Education
1981-1988, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Medicine M.D. (graduated magna cum laude) 1989
2014, Assoc Prof Cardiology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Residencies and Other positions:
1987-88, Internship, Sheba Medical Center affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
1988-91, Military Physician – Israel Defence Forces
1990-92, Member of the Specialized Medical Rescue Team of the Israeli Air Force
1991, Senior Medical Physician of “Mivtza Shlomo”
1991-93, Flight Surgeon, Chief Medical Officer on Airbase – Israel Air Force
1991-93, Medical Supervisor Emergency Medical Services of Ben-Gurion Airport
1993, Clinical experience in heart transplantation, Cardiology Division, Presbyterian Hospital, Pitsburg, USA (2 months)
1993-96, Residency, Internal Medicine E, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
1996-98, Fellow in Adult Cardiology, Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
1998-2001, ICCU, Cardiology Division, Cedars Sinai Medical Center – UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA: Fellowship in Critical Cardiac Care
2001-2002, Cardiologist, Coordinating Center for the PRINCESS Study (The Israel Society for the Prevention of Heart Attacks)
2001-to date, Specialist – Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
2001-to date, Setting up and coordinating outpatient clinic for premature coronary artery disease and coronary events – Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
2003-to date, Chief Cardiology Consultant to the Israeli Air Force
2006 – to date, Establishment and Head of the Chest Pain Service (including an 8 bed unit) in the Sheba Medical Center
2010-2011, Acting Head, Israeli Society for Prevention of Heart Attacks (ISPHA)
2012, Member Medical Board MADA
Publications
Prof Matetzky has published well over 100 peer reviewed articles, as well as chapters in books and has over 30 years experience in clinical research.
Currently Prof. Matetzky is involved in extensive research in the field of platelet activity and acute coronary syndromes, as well as in the field of myocardial infarction in young adults.
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