Name:              Ofira Ben-Tal, MD.
Position:          Director, Blood Bank
E-mail:             ofirab@tasmc.health.gov.il

Education
1975-1981        Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.

Certification: 
Dec.1987          Israeli Board of Hematology.
Dec.1988          Israeli Board of Internal Medicine.

Clinical Experience and Appointments:
1981-1982       Internship - Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.
1982-1983       Residency- Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. 
1984-1988       Residency- Hematology, Internal Medicine,  Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon 

                           Attending Physician in Medicine, Edith Wolfson Medical Center.
1994-Present: Senior Physician, Institute of Hematology.
                           Attending physician to in-patient Hematology-Oncology Unit, Tel-Aviv, Sourasky, Medical Center.
1997-Present: Director of Blood Bank, Tel-Aviv, Sourasky, Medical Center.

Further Studies: Post Doctoral Fellowships, visiting faculty:
1989-1993:     Research Fellowship: Vitamin K-dependent proteins, Structure &  function.
                         Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis Research, New-England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston.
1995, 1996:    Visiting Faculty in Peripheral Blood Stem Cell & Bone Marrow Transplant Center,  New-England Medical Center, Boston.
1997:              Visiting Faculty to Blood Bank,  Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Academic & Teaching Activities:
1982-1989:   Medicine & Hematology

                        Edith Wolfson Hospital, Holon  

                        Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.
                        Clinical Instruction/Tutoring.
1993-present: Hematology Institute and Blood Bank, Tel-Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University. 
                        Student instruction of Israeli & NY student clerkships in Medicine,  selective, sub internship in Hematology.
1997-Present: Blood Bank,  

                        Guidelines to Judicious Use of Blood and Products
                        Teaching and supervision to hospital doctors

Membership in Professional Societies:
1985- 1990:     Israeli Society of Internal Medicine.
                           Israeli Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
1988-1993:      Mediterranean League against Thrombotic disease.
1987-Present: Israeli Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
1990-1995:      International Society of Thrombosis & Hemostasis
1990-1996:      European Society of Hematology (EHA).
1990-Present: American Society of Hematology (ASH).
1994-Present: American Association of Blood Banking (AABB).

Presentations and Publications:
About 15 presentations in national and international conferences.
About 20 scientific publications.
For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.