A. EDUCATION
1987-1992 Medical studies, Hebrew University and Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
1989 Bachelor of Medical Science (B.Med.Sc) Degree. Hebrew University and Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
1993 Medical Doctor (M.D.) Degree. Hebrew University and Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. Doctoral Dissertation: “The psycho-social axis in psychiatric evaluation of inpatient adolescents by semi structured interview”- Supervisor: Prof. Alan Apter, Geha Hospital.
1996 Post Doctorate Fellow at the Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine. Under the supervision of Donald J. Cohen M.D.
1996 ECFMG Certification- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, (USMLE) USA Government.
1997 Diploma in Psychiatry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, with distinction.
2000 Diploma in Child Psychiatry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2003-2005 Post Doctorate Research Fellow at the Neuroscience Division, Psychiatry Department, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA. Supervisor: Prof. J John Mann, Director. Two year program on “Familial Pathways of Depression and Suicide”.
2008-2011 Master of Health Administration (M.H.A) Cum Laude Ben Gurion University, Israel.
B. FURTHER STUDIES
1989 Elective studies in Child Psychiatry at the “Child Study Center”, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
1992-1993 Courses in Hypnosis, beginners and advanced, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler School of Medicine. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Certified Hypnotherapist . 1993-1997 Studies in Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1994-1995 Course in Molecular Genetics, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler School of Medicine. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1995-1999 Psychotherapy, 4 year program of Psychotherapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997-1999 Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2001-2002 Management Reserve Development Program for Middle Management Rank. A two year program in public health management by “Clalit- Shirutei Briut”, Israel.
2001 42nd Annual Short Course in Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics. The Jackson Laboratory & The Johns Hopkins University. Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. July 16-27, 2001.
2003 Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in a Primary Care Setting. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry, Continuing Education. One day course. 10.5.03. New York, NY.
2003 SPSS-intermediate computer course. New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Education and Training. New York, NY, USA.
2003 Advanced Statistics (Stat II) for Research Fellows. Lecturer: Roger Vaughan PhD. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry. Fall 2003.
2003 Columbia University Course for Clinical Investigators: “Protection of Human Research Participants (Good Clinical Practice) for Patient-Oriented Clinical Investigators”. 14.12.03
2004 Research Design Course. Lecturer: Jill M. Harkavy-Friedman Ph.D. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry. Winter 2004.
2004-2005 Statistical Issues in Microarray Data (P8114). Lecturer: Paul Pavilidis Ph.D. Columbia Genome Center. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Winter 2005.
2004-2005 Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescent Depression (IPT-A)- Training and personal supervision by Laura Mufson PhD, Child Psychiatry Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY.
2004-2005 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for suicidal multi-problem adolescents- Two day workshop by Alec L. Miller PsyD, Adolescent depression and suicide program, Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Marsha Linehan Institute.
2004-2005 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for adolescent depression workshop by Michael Sweeny Ph.D., Child Psychiatry Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY.
2005 Application of Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Major Depression and OCD. Division of brain stimulation, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY. June 20th, 2005
2006 Workshop – Dialectic Behavioral Therapy by Marsha M. Linehan May 15th-16th
2018 Wexner Senior Leadership Program (WSL18)- Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, US.
2019 Advanced Training for Directors and Senior Executives. Israel Directors Union (IDU). 64 hours, Jul.-Oct.
C. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1993-1998 Lectures to new immigrant physicians in Psychiatry, at “Kupat Holim” Instruction Center, Rabin Medical Center.
1995-1996 Tutor to medical students, Geha psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997 Lectures to american medical students, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2001 Lecturer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1998-present Lectures to psychiatry residents, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1998-present Lectures to child and adolescent psychiatry residents, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1999-present Member of the reception committee for the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ongoing Lectures to medical students, Geha psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Rated "Excellent" by students 1998.
Ongoing Member of the Teaching Committee, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2001-present Member of the Teaching Committee, Psychiatry Department, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2000-Present Teaching patient- doctor relationship as part of a communication workshop for 2nd year medical students (“Madaei Hahitnahagut”).
2001-Present Examiner of child psychiatry board examinations, Israel Medical Association, Scientific Council, Israel.
2002-current Reviewer for the “Archive of General Psychiatry” on the subject of genetics of suicidal behavior, parasuicide, family-based studies and neurobiology of childhood disorders in general.
