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Prof. Yitshal N. Berner M.D. MPH Prof. Yitshal N. Berner M.D. MPH Head, Geriatric Medicine, Head of Internal Review Board- Helsinki Ethic committee 2003-2009. Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel Associate Professor, Tel Aviv University Sackler Shool of Medicine. Address: Meir Hospital,57 Tchernichovski street ,Israel 44281 Phone: +972-9-7471509 Fax: +972-9-7471314. Mobile:+972-522-544-032 e-mail : [email protected] : [email protected] Education MD- Technion Haifa Israel !978 MPH- Hebrew University, School of Public Health 1989 Israel Board Internal Medicine 1984 Israel Board Geriatric Medicine 1993 Fellowshop in Clinical Nutrition- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York USA 1986-1988. Experience: Head of acute and Subacute Geriatric Ward- Harzfeld –Kaplan Medical Center- Rehovot Israel. Lecturer –Internal Medicine, Hebrew University Medical School Jerusalem, Israel. Lecturer –Biochemistry and Nutrition, Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel. Head of Geriatric Assessment Services: Home Care and Clinics; Ashdod Israel. Secretary General- Israel Society for Geriatric Medicine,Israel Medical Association. 2003-5 . Chairman- Israel Society for Geriatric Medicine,Israel Medical Association 2006-9 Founder and Chairman 1999-2005: Israel Society for Clinical Nutrition Israel Medical Association. Member- Israel Medical Association Scientific Council 2009-... Yitshal BERNER CV 1 Place of Work: Meir Medical Center. ,Kfar-Saba Phone: 09-7471003, 7471509 Faculty/ Hospital: Medicine Department: Head of Geriatric Medicine. Home Address: 34 Sheshet Hayamim Kfar Saba 44269 Phone: 09-7445861 Date & place of Birth: 4.6.1951 Haifa, Israel. Military Service Israel Defense Forces: Compulsary Service: enlisted 10/69 discharged: 3/70 Reserve: Major- Medical Staff Officer.1981-2001. Consultant in Nutrition to the Surgeon General from 1991-1998 Consultant in Geriatrics to the Surgeon General of the Home Front Command from 1994-2001 Marital Status: Married. No. of Children: 4 A.EDUCATION Period of Study University Subject Degree 1971-1977 Technion ,IIT, Medical School Medicine M.D. Haifa 13990 1989 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Public Health MPH Specialization Certificates: Internal Medicine 2.5.1984 No: 8052 Geriatrics: 18.10.1993 No: 13399 Title of Doctoral Dissertation: Coagulation disorders in malignant monoclonal gammopathies Name Of Supervisor: Prof Ilana Tatarski Yitshal BERNER CV 2 2nd. FURTHER STUDIES: Period of Study University Subject Degree/Date 1985-1986 Hebrew University Public MPH /1989 School of Public Health Health Thesis: Quality assurance measurement for the evaluation of intervention program of department of medicine in community primary care clinics in Ashdod. 1986-1988 Memorial Sloan Kettering Fellowship Cancer Center, Cornell Medixcal School Clinical New York USA Nutrition Yitshal BERNER CV 3 3rd. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Period Institution Department Rank 1973-1974 Technion, IIT Morphological Instructor Medical School Sciences 1983-1986 Hebrew University Internal Instructor Medical School Medicine 1988-1991 Hebrew University Biochemistry Faculty of Agriculture & Nutrition Lecturer Rehovot 1991- 1999 Hebrew University Internal Clinical Medical School Medicine Lecturer 1999-2006 Tel Aviv University Internal Senior Clinical Sack;ler medical School Medicine Lecturer 2006- Tel Aviv University Internal Clinical Sackler Medicine Associate Faculty of Medicine Professor 1991-2000 Hebrew University Biochemistry Faculty of Agricultur e & Nutrition Visiting Rehovot Lecturer 1984-1986 The Jerusalem Institute Investigator For Israel Studies 1984-1986 R.Ben Ari Immunology Member Institute, Kaplan Hospital 1983 Hebrew University Social Research Medical School Medicine Fellow Yitshal BERNER CV 4 D.CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: Period Institution Department Rank 1978 Rebbeca Zief Hospital all Intern Zefat 1979 Rebbeca Zief Hospital Medicine A Resident Zefat & Dialysis 1979-1984 Kaplan Hospital, Medicine C Resident Rehovot 1984-1986 Kaplan Hospital Medicine C Senior Rehovot 1986-1988 Memorial Sloan Kettering Clinical Cancer Center Medicine Fellow New York, USA Clinical Nutrition 1988-1990 Kaplan Hospital Medicine C Senior Rehovot 1991-1993 Kaplan Harzfeld Geriatrics Senior & Medical Center & Medical Acting Rehovot Division Head Chronic care. 1994-1996 Harzfeld Hospital Subacute Founder Kaplan Harzfeld & Acute & Acting Medical Center Care Head Gedera 1997-1999 Harzfeld Hospital Subacute Head Kaplan Harzfeld & Acute Medical Center Care Gedera 1999- Meir Medical Center Geriatrics Head ,Kfar-Saba 2003- Meir Medical Center IRB- Helsinki Committee Chairman Yitshal BERNER CV 5 Part Time Clinical Experience. Period Institution Department Rank 1983-1986 Kupat Holim,Ashdod Medicine Consult 1988-1990 1984-1986 Kaplan Hospital Rheumatology Physic. 