Prof. Amir Sonnenblick

Director, Breast cancer, Oncology Division


Education

 

1998-2007 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (MD/PhD track)

Known expertise

​Oncology, Breast Cancer

 

Continuing education

​2013-2015- ESMO Breast Cancer Translational and Clinical Research Fellowship, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels.

2012- Fellowship in Breast Cancer Research, International Program at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. 

 

Clinical experience

​2018-Present - Head, Breast Cancer Unit, 

The Oncology Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv.

2013-2018- Senior Physician, Oncology Department, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

2013-2015- Medical Advisor for the Breast European Adjuvant Studies Team and the Breast International Group (BIG). "Aphinity" and "Olympia" phase III trials.

2008-2012- Residency, Oncology Department, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

 

Academic experience

2017-2018- Member of the Institutional Helsinki Committee –Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

2016-2018- Medical Oncology Course Coordinator. Faculty of Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

2016-present- Member of the Oncology Board Examinations Committee (writing questions for "stage 1" and examiner in "stage 2").

2015-2018- Member of the Examinations (OSCE) Committee Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

2015-2018- Member of the Admission Committee Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

2018- Present - Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

2014-2018- Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

 

 

Conference participation

​Over 30 presentations in national and international scientific meetings.

Professional publications

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

Prizes and achivements

Grants

Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF)

Israel Cancer Association (ICA)

Kamin- Ministry of health

 

Awards

2004     Wolf Award for PhD students.

2006      Foulkes Award for MD/PhD students.

2013      ESMO Breast Cancer Translational Research Award.

2016       ISCORT Best Paper of the Year Award.

2017        ISCORT Best Paper of the Year Award.

 

Union membership

​Member of the Israeli Medical Association, Israeli Society of Clinical Oncology, Israeli Society for Cancer Research (ISCR), European Association of Cancer Research (ESCR) and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).

Areas of interest

​Breast cancer, clinical and translational research, personalized medicine, cancer science teaching