Name:     Figer, Arie, M.D.
Position: Acting Head Gastroenterology service, Department of Oncology
E-mail:    afiger@tasmc.health.gov.il

Education:
1969 - 1976 - Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy - M.D Degree.
Date of receiving specialization certificate: 1986

Academic Experience:
1981-1983 - School of Nursing, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv - Lectures in Oncology.
1984-1990 - Dina School of Nursing, Belinson Medical Center, Petach Tikva - Lecture in Oncology.
1989-1990 - The University Institute of Tel-Aviv Medical School Post graduate Education - Lectures in gastrointestinal tumors.
1988 - Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University - Lecturer of Malignancies of colon and rectum.
1989 - Postgraduate Course in Surgery Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Lecturer in Advances in gastrointestinal tumors.
1991-1996 - Sackler Faculty of Medicine - Instructor.
Postgraduate Course in Surgery Sackler Faculty of Medicine - Lecturer in Advances in gastrointestinal tumors.
1997 - Postgraduate Course in Surgery Sackler Faculty of Medicine - Treatment of esophageal tumors, anal tumors.
1997 - Postgraduate Course in Surgery Sackler Faculty of Medicine - Treatment of axillary nodes in breast cancer.
9.1997-3.1998 - Chief, Postgraduate Course in Oncology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine - Gastro intestinal tumors.

Clinical Experience:
1981-1982 - Intern in Hadassah Balfour Tel-Aviv & Ichilov Hospitals.
1977-1986 - Residency in Oncology, Hadassah Balfour Hospital, Tel Aviv and
Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tikva.
1981 - Basic Science Project Supervised by Dr. Ligum, Head of Genetic Institute, and Prof. Rosen from the Gastroenterology Institute, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv.
Title: Family History and Genetics in Colorectal cancer as a Marker for Detection of Early Tumors.
1986- Specialist in Oncology Staff Physician, Dept. of Oncology Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
5/1988 - Visiting Fellow, Regional Bayview Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada.
1988-1992 - Oncological Consultant, Department of Surgery,Hasharon Hospital, Petach Tikva.
1989-2000 - Oncological Consultant, The Geriatric Medical Center,Beit Rivka Hospital, Petach Tikva.

Membership In Professional Societies:
1989 - ASCO - American Society of Clinical Oncology.
1989 - ESTRO - European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
1991 - Committee on Quality Assurance of Beilinson Medical Center
1991 - Member of the Scientific Committee, the 8th Israel Medical Week -MEDAX 91, together with the 15th World Congress of the Israel Medical Association.
1994 - Member of Scientific Committee in the psycho-oncology Israel
association.
1997-1999 - Member of the Professional Training Committee- the Israel Cancer Association.
1998 - Member of the Committee for advanced studies and conferences
abroad of the Israel Cancer Association.
30/11/99 - Member of International Advisory Committee for publication of
results of study FUMB7002 for st. III adjuvant colon cancer pts.
12/2000 Member of National Advisory Committee for Colon Cancer to the Israeli NCI.

Active Participation in Scientific Meeting:
1979 - Staff meeting, Ichilov Hospital
1980 - Staff meeting, Ichilov hospital
1988 - Staff meeting, Beilinson Medical Center
1988 - The J.A. Stein Memorial Lecture, Beilinson Hospital.
1/91 - The Congress of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Paris
1991 - Scientific Meeting - Radiotherapy as the definitive treatment for TCC of bladder. The B.M.C. experience.
1997 - ASCO -American Society of Clinical Oncology:
5-FU + Leucovorin (LV) an active and less toxic regimen than 5-FU +Levamisole (LM) in the adjuvant therapy of colorectal cancer - Israel Cooperative
Oncology Group.
1997 - Staff meeting Beilinson Medical Center
- The first experience with oxaliplatin
4/97 - Organizer and Chairman:
Course in Familiar Cancer and Cancer Genetics - April 10-11, 1997, Tiberias, Israel.
The Israeli Society for Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy
The European School of Oncology
The Israel Cancer Association.
6/97 - The Israel Association of Surgery:
Invited lecture: Chemoradiotherapy For tumors of the rectum, Jerusalem, Israel.
12/97 - Organizer and member of the scientific committee of the 14th Israel
Medical Week – Medax, 1977.
6/98 - Organiser and member of Scientific Committee of the Course of
Chemoprevention June 1997 Haifa, Israel
The Israeli Society for Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy
The European School of Oncology
The Israel Cancer Association.
10/98 - Chairman for the section of Gastrointestinal Tumors
The Mediterranean Congress for chemotherapy Tel-Aviv, Israel 10/98
11/98 - Organiser and Faculty: Anglo-Israel Oncology Convention Eilat, Israel
11/99 - Organiser and Faculty: French Israel Convention of Gastro-Intestinal Tumors. Eilat, Israel

List of Publications