Abnormal postpartum glucose tolerance following “pure” gestational diabetes. The 19th annual meeting of the society for maternal-fetal medicine, San-Francisco, California, January 20, 1999.
20. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal, J.G. Schenker. Pulmonary manifestations of severe OHSS: A multicenter study. The annual meeting of the Israel fertility association (IFA). Netanya, 14-15 April 1999
21. Y. Abramov, U. Elchalal, J.G. Schenker: An ‘epidemic’ of severe OHSS in Israel: a price we have to pay? The annual meeting of the Israel fertility association (IFA). Netanya, 14-15 April 1999
22. T. peled, A.J. Treves, A. Nagler, U. Elchalal, E.A. Rachmilewitz, E. Fibach: Long –term expansion of hematopoietic progenitors (HPC) from human umbilical cord blood by Copper chelators The American Society of Hematology
23. U. Elchalal, F. Bar-Levi, E. Ziv, N. Barnea, Y. Mizrahi, N. Novik, H. Bar-On, E. Shafrir, J. Cohen. Continous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in pregnant women with unstable type ! diabetes – a preliminary report. 17th meeting of the Israel diabetes association. Tel-Aviv, 27 January 2000.
24. U. Elchalal, Y. Mizrahi, C. Klieger-Grossman, R. Ben-Sasson, N. Novik, E. Shafrir, E. Ziv, H. Bar-On. The 50 g glucose challenge test (GCT) screening for gestational diabetes with glucose level threshold 130 vs. 140 mg/dl. 17th meeting of the Israel diabetes association. Tel-Aviv, 27 January 2000.
25. U. Elchalal, F. Bar-Levi, E. Ziv, N. Barnea, Y. Mizrahi, Y. Ezra, H. Bar-On, E. Shafrir, J. Cohen. Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in pregnant women with unstable type 1 diabetes. International Diabetes Federation, December, Mexico-City, 2000
26. Y. Abramov, Y. Ezra, U. Elchalal, I. Ben Shachar, S. Fasouliotis, V. Barak: Production of peritoneal fluid rich in IL-6 and sIL-2R in obstructed labor. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 21st annual meeting, 5-10 February, Reno, Nevada, 2001.
27. M. Wajngarten, A. Solomon, E. Buzhor, A. Micera, U. Elchalal, L. Puxeddu, J. Peer, F. Levi-Schaffer. Supression of inflammatory and fibrotic responses in conjunctival fibroblasts by amnion Membrane Matrix.
28. V. Barak, U. Elchalal, M. Edelstein, I. Kalickman, M. Zwang, Y. Abramov. High IL-18 levels correlate to severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) Cytokines and Interferons 2002, 6-10. October, Turin, Itali
29. M. Edelstein, U. Elchalal, A. Simon, I. Kalickman, R. Kalman, M. Zwang, V. Barak: Anti Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) treatment of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Cytokines and Interferons 2002, 6-10 October, Turin, Itali
30. Y. Ginosar, M. Nadjari, N. Firman, D. Mankuta, E.Anteby, E. Anteby, C. Weissman, U. Elchalal. Antepartum chronic epidural therapy (ACET) using ropivacaine improves uteroplacental blood flow in preeclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation. 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Anesthesiology in Perinatology 12-16 May,2004 Ft Myers, Florida
31. S. Wyatt, F. Kraus, U. Elchalal, C.R. Roh, D.M. Nelson,Y. Sadovsky. Expression of hypoxia related transcripts defines histological changes in the term human placenta. 24th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Feb 2-7, 2004, New Orleanse, LA
32. A.J.J.T. Rein, D. Mevorach, Z. Perles, A. Nir, M. Nadjari, N. Yanai, A. Lewin, U. Elchalal. AV conduction in the fetus using fetal Kinetocardiography. The 51st Annual conference of the Israel heart society. April 28-29, 2004 Tel-Aviv.
33. A.J.J.T. Rein, D. Mevorach, Z. Perles, A. Nir, M. Nadjari, N. Yanai, A. Lewin, U. Elchalal Monitoring of AV conduction in the fetus using fetal Kinetocardiography.: International SLE society. May 9-13, 2004 New York, NY.
34. U. Elchalal, R.G. Humphrey, S.D. Smith, C. Hu, Y. Sadovsky, D.M. Nelson. gTroglitazone-Stimulated PPAR- partially protects cultured human trophoblasts from hypoxia-induced apoptosis. Society For Gynecological Investigation, March 23-27, 2004 Houston,Tx.
35. U. Elchalal, S. Yagel, M. Gomory, S. Porat, L. Beni-Adani, M. Nadjari. Intracranial Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Lesions of the Fetal Brain. Paris 2004
36. U. Elchalal, S. Yagel, M. Gomory, S. Porat, L. Beni-Adani, M. Nadjari. Intracranial Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Lesions of the Fetal Brain – a retrospective study. Istanbul 2004
Grants
1. The general apotropos in Israel (1999) - 30,000 shekel (10,000$) - In vivo model of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
2. Hadassah women organization (2001) – women health grant- 45,000 shekel (12,000$)– anti VEGF as a potential treatment of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in the rabbit.
3. ACET study (Mutual grant with Y. Ginosar) (2003) – Chronic Epidural as treatment for Preeclampsia (`45,000 $).
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