Prof. Raanan Raz

Raanan Raz – Personal Website  https://raananraz.sites.tau.ac.il/

Raanan Raz is an epidemiologist with a background in computer science and a Ph.D. in neuroscience. His research focuses on two main areas: the effects of environmental factors on public health, and the environmental impacts of healthcare systems. Specifically, he investigates the impacts of climate change on women’s health and child development, as well as the carbon footprint associated with various healthcare activities. In addition, his work involves the development and application of causal inference methodologies in epidemiology, with an emphasis on reducing bias in health research.

Education

2012–2014                                         Harvard School of Public Health, Dept. of Environmental Health. Post-doctoral research fellow. Supervisor: Prof. Marc Weisskopf.

2009-2011                                         School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. MSc., Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine. Thesis: Health services for children with PDD. Supervisors: Dr. Gabriel Chodick, Dr. Lidia Gabis.

2003-2007                                         Gonda Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Ph.D. in the Multidisciplinary Program in Brain Sciences. Dissertation: The influence of essential fatty acids on sleep and AD/HD symptoms in children with AD/HD. Supervisors: Professor Shlomo Yehuda, Professor Rafael Carasso.

2002-2003                                         English Department, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. MA studies, English Linguistics. (The degree was not completed due to a switch to a direct Ph.D.).

1997-2003                                         The Department for Mathematics & Computer Science, The Open University, Israel. BSc Computer Science (completed with merits).

Appointments

2025                                                    Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University.

2021                                                    Associate Professor, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2015 - 2021                                        Senior Lecturer, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2014 – 2020                                       Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health.

2014 – 2015                                       Environmental Epidemiologist, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Israel.

2009 – 2012                                       Researcher, Medical Informatics Dept., Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel.

2008 – 2011                                       Researcher, Child Development Center, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Israel.

1997 - 2002                                        Software Engineer (Israeli software companies)

• Health effects of climate change
• The climate footprint of the healthcare sector
• Environmental risk factors of adverse pregnancy outcomes
• Environmental risk factors of child development outcomes
• Causal inference in epidemiology

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