Research Interests: Rare genetic disorders affecting infants and children, craniofacial anomalies, neurodevelopmental disorders
Clinical Training and Employment History:
2023-Present, Interim Director, Institute for Rare Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
2020-2023, Research Associate, Departments of Human Genetics and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
2018-2020, Attending physician (senior pediatrician and medical geneticist), Department of Pediatrics B and the Institute for Rare Diseases, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
2015-2018, Fellowship in Medical Genetics, Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
2011-2015, Pediatric Residency, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Education:
2009-2010, Internship, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
2002-2009, Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
Affiliations:
Institute for Rare Diseases, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Academic and Professional Awards:
2018, The Dr. Danni Moran Award for Best Scientific Publication, Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
2017, Best Research Award, The Israeli Society for Metabolic Disease (ISMD)
2017, Outstanding Resident Award, Sheba Medical Center
2016, Best Teacher (Tutor) Award, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
2016, Best Basic Science Research Award for Pediatric Resident, Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
2015, Best Teacher (Tutor) Award, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
2015, The Dr. Pinchas Borenstein Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center
2014, The Dr. Phillip Lee Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) Scholarship
2014, Travel Award, Society of Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD)
2013, Best Teacher (Tutor) Award, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center
2012, The Dr. Danni Moran Award for Leading Pediatric Resident, Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
2010, Young Investigator Award, 18th Annual Conference of the Israeli Transplantation Society
Research Grants & Awards:
2023, Rebecca and Harry Bernard Research Grant, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University (C.I. P.I.: Annick Raas-Rothschild) - Elucidating the molecular basis of recognizable genetics syndromes with multiple congenital craniofacial anomalies
2022, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) Division of Human Genetics Center for Mendelian Genomics and Therapeutics (CMGT) Grant (C.I. P.I.: Meredith Schuh)– Genetics of severe CAKUT and hepatoblastoma
2022, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) Division of Human Genetics Center for Mendelian Genomics and Therapeutics (CMGT) Grant (C.I. P.I.: Kathryn Nicole Weaver)– Elucidating the molecular basis of recognizable genetics syndromes with multiple congenital craniofacial anomalies
2022, University of Cincinnati (UC) Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST) Pilot Translational Research Grant (C.I. P.I.: Meredith Schuh)– Whole exome sequencing in infants with severe CAKUT
2020, Margaret Stolz Research Grant, Faculty of Medicine Intramural Grant, Tel-Aviv University (P.I.) – Unraveling the molecular basis of Microphthalmia / Anophthalmia in families of Iranian Jewish Origin
2015, Competative Research Grant, Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center (P.I.)
Publications:
Here is a link to the publications of Dr. Ben Pode-Shakked