2002 Reviewer for the “Psychiatry Research” on the subject of genetics of suicide.
2002-present Member of the psychiatric residency written examination (“shlav alef”) committee. Israel Medical Association, Scientific Council, Israel.
2003 Reviewer for the “Israeli Journal of Psychiatry”.
2003-2004 Reviewer for “International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health”
2003 Examiner in hypnosis, Ministry of Health, Israel.
2003-Present Fellow, Psychiatry Department, Columbia University School of Medicine, College for Physicians and Surgeons.
2004 Reviewer of research grants in the field of suicidology, The Israel Science Foundation (ISF), The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
2004 Reviewer for “Molecular Psychiatry” on the subject of genetics of unipolar disorder.
2004-present Reviewer for “European Psychiatry”
2004 Co-editor of a special issue on adolescent suicide in the “International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health”.
2005 Director of Psychiatry Program, Continuing Medical Education Program, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2005 Senior Lecturer appointment, Psychiatry Department, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2005-present Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Division of Molecular Imaging and neuropathology, of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
2006-present Examiner in Child Psychiatry Board Examinations, Ministry of Health
2006-2013 Coordinator for Continuing Education – Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
2007-present Reviewer for the Archives of Suicidal Research.
2007 Reviewer "Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience"
2007-present Reviewer "Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry"
2007-present Director, Psychiatry Continuing Education for interns (Limudei Hemshech), Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
2007-present Education Committee, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
2007-present Residents' Committee, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
2007-present Education Committee, Psychiatry Dept, Sackler school of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
2007-present M.D. Thesis Reviewer for medical students, Tel Aviv University.
2007-present Member, Chief Scientist Committee for national grants, Ministry of Health, Israel. Review Committee on Psychiatry/Psychology
2009 Reviewer for "Biological Psychiatry" journal.
2009 Consulting Editor "Archives of Suicide Research"
2009 Editorial Board "Mind & Brain" The Journal of Psychiatry
2009 Editorial Board of the Israel Journal of Psychiatry (IJP)
2009 Editorial Board of Archive of Suicide Research (ASR)
2010 Reviewer "Journal of Adolescents."
2010 Advisory Committee to the Prison Services Commissioner on Suicide Prevention.
2010 International Association for Suicide Prevention – IASP Task Force
The Genetics and Neurobiology of Suicide
2010 Two month sabbatical at Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan Univ. Ramat Gan, Israel. Animal Behavior Laboratory.
2011 Deputy Editor of Israel Journal of Psychiatry (IJP)
2011 Editorial Board – World Journal of Psychiatry
2011 Associate Professor appointment, Psychiatry Department, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2011 Educational Committee, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
2011 Reviewer for doctoral dissertations – Tel Aviv University and Bar Ilan University
2012 Editorial Board Mental Health & Prevention journal.
2012 Editorial Board-.International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice.
2012 Editorial Board - World Journal of Psychiatry.
2013 Scientific Advisor – The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
2013 Member, Committee for Research and Development, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
2014 Reviewer "European Neuropsychopharmacology"
2014 Reviewer "Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention"
2015 Member Academic Promotion committee The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo
2015 Editorial Board –Mental Health & Prevention
2016-2019 Editorial Board – World Journal of Psychiatry
2016 Member of Educational committee – Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University
2016 Member of the Faculty Education Committee, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
2016 Reviewer of Doctoral Dissertation Proposals, University of Ariel in the Shomron
2016 Editorial Board member – Acta psychopathologica Journal
2016 Chair of the Health Committee, Tel Aviv University
2017 Coordinator and tutor of course on CBT treatment techniques – at EPA 2017
2017 Lecturer on Innovations in Research of Child Psychiatry and on Drug Treatment – at ECNP School, during EPA 2017.
2017 Coordinator and Lecturer of 3 clinical work and case-analysis seminars – at ECNP School, during EPA 2017.
2019 Lecturer at the ECNP School of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychopharmacology, Venice, Italy March 31- April 5.
2019 Lecturer at the ECNP workshop, Niece, France March 8 - 10.
D. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
1992 Intern, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
1993-1997 Resident in Adult Psychiatry. Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petach Tikva.
