Prof. Arye Blachar

12.2005 University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA                                 

Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Chicago, IL, USA                                                                                          

Subject: Hepatic perfusion imaging training

12.2002 Beth-Israel-Deaconess Hospital, Harvard University, Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Boston, Ma, USA                                                                                          

Subject: CT colonography training

7.1999 – 6.2001 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Subject: Abdominal Imaging fellowship
Degree: Abdominal imaging fellowship Diploma
Awarded: 30.6.01

8.2000 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Subject: Body MR Imaging
Rotation in the division of body MRI as visiting abdominal imaging fellow

4.1994 – 10.1998
The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Jerusalem, Israel. 

Subject: Diagnostic Radiology residency
Degree: Diagnostic Radiologist Specialist (license  # 16470)
Awarded: 11.10.98

1/7/2007 – 1/9/2007 Tel Aviv SouraskyMedical Center, affiliated with the Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.                                                                 

Acting Chairman of the department of Radiology (During a 2 months sabatical of the Chairman of the department)

2005 – 2007 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA, USA.  Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology

2004 – present  Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel - Diagnostic Radiology Graduate Teaching- Director

2003 – present  Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated with the Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.                                                          

Computed Tomography Division – Section Chief

2003 – present  Ramat Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel                        

Computed Tomography Institute- Director

2003 – present  Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel 

Senior Lecturer of Radiology

2001 – 2003 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated with the Tel Aviv University,

Tel Aviv, Israel.                                                          

Attending Radiologist

2001 – 2005 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA, USA.  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Radiology

1999 – 2001 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA, USA. Research and Clinical Fellow

1998 – 1999 Chaim Sheba Medical Center, affiliated with the Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel.                                                

Attending Radiologist

1997 – 1998 The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 

Clinical Instructor in Diagnostic Radiology

1994 – 1998 The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. 

Resident in Diagnostic Radiology

1993 – 1994
Sapir Medical Center, Meir Hospital, affiliated with the Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
Medical Intern (Rotating medical internship)

1992 International Congress of Pediatric Nephrology, Jerusalem, Israel.
1993 Annual Conference of the Israeli Society of Clinical Pediatrics, Hertzelia, Israel.
1998 Annual Conference- Israeli Radiological Society, Hertzelia, Israel.
Annual Conference- Israeli Urology Society, Eilat, Israel.
European Congress of Radiology (ECR), Vienna, Austria.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA.

1999 Mediteranean Meeting of Nuclear Medicine Societies, Eilat, Israel.
European Association of Urology Congress, Stockholm, Sweden.

Annual Conference- Israeli Urology Society, Jerusalem, Israel.

2000 Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA.

2001 European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria.
Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology / Society of Uroradiology, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
American Roentgen Ray Society annual conference, Seattle, USA.
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA.

2002 European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria.
Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology / European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Orlando, USA.

Annual meeting of  the Israeli Society of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Medicine, Hertzelia, Israel.
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA.

2003 European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria.
American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, San Diago, USA
European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Budapest, Hungary
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA.

2004 Annual conference of the Israeli Transplantation Society, Zafad, Israel.
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA.
2005 European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Florence, Italy

Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.

2006 European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Hersonisos, Crete, Greece
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Tel Aviv Israel.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA

2007 European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Lisbon, Portugal
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.

2008 European congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria
European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.

2009 Annual Conference of the Israeli Radiological Society, Eilat, Israel.
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA

2010 Israeli association for the study of the liver
Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA

Professional Experience:

2009 Israeli Abdominal Imaging Association - Elected Board Member
2009 Scientific and Organizing Committee of the Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting, Eilat-  Member
 2008 Scientific and Organizing Committee of the Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting, Eilat-  Member

2007 – present  The Israeli Radiological Association - Elected Board Member and Appointed Treasurer.         

2007 Scientific Committee of the Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting, Eilat-  Member

2006 Scientific Committee of the Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting, Tel Aviv-  Member

2005 Scientific Committee of the Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting, Eilat-  Member

2005 Refresher Course in Hepato-Biliary Imaging, Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting – Moderator

2004 – present  Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel - Diagnostic Radiology Graduate Teaching- Director

2004  "Clinical Anatomy"- Reviewer
2004  "American Journal of Roentgenology, AJR"- Reviewer
2004 – present   "Radiology" – Reviewer
2004  National Committee for CT and MRI guidelines and Quality assessement, The National Councils for Health, Israel Ministry of Health - Appointed Member

2004  Scientific Committee of the Israel Radiological Association Annual Meeting – Member
2004  The Israel Cancer Association - Reviewer of grants
2003 – 2004  Committee of CT and MRI utilization Assessement, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Care Research, Tel Hashomer, Israel

Ministry of Health - Appointed Member
2003 – 2004  Committee for Informed Consent, Israeli Radiological Association - Member

2003 – 2007  The Israeli Radiological Association - Elected Board Member 

2003 – 2009  Israeli Abdominal Imaging Association - Elected Chairman            

2002 – 2004  Macabi Healthcare Services, consultant National cross sectional imaging center for quality assurance and imaging consultation. Rishon LeZion, Israel.  

2002 – present  "IMAJ "- Israel Medical Association Journal- Reviewer
2002 – 2004  "Harefua"- Israel Medical Association Journal- Reviewer

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

2001 Certificate of Merit. “Hepatic capsular retraction: Spectrum of benign and malignant etiologies.” Blachar A, Federle MP, G Brancatelli. American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Meeting. April 28- May 4, 2001. Seattle, WA, USA.

2001 Certificate of Merit. “Liver tumors with central scar: CT findings and differential diagnosis.” Blachar A, Federle MP, Ferris JV. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November  25-30, 2001. Chicago, IL, USA.

2001 Certificate of Merit. “Hepatic capsular retraction: Spectrum of benign and malignant etiologies.” Blachar A, Federle MP, Brancatelli G. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. November 25-30, 2001. Chicago, IL, USA.

2001 Magna Cum Lauda. “Portal vein thrombosis or sclerosis in liver transplantation candidates: spectrum of  findings with helical computed tomography.”
Brancatelli G, Federle MP, Geller DA, Blachar A, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. November 25- 30, 2001 Chicago, IL USA.

 2003 Certificate of Merit. “Budd-Chiari syndrome: a radiologic pathologic correlation.” 

Brancatelli G, Villgrain V, Federle MP,  Cazals-Hatem D, Vallal D, Blachar A. European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 14th annual meeting. June 17-21, 2003. Budapest, Hungary 

2005 Certificate of Merit. "Imaging of the normal anatomy and post
operative complications of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery for morbid obesity." Flusser G, Blanc A, Blachar A, Metzer U, Abu-Abeid S. American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 105th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA

2008 Editors’ Recognition Award, European Radiology Journal.

2008 Best Teachers list, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine

2009 Best Teachers list, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine

2009 – present  European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), Elected Fellow

2007 – present  European Society of Radiology, Member
2004 – 2008  European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), Member

2003 – present  Israel Abdominal Imaging Society, Member
2002 – 2004 Israeli Society of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Medicine, Member
1999 – present  Radiological Society of North America, Member
1994 – present  Israel Radiological Association, Member
1993 – present  Israel Medical Association, Member