Education
1981-1988, The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Residencies and Further Training
1997-2015, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center: Attending physician
1994-1997, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology: clinical and research fellow
1990-1994, Sheba Medical Center – division of pediatrics: resident
1990, Western Galilee Medical Center – department of pediatrics: resident
1989-1990, Rambam Medical Center: intern
Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics. The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Research Interests
Endocrine complications of Anorexia Nervosa
Endocrine complications of chronic disease in children and adolescents
Late complications of childhood cancer
Adipokines and the acute inflammatory response
Publications
A list of publications for Dr. Modan-Moses is in PubMed. PubMed is a database that includes a listing of scientific articles in the fields of medicine and life sciences.
Research Grants &Awards
1993, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. The Hendrick and Irene Gutwirth research prize in Diabetes Mellitus (PI)
1995 , The Clinical Research Meeting, San Diego, Ca, USA. Trainee Investigator award for excellence in clinical research
1996, Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development, Ca, USA – one year research fellowship
1997, The Endocrine Society anual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA
The Endocrine Society Merck Senior Fellow award
1999, Danone Institute, Tel-Mond, Israel: "Genetic characterization of childhood obesity in a Jewish population" (PI)
2001, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. "Megestrol acetate for treatment of anorexia of chronic diseases" (PI)
2011, Israel Cancer Association. "Vitamin D levels in pediatric and adolescents patients with malignant diseases" (PI)
2012, Tel Aviv University. "Characterization of Klotho levels in children with growth retardation" (PI)
2013, The Israeli Association of Pediatric Endocrinology. "GnRH agonist for the prevention of chemotherapy -induced ovarian failure in adolescent female patients" (PI)
2018, Israel Cancer Association. "Obesity, depression, and chronic stress in survivors of childhood cancer" (PI)
2021, Sheba Medical Center. "Obesity in survivors of childhood and adolescence cancer" (PI)