1996 Completed Written Specialty Examination, June 96.
1997 Completed Psychiatry Oral Specialty Examination, Scientific Council, Israel Medical Association, December 3rd, 1997. Expert in General Psychiatry License No. 17256
1999 Completed Child Psychiatry Oral Specialty Examination, Scientific Council, Israel Medical Association, April 29th, 1999. With distinction. Expert in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry License No. 17469
2000 Senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
2000-2003 Deputy Director Adolescent Inpatient Department, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
2005-present Director Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2005-present Director Adolescent Day Ward, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2013-present Chairman, The National Council for prevention of Suicide, Israel Ministry of Health
2014-present Director Geha Mental Health Center
Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2018-present Clalit Consultant on the SMCI (Silva Mind Control) Project. Clalit Health Services.
E. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Scholarships
1989 The Dean's Scholarship, Hebrew University and Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. A scholarship for 6 weeks, Child Psychiatry elective studies at the “Child Study Center”, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Fellowships
1996 Leonard G. Berger Fellowship for Young Researchers, Yale child study center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
2003-2005 Research Fellowship, Neuroscience Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Grants
1997 PI, The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel- The Charles Smith Foundation. For: A genetic study of tryptophan hydroxylase in suicidal Adolescents. Grant no. 28-98.
1998 PI, The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel- The Charles Smith Foundation. For: A genetic study of serotonin transporter in suicidal Adolescents. Grant no. 9b-99.
2002 PI, Compugen company research grant for development of clozapine database in inpatient adolescents with first episode schizophrenia. PI, 24,000 NIS
2002 Co-PI, Janssen Cilag (J-C healthcare Ltd) research grant for double blind randomized placebo control multi-centric study for efficacy of risperidon in the treatment of conduct disorder children. Co-PI $16,000
2005 Co-PI, NIMH grant: Familial Pathways to early Onset Suicide Attempts MH056390 (PI: Mann JJ, Greenhill L, Columbia University) Co-PI and external consultant for this project. $300,000 for 5 years.
2005 PI, Young Investigator Grant: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): “Genetic Association Study of Multiple Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) using DNA Microarrays in Postmortem Brains of Suicide Victims”. Mentor: Victoria Arango PhD, Columbia University. $70,000 for two years.
2008 PI, Judie and Marshall Polk Fund for Children at Risk. Psychiatry Research (private donation to Dr. Gil Zalsman) $10,000 per year for a period of 5 years.
2013 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden 9/2013—10/2014. Gene Environment timing interaction in animal model of depression. Fiber tracking project. $ 40000
2014 Clalit Health Organization (HMO) research grant for "Cannabis use and depression in adolescents – a clinical and animal module study" – 100,000 NIS
2015 Suicide prevention strategies revisited: Ten year systematic review
an expert platform on mental health, unrestricted grant for
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
2015 Co-PI, National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel: Exo-cannabinoids for the treatment of depression and anxiety in a rat model grant (40,000$ for two years), the Dylan Tauber Track (Grant # 159-14-15).
Awards
2001 Excellent researcher award for the year 2001.
Israel Psychiatric Association, Israel Medical Association.
2008-2009 Letter of Excellence in Teaching, Psychiatry Department, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2009-2010 Dean Award of Excellence in Teaching, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
F. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1992-Present Israel Medical Association
1993-Present Israel Psychiatric Association
1994-Present International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP).
1994-Present Israeli Hypnosis Association
1994-1998 Israel Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association- 4 years elected Member on The Central Board (1994-1998).
1999-present Member on the Foundation board of The Israeli Association for Families that their Spouses Committed Suicide (“bishvil hachaim”), ‘Amuta’ No. 58-035-791-1.
1996-present Member of the National Center for Children’s Health and Safety, “Beterem”, Shnieder Children Hospital, ‘Amuta’ No. 58-026-964-5
2002-present Member of the EPA, European Psychiatrists Association
2002-present Israel Society for Forensic Psychiatry.
2002-2003 Elected president of the Association for Suicide Prevention in Israel, a branch of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
