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Speciality
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Neurosurgery Department Director |
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Education
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Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine
Postgraduate Courses: Neurology and Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of medicine
3rd Advanced Seminar in Neurosurgical Research, Venice
European Course in Neurosurgery: Infratentorial Tumors and Hydrocephalus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Microsurgical Techniques, Universitatsspital, Zurich
Recombinant DNA Methodology
Neuropathology Review course, Bethesda, Maryland
Workshop on Image-Guided Neurosurgery for brain tumors, Santorini, Greece
Microsurgery of the basal cisterns, Denver, Colorado
Endoscopy and endoscopy-assisted microsurgery, Tutlingen/Mainz, Germany
Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery, Vienna, Austria
Endoscopic approaches to the skull base. UPMC, Pittsburgh, USA |
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Professional Experience
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Clinical Experience
Rotating Internship, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
Neurosurgery Resident, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
General & Vascular Surgery Resident, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
Neurosurgery Senior Resident, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
Neurosurgery Chief Resident, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
1994-1999 Attending Neurosurgeon, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
1999-2003 Deputy Chairman, Dep. Of Neurosurgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
2003 – Present Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Academic Experience
Aug 1991 - 1994 Visiting Scientist, Senior Staff Member, National Institutes of Health, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, Bethesda, Maryland
1995 - 2000 Senior Lecturer in Surgery Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University
2000 – 2010 Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University
2010 – Present Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University |
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Memberships
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1990 Israel Medical Association, Israel
1990 Israel Neurosurgical Society, Israel
1990 Israel Surgical Society, Israel
1992 Society of Neurosurgical Research, USA
1994 American Association of Neurosurgery, USA
1995 Congress of Neurosurgery, USA
1996 The International Pituitary Club, USA
1996 European Association of Neurosurgical cieties - Neurooncology Committee, Europe
1997 Secretary - The Israeli Society of Neurosurgery
1997 Delegate to the World Federation of Neurosurgery
1998 European Association of Neurooncology (EANO)
1999 World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies – Neurooncology Committe
1999 AANS/CNS Joint Section of Tumors USA
2000 Member – Israel Med Association Scientific Council, Israel
2000 Israel Cancer Association – Neurooncology Committee, Israel
2000 Ministry of Health – The National Council For Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Israel
2007 Chairman - Neurooncology Committee of the |
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Awards
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1981 Medical School Graduation, Magnum Cum Laude
1990 Boards Examination in Neurosurgery, Magnum Cum Laude
1991 Israel Medical Association Fellowship Award
1991 The Borenstein Neurological Award
2008 Goldhirsh award
2008 Excellent poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Neuro Oncology (EANO), Spain: Convection- enhanced delivery of IL4 pseudomonas exotoxin (PRX321): Increased distribution and MR monitorinv Zvi Ram, David Last, Nina Merchant, Simon Denmead, Dvora Nass, Dianne Daniels and Yael Mardor |
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