1991-1995 Kupat Holim Clalit Continuing Head Ashdod Care Unit 1991-1999 Harzfeld Hospital Risk Management Head 1993-2000 Israel National Certified Social Security Disability Physic. 2000- Israel National Work accidents 2nd degree Social Security Disability judge 1993-1999 Kupat Holim Meuhedet Rehovot Geriatrics Consult 5th. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS: Year Name of Institution Award 1985 Kaplan Hospital,Rehovot Rogozinski Prize for Young Excellent Physicians. 1994 Harzfeld Hospital Kupat Holim Clalit Department H (acute care) General Manager (Head: Y.Berner M.D.) Award for Excelent Department 1989 Hebrew University The Wolf Foundation Faculty of Agriculture Israel Academy of Sciences Grant. 1994 Harzfeld Hospital The Dr. Joseph Adler Research Grant for Metabolism of Elderly Yitshal BERNER CV 6 6th. Membership in professional societies: Year Society Country 1979-now Israel Medical Association, IMA 1982-now IMA-Israel Society of Internal Medicine 1993-Now IMA-Israel Society of Geriatrics 1995-now Board Examiner . 1999-now Member Board Examination Committee. 2003-2005 Secretary and Chairman of Scientific Committee 2006-now Chairman 1999- now IMA-Israel Society of Clinical Nutrition, founder. 1999-2005 Chairman. 1998- now IMA- Israel Society for Paliative Care 2000 -2003 Board member 1995-now IMA- The Society For Medical Quality of Care. 1985-1989 IMA-Israel Society of Epidemiology. 1991-now Israel Society of Gerontology. 1995-now Member of Executive Committee. 1997-now Head of Clinical Section. 2000-now Vice President 1997-Now European Region of the International Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Clinical Section. Member of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Council Member of the European Region Council 1999-Now ESPEN, European Society of Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition. Member of Council. 1987-1988 International Society for Trace Elements Research in Humans. 1986-1989 Food & Nutrition Council of Greater New York US 1987-1990 New York Academy of science Yitshal BERNER CV 7 B1- Original papers 1. Z.T. Handzel, E. Galili-Weisstub, R. Burstein, Y. Berner, M. Pecht, L. Netzer, N. Trainin, N. Barzilai, S. Levin, 26th. Bentwich. Immune derangement in asymptomatic male homosexuals in Israel: a pre-AIDS condition. Ann NY Acad Sci 437:549-553, 1984. 2.. Z.T. Handzel, Z. Bentwich, R. Burstein, O. Segal, Y. Berner, S. Levin, M. Pecht, L. Netzer, N. Trainin, V. Buchner, Y. Burstein. Anti-viral properties of thymic humoral factor and other thymic hormones. Clin Immuno Newsletter 6:68-71, 1985. 3. M. Assael, Y. Abramovitch, Z.T. Handzel, Y. Berner, 26th. Bentwich. Epidemic of aqcuired immune deficiency syndrome triggering psychotic- psychogenic reaction. הרפואה .(Harefuah 108:431-433, 1985. (in Hebrew מ.עשהאל, י. אברמוביץ, ז.ת. הנדזל. י.ברנר, צ. בנטויץ. מגפת "תסמונת הכשל החיסוני הנרכש" כגורם מאיץ לתגובה פסיכוטית-פסיכוגנית. 4. S.Levin, T. Hahn, Z.T. Handzel, E. Galili-Weisstub, Y. Berner (Brenner) Z. Bentwich.. Activated interferon system in healthy homosexual men. Anti Viral Res 5:229-240, 1985. 5. Y. Berner, A. Fink, A. Shani, Z. Weisman, A. Eliraz, I. Bruderman, Z. Bentwich. The diagnostic value of the computerized tube leukocyte adherence inhibition assay (LAI) for human colorectal, breast and lung cancers. Oncology 43:327-334, 1986. 6. Y. Berner, A. Berrebi. Myeloproliferative disorders and non-myelomatous paraprotein. Isr J Med Sci 22:109-112, 1986. 7. Z. Bentwich, C. Saxinger, Z. Ben-Yishay, R. Burstein, Y. Berner, N. Trainin, S. Levin, Z. Handzel. Immune impairments and antibodies to HTLV/LAV in asymptomatic male homosexuals in Israel: Relevance to risk of AIDS. Yitshal BERNER CV 8 J Clin Immun 7:376-380, 1987. 8. Z.T. Handzel, Y. Berner, O. Segal, Y. Burstein, V. Buchner, M. Pecht, S. Levin, R. Burstein, R. Milchen, Z. Bentwich,Z.Ben-Ishai, N. Trainin. Immunoreconstitution of T-Cell impairments in asymptomatic male homosexuals by thymic humoral factor (THF). Int J of Immunopharmac 9:165-173, 1987. 9. Z. Bentwich, R. Burstein, Y. Berner, T. Gotlieb-Stematsky, A. Vonsover, Z. Handzel. Immune changes in. male homosexuals - predisposing factors for HIV seroconversion. Leukemia 2:241S-247S, 1988 . 10.. Y.N. Berner, T.R. Shuler, F.H. Nielsen, C. Flombaum, S.A. Farkoah, M. Shike. Selected ultra trace elements in TPN solutions. Am J Clin Nutrit 50:l079-83, l989. 11. Y.N. Berner, R. Morse, O. Frank, H. Baker, M. Shike. Vitamin plasma levels in long-term enteral feeding patients. J Parent Enteral Nutrit l3:525-528, l989. 12 . M. Shike, Y.N. Berner, H. Gerdes, F.P. Gerrold, A. Bloch, R. Sessions, E. Strong. Percutaneous gastrostomy and for long-term enteral feeding in patients with cancer of the head and neck. Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 101:549-554, 1989. 13. Y.N. Berner, W.A. Larchian, M.F.
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