2003 Elected as a full member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
2005 Elected as a corresponding member of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), NY, USA.
2005 Member of the National Advisory Board of the Center for Disability and Human Development (CDHD) at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva Israel
2006-present Examiner in Child Psychiatry Board Examinations
2006-present Management representative – Helsinki Committee, Geha Mental Health Center
2007 Elected Full Member to the International. Academy for Suicide Research (IASR)
2007-present Elected President of the Child and Adolescent Section,
Association of European Psychiatry (AEP)
2008-present Elected Board Member – The Israeli Biological Society
2008-present Elected Board Member – European Psychiatric Association (EPA)
2010-present Full Member – American Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP)
2010 Elected Meeting Chair – European Symposium for Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (ESSSB14), Tel Aviv, Israel 2012
2011 Member – International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
2011 Member- Israel Brain Consul (IBS), a branch of the European Brain Consul (EBC)
2012 Fellow member status- European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
2013-present Elected Board member (executive committee) - European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
2013-present Elected Chair, educational committee - European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
2013-2015 Chair, Israeli Biological Society
2014-present Head of the taskforce of the European Unified Program for Suicide Prevention (EUSPP), Expert Platform on Depression, ECNP
2018-2019 President elect of The International Academy for suicide Research (IASR)
2018-present Member of the scientific committee of the 17th European Symposium for Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (ESSSB17).
2020-present President of The International Academy for suicide Research (IASR)
G. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
*meetings are marked according to the new guidelines: IL=invited lecture, P=poster, IP=invited presentation, IPL=invited plenary lecture, OC=organizing committee, SC=scientific committee, OP=oral presentation, ISC=Invited Session Chair
1994 IACAPAP 13th International Congress, San Francisco, USA (OP).
1995 Understanding Youth Suicide: a meeting of differing perspectives,
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Continuing Education in health
sciences. 29/8- 1/9 1995 (OP).
1995 The Congress of International Society of Adolescents
Psychiatry, Athens July 95. (OP)
1996 Israeli Psychiatric Association annual meeting, Hilton TA (OP)
1996 IACAPAP Venice Working Group as an active
member in Developing a Declaration for Universal Guidelines for
Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents. April 22-24 (IPL)
1996 Annual Congress of American Academy for Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Philadelphia PA (P)
1997 The annual meeting of the Israeli Hypnosis Association, Zichron
Yaakov, Israel (OP).
1997 8th congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association,Jerusalem Israel (OP).
1997 World Psychiatric Association Thematic Conference, Jerusalem, Israel (P).
1998 Organized the annual congress of the Israeli Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Association, 23-26 of April, Antalya, Turkey (OC).
1998 7th European Symposium on suicide and suicidal behavior, Gent, Belgium, September 09-12, 1998 (OP)(P).
2000 Eastern Mediterranean Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Conference, February 8-11, Sharem El Sheikh, Egypt (OP).
2000 Israeli Psychiatric Association annual meeting , Jerusalem (OP).
2000 Israeli Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association annual meeting, Eilat (OP).
2000 IACAPAP 2001 congress in Tel Aviv, 29.4.2001 (OC).
2002 Update in Geriatric Psychiatry. Israeli Psychiatric Association and the British Royal College of Psychiatry., London, UK (P).
2002 9th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicide Prevention. Warwick, England 14-17 September, 2002 (OP)(P)
2003 AEP spring congress, Rome, Italy 24-27.4.03 (P).
2004 Society of Biological Psychiatry, 59th Annual Scientific Program and Convention, April 29th - May 1st, 2004, at the Waldorf Astoria - New York, NY, USA (OP).
2004 American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting, 1-6 of May, 2004, New York, NY, USA (P).
2004 10th European symposium on suicide and suicidal behavior, Copenhagen 25-28 August, 2004 (OP)
2004 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington DC, October 19-24, 2004 (P).
