Name:     Prof. Itzhak Shapira, MD
Position: Deputy Director General

                 Director, Rehabilitation Hospital

                 Associated Dean, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Email:      shapiraiz@tasmc.health.gov.il

EDUCATION

FURTHER STUDIES 17 semesters, School of Further Medical Studies, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Period	Name of Institution	Department	Rank
1977-1978	Sheba Medical Center	Hospital	Internship
1978-1982	Red Magen David	Hashomron Area	Medical Adviser
1979-1981	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Cardiology	Resident
1984-1985	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Cardiology	Resident
1982	St. Luke's, Houston, USA	Leachman Cardiology	Visiting Physician
1982-1983	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Medicine "D"	Resident
1986-1987	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Medicine "H"	Resident
1986-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Outpatients Clinics	Director
1986-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Post Cardiac Surgery Clinic	Director
1987-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Institute for Medical Evaluation	Medical Director
1988-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Periodical Evaluation Clinic	Director
1989-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Travel Advisory Clinic	Director
1992-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Hospital	Deputy Director General
1995-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Medical Tourism	Director and Chief Physician
1998-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Sports Clinic	Director and Chief Physician
1998-2001	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Laboratory of Cellular Molecular Immunology	In Charge
2001-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Laboratory of Genetics of Inflammation	In Charge
2003-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Tel Aviv Medical Center Inflammation Survey (TAMCIS) - a registered data bank, Data Banks Registry, Ministry of Justice, State of Israel	Principal Coordinator
2008-	Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Hospital	Director, Rehabilitation Hospital

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS: 130 National and International

MD STUDENTS and BASIC SCIENCES RESIDENTS: 18

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member of the Organizing Committee: Update in Clinical Cardiology: A Joint Israeli - German Symposium, Herzlya, Israel (1990).
• Member of the Organizing Committee: Meeting of the Israel Heart Society, Tel Aviv, Israel (1993).
• Member of the Organizing Committee: Meeting of the Israel Heart Society, Tel Aviv, Israel (1994).
• Member of the Organizing Committee: Meeting of the Israel Heart Society, Tel Aviv, Israel (1995).
• Member of the Organizing Committee: Meeting of the Israel Heart Society, Tel Aviv, Israel (1996).
• Member of the Organizing Committee: The First International Medical Congress, Amman, Jordan (1996).
• Secretary, Central Area, Israel Heart Society, Israel (1993-1994).
• Inspection on behalf of Israeli Ministry of Health, of Magen David Adom Israel's functioning and ways for improvement, Israel (1995-1996).
• Member, The Hospital-Community Medicine Interaction Committee, Israel Medical Association and Ministry of Health, Israel (2000-2001).
• Member, The Integrative Committee for the Future of Medicine in Israel, Israel Medical Association and Ministry of Health, Israel (2000-2001).
• Secretary, Central Area, The Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy of the Israel Heart Society, Israel (2001-2005).
• Editorial Board: The Cardiovascular Drug Therapy Newsletter, published by the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy of the Israel Heart Society, Israel (2001-).
• Member, The Council of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2002-).
• Member, The Council of the School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2002-).
• Member, The Ambulatory Services Committee, The School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2002-2006).
• Member, The Environmental Health Committee, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2004-).
• Chairman, Cytokines, Chlamydia and Overweight session, The 51st Annual Meeting of The Israel Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel Aviv, Israel (2004).
• Member, The Admission Committee of Students, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2004-).
• In Charge of the Hospital during mass casualties, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (2004-2008).
• Directorate representative, Ethics Committee (Helsinki), Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (2004-).
• Member, The Council of Public Health School, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2004-).
• General Secretary, The Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy of the Israel Heart Society, Israel (2005-2007).
• Chairman, Pharmacology and Miscellaneous session, The 52nd Annual Meeting of The Israel Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel Aviv, Israel (2005).
• Chairman, The Steering Committee for Ambulatory Services, Ministry of Health, Israel (2005-).
• Chairman, Pharmacotherapy session, The 53rd Annual Meeting of The Israel Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel Aviv, Israel (2006).
• Member, The International Planning Committee, The School of Continuing Medical Studies, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (2006-).
• Member, The Yitzhak Rabin Center Council (2007-).
• Secretary, Central Area, The Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy of the Israel Heart Society, Israel (2007-).
• Chairman, Pharmacotherapy session, The 54th Annual Meeting of The Israel Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel Aviv, Israel (2007).

Reviewer for medical journals: 12 International

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

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Date: June 2008