Prof. Jacob Ben-Chaim

Director; Pediatric Urology Unit


Education

Technion Institute, Haifa, Israel Medical Degree         

Known expertise

Urologic Surgery

Continuing education

1988-1993 Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelPostgraduate course in Urology

January 1991 – July 1991, Weitzman Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Chemical Immunology Study of the expression of Protein Kinase C type L in cancerous cells.

July 1993-1995 Pediatric Urology Research Fellow The Johns Hopkins Hospital and University, Baltimore MD, USA.

2008 Tutor: Coordinator and Lectures in Urology to medical students – General surgery 5th 

Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine

1998- 2008  Reviewer of the Gold Journal (Urology) 
Reviewer of the Endourology Journal
Reviewer of the HAREFUA   

Clinical experience

1986 Intern, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

March 1987 – December 1988 Resident Surgery, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

July 1994 - 1995 Urology, Resident, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

August 1995 – May 1997, Attending physician and chief, Pediatric Urology The Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

June 1997, Department of Urology, Chief  Division of Pediatric Urology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel  

Professional publications

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

Prizes and achivements

November, 2008,  Prize for the best Pediatric Urology study for: Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in children. In The Israeli Urological association meeting. Licensure and Certifications: ECFMG   Certificate valid indefinitely

Union membership

Since 1986 Israel Medical Association, Israel
Since 1993 Israel Urological Association, Israel
Since 1998 American Urological Association, USA
2003 - 2005 Chairman of the Pediatric Urology Union, the Israeli Urological Association