2004 WPA international Congress, Florence, Italy, 10-13 November, 2004 (P)
2005 The 10th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry, Hagoshrim, Israel, 21-23 March 2006 (OP)
2006 The 11th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior Potoroz, Slovenia, 9-12 September 2006 (IPL)
2007 The 11th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry, Kfar Gilady, Israel 27-29 March 2007 (OP)
2007 CME Training Course: Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents European society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) 13th International Congress Bridging the Gaps Florence, Italy 25th – 29th of August 2007 (OP)
2007 The 15th European Congress of Psychiatry (AEP) Madrid, Spain, March 17-21, 2007 (OP)
2008 18th World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP), Turkey (OP)
2008 The 12th European Symposium on suicide and suicidal Behavior
Scotland – Scientific committee (SC)
2008 CME Course Director: 16th European congress of Psychiatry Nice, France April 5-9, 2008 (IP)
2009 The 13th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry Hagoshrim, Israel March 3-5, 2009 (OC)
2009 The 13th Triennial Israeli Psychiatric Association Conference Tel Aviv, Israel May 5-7, 2009 (SC)
2009 The 13th Triennial Israeli Psychiatric Association Conference Tel Aviv, Israel May 5-7, 2009 (OP)
2009 The 17th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA) Lisbon, Portugal January 24-28, 2009 (OP)
2009 The 64th Annual convention Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Vancouver, Canada May 14th-16th, 2009 (P)
2009 The Nobel Conference Stockholm, Sweden June 10th, 2009 (IP)
2010 18th congress of European Psychiatry (EPA) Munich, Germany Feb. 27-Mar 2, 2010 (OP)
2010 65th Annual Scientific Convention Society of biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Louisiana, USA May 20-22, 2010 (P)
2010 2010 International Autism Conference Jerusalem, Israel July 5-6 2010 (IPL)
2010 13th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior Rome, Italy September 1-4, 2010 (IPL) (OP)
2011 The 18th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA) Vienna, Austria March 12-16, 2011 (OP)
2011 The 13th congress of the International Adolescent Psychology and Psychiatry association (ISAPP) - (IPL) Berlin, Germany 14-18 Sep
2012 European Symposium of Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (ESSSB14), Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2012 Invited speaker and chair of the meeting
2013 The 21st European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA) Nice, France, April 6-9, 2013 (Chair) (OP) and (CME course)
2013 68th Annual Scientific Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), California, USA May 16th-18th, 2013 (OP)(P)
2013 11th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry Kyoto, Japan June 23rd‑27th, 2013 (Chair)
2013 26th ECNP Congress Barcelona, Spain Oct. 5-9, 2013 (Chair)
2013 60th AACAP Annual Meeting Florida, USA Oct 22-27th, 2013 (P)
2014 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry Munich, Germany March 1-4, 2014(Chair) (OP)
2014 18th Annual Conference of the Israeli Biological Society, Hagoshrim, Israel March 25-27, 2014 (OC) (SC) (OP)
2014 69th Annual Scientific Meeting Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York, USA May 8-10th, 2014 (P)
2014 27th ECNP Congress, Berlin, Germany 18-21 October 2014 (P)
2015 28th ECNP Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Aug 29th- Sept 1st (OP)
2015 IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research New York, USA, Oct 11-14th, 2015 (OP)
2016 24th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA) Madrid, Spain 12-15 March 12-15 (IL)
2016 ECNP School of Child and Adolescent neuropsychopharmacology Venice, Italy April 3-6, 2016 (IL)
2016 16th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour Oviedo, Spain Sept. 8-10, 2016 (SC)(IL)(IPL).
2017 American Psychiatric Association San Diego, CA, USA May 22-24, 2017 (IP).
2017 EPA Section of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention – 2nd Roman Forum on Suicide Rome, Italy March 30-31, 2017 (IP).
2017 EPA 2017, 25th European Congress of Psychiatry Florence, Italy April 1-5, 2017 (SC).
2017 30th ECNP Congress, Paris, France Sept. 2-5, 2017 (SC, IL).
2017 IASR/AFSP – International Summit on Suicide Research Las Vegas, NV, USA Nov. 5-8, 2017 (OC, IL).
2018 ESSSB 201817th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, Ghent, Belgium Sept. 05–08, 2018 (OP).
2018 31st ECNP Congress, Barcelona, Spain Oct. 6-9, 2018 (IL, IP, OC, SC).
2019 23rd Annual Conference of the Israel Society of Biological Psychiatry, Kfar Blum, Israel March 12-14, 2019 (ISC).
2019 EPA 2019, 27th European Congress of Psychiatry Warsaw, Poland Apr. 5-8, 2019 (OP).
2019 SNEHA Suicide Update 2019, Chennai, India Apr. 12-18, 2019 (OP)
2019 EFPT European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Prague, Czech Republic June 13, 2019 (OP). 2019 33rd ECNP Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark Sept. 7-10, 2019 (SC, OP).
2019 IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research, Miami, FL, USA Oct. 27-30, 2019 (OP).
G. DOCTORAL STUDENTS
1) Menashri Michal
Starting date of M.D. thesis: December 1998
Name of student: Michal Menashri (6th year).
Title of MD thesis: “Association study of serotonin transporter gene in suicidal adolescents”.
Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2) Carmon Einat
Starting date of M.D. thesis: May 1999
Name of student: Carmon Einat(5th year).
