Education:
1996-1998, Clinical and research fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Division of Clinical Pharmacology (prof. Koren G and prof. Ito S), Hospital for Sick Children and Ontario Regional Poison Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1993-1996, Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine A, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
1992-1993, Rotating internship, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
1987-1992, Faculty of Medicine, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
Professional Experience:
2010-Present, Director, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
2000-2010, Attending physician and researcher, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and Department of Internal Medicine A, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
2000-2002, Senior physician, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
1998-2000, Senior physician, Department of Internal Medicine A (prof. David Ezra), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
1996-1998, Clinical and research fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Division of Clinical Pharmacology (prof. Koren G and prof. Ito S), Hospital for Sick Children and Ontario Regional Poison Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1993-1996, Junior resident in internal medicine, Department of Internal Medicine A (prof. Hillel Halkin), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
1992-1993, Rotating internship, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Academic Appointments:
2018-Present, Clinical Associate Professor, Nicosia Medical School, Saint George University, Cyprus
2016-Present, Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Faculty, Departments of Internal Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013-Present, Honorary Senior lecturer, Division of Population Health Sciences & Education. St. George, University of London, England
2008-Present, Senior lecturer, Medical Faculty, Departments of Internal Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Membership in professional societies:
Israeli Society for Clinical Pharmacology
Israeli Society for Toxicology
Israeli Medical Association
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT)
Grants:
2014, Co-investigator, The Israel National Institute of Health Policy Research, Identification of adverse drug event rate in academic medical centers in Israel and validation of a tool for continuous monitoring (30,000 USD)
2013, Co-investigator, The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research, Clinical Computerized Decision Support for the Prevention of Medication Errors in the Pediatric Intensive Care Department (177,500 NIS)
2008, Principal investigator, The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research, Health care savings from genotype guided personalized warfarin anticoagulation in the community setting (182,000 NIS)
Awards:
2024, McGill Department of Medicine, Dr. Sharon Wood-Dauphine Lectureship award, High Value Healthcare Symposium
2012, Research day Award, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
2005, Presidential Trainee Award, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT)
1998, The Bill Mahon Research Presentation Award. Presented for excellence in research in Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Canada
1997, The trainee’s Start Up Award, Research Institute, The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1985, Outstanding student Dean Award, School of Medicine, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel