Dr. Iftah Biran

Director of the in-patients neuropsychiatry section at the department of Neurology


Education

The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School

Specialization

  • Neurology (Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center)
  • Psychiatry (Division of Psychiatry, Sheba Medical Center)

Known expertise

Neurology and Psychiatry

Continuing education

Behavioral Neurology (Department of Neurology, Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania and CCN – Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania

Clinical experience

  • Senior Neurologist in charge of the  clinic for memory, attention and concentration disorders, Hadassah Medical Center.
  • Senior Psychiatrist in charge of the clinic for conversion disorders at the division of psychiatry and the rehabilitation outpatient clinic at  Sheba Medical Center.
  • Psychiatric consultant to the department of neurology at Tel Aviv Medical Center.

Academic experience

Lecturer in Neurology, Hebrew University (2003-2006)

Professional publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed

Union membership

The Israel Neurological Society
The American Academy of Neurolgy
The International Neuro-Psychoanalysis Society
The Israeli Forum for Neuro-Psychoanalysis
American Neuropsychiatric Associations
The Israel Psychiatric Association
The Israeli Association for Psychotherapy

Areas of interest

Neuropsychiatry
Somatoform disorders
Conversion disorders