Title of MD thesis: “Efficacy and tolerability of Risperidone treatment in schizophreniform disorder in adolescents”.
Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
3) Levran Shaul
Starting date of M.D. thesis: October 2000
Name of student: Levran Shaul (6th year).
Title of MD thesis: “Pharmaco-genetics of DRD4 polymorphism and response to neuroleptic medication in adolescents with schizophrenia”.
Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
4) Feld Joy
Starting date of M.D. thesis: December 1999
Name of student: Feld Joy(Olspanger) (6th year).
Title of MD thesis: “Aggresssion, depression, anger and suicide among schizophrenic adolescents inpatients”.
Academic Institution: Sackler school of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
5) Shepshelovish Daniel
Starting date of M.D. thesis: February 2002
Name of student: Shepshelovish Daniel (5th year).
Title of MD thesis: “The Safety of Clozapine for Schizophrenic Adolescents”.
Academic Institution: Sackler school of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
6) Keren Geva
Starting date of M.D. thesis: 2001
Name of student: Keren Geva
Title of MD thesis: Gender differences in suicidal behavior
Academic Institution: Technion Medical School
7) Grossman Talia
Starting date of MD thesis: 2008
Name of student: Talia Grossman
Title of MA thesis: Hare Psychopathic checklist: youth version
Academic Institution: Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine
8) Dafna Kahana
Starting date of MD thesis: 2010
Name of student: Dafna Kahana
Title of MA thesis: The effect of CBT intervention on parenting behaviors and child well-being In parents of preschool children who suffer from ADHD
Academic Institution: Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine
9) TzivonyAmir
Starting date of MD thesis: 2010
Name of student: Amir Tzivony
Title of MD thesis: Influence of Lithium treatment on thyroid function in children and adolescents.
Academic Institution: Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine
10) Elena Chubarov
Starting date of PHD thesis: 2008
Name of student: Elena Chubarov
Title of PHD thesis: The influence of executive function on communication , interactional and occupational skills for adolescents who suffer from schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Academic Institution: Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
11) Yochi Siman Tov
Starting date of PHD thesis: 2011
Name of student: Yochi Siman Tov
Tile of PHD thesis: Post Mortem psychological autopsy of suicides in Israeli
educational system
Academic Institution: Bar Ilan University, School of Education
12) Noa Teich Fire
Starting date of PHD thesis: 2015
Name of student: Noa Teich Fire
Title of PHD thesis: Dealing of educational and therapeutic staff with student's suicide at school Among post-traumatic stress, depression, complicated grief to personal growth
Academic Institution: PSP- Professional School of Psychology
Sacramento, California, USA.
G.1. M.A. STUDENTS
1) Maya Shvartsbord
Starting date of M.A. thesis: 2002
Name of student: Maya Shvartsbord
Title of MD thesis: Executive Functions in Schizophrenic Adolescents
Academic Institution: Sackler school of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Shlomi Levi
Starting date of M.A thesis: 2008
Name of student: Shlomi Levi
Title of MA thesis: The Ability to postpone intervening processes by retrieving biographical memories amongst suicidal and healthy adolescents
Academic Institution: Ariel University Center of Samaria
- Avihay Gutman
Starting date of M.A thesis: 2011
Name of student: Avihay Gutman
Title of MA thesis: Effects of genotype and post-weaning short-term stress or enrichment on emotion-regulation, activity and brain structure measures in rats
Academic Institution: Tel Aviv University
G.3. RESIDENTS’ BASIC SCIENCE PROJECTS SUPERVISED BY CANDIDATE
|
Year |
Name |
Title |
Hospital |
|
2000 |
Rachel Lewis |
DRD4 genetics and suicide |
Geha |
|
2001 |
Machmud Naser |
COMT genetics and suicide |
Geha |
|
2002 |
Ruth Baruch |
5-HT2a genetics of suicide |
Geha |
|
2006 |
Lior Schapir |
5 HTTLPR, Gene Depression |
Geha |
|
2009 |
Shlomit Tsafrir |
Cognitive Status in Schizophrenia |
Geha |
|
2011 |
Whail Aven Gadallah |
Psychological autopsy of Arab suicides |
Geha |
|
2013 |
Dotan Ben Har |
DTI analysis in depressed rats |
Geha |
|
2014 |
Tal Shilton |
Microstructure characteristics of depression- MRI/DTI and histology analysis in an animal model |
Geha |
