Fields of Specialty
Neurological Rehabilitation
Languages
Hebrew, English
Education & Fellowships
- Medicine Graduate, University of Milano Medical School, Milano, Italy (1976-1983)
- Internship, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer (1983-1984)
- Resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer (1985-1990)
- Specialty License in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Board Certification in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (1992)
- Fellowship, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A, Critical Care, Neurology and Rehabilitation, Neurotrauma Critical Care (Research) & Neurorehabilitation (1993-1995)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A, Spasticity evaluation using a “Kin Com” device, Supervisors: Zeev Dvir, Ph.D., and Abraham Ohry, M.D.
Recent Activities
- Beit Halochem, Veteran’s Sports, Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, Tel Aviv, Israel – Attending Physician (1987 to date)
- Ministry of Defense – Authorized Physician (1989 to date)
- “Lewis” National Rehabilitation Institute for Orthotics – Authorized Physician (1989 to date)
- The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel – Neurological rehabilitation, Director (1999 to date)
- IDF – Consultant physician for neurological rehabilitation (2003 to date)
- The Israeli National Insurance Institute – Consultant physician (2009 to date)
Career Accomplishments
- Membership in professional societies:
- Israel Medical Association, Israel (1983 to date)
- Israel Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Israel (1986 to date)
- International Medical Society of Paraplegia, England (1987 to date)
- Israel Association of Neurotrauma, Israel (1994 to date)
- American Society of Neurorehabilitation, USA (1995 to date)
- American Spine Injury Association (ASIA), USA (1995 to date)
- Israel Association of Spine medicine (2000 to date)
- Doctoral students supervised by candidate (Manuel Zwecker- 2001 &Ari Keren Yaar-2004)
Academic Involvement
- School of Nursing and School of Physiotherapy, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lecturer (1987 to date)
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lecturer (2005 to date)
- Active participation in scientific meetings (1986- 2007)
- Studies:
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
- Post Graduate Course, Rehabilitation Medicine (1986-1990)
- The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Bobath method in treatment of CVA (cardiovascular accidents) (1987)
- Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Somatosensory monitoring in DREZ lesion surgery (1992)
- Sackler School of Medicine, School of Continuing Medical Education, Tel Aviv University
- Treatment of chronic and acute pain (1993)
- Sackler School of Medicine, School of Continuing Medical Education, Tel Aviv University
- Diploma in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (1995-1996)
- Austin Health, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Center, Melbourne, Australia
- Surgical rehabilitation of the upper limb in tetraplegia (2006)
- Otto Bock healthcare center, Wiena, Austria
- Neurostimulation: Implantable Peroneal Stimulator Actigait (2007)
- 4th Coloplast Symposium for Current Topics on Spinal Cord Injuries. September 25, 2010, Humlebaek, Denmark (2010)