Professional Activities:

Professional Experience

2014	Workshop on Regulation of Tissues and Cells. European Commission in co-operation with Israeli Ministry of Health, Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel.
2012	Determination of Physical Disability Course, Ono Academic College, Kiryat Ono, Israel
2011 – 2012	Clinical Department Management Course, Ono Academic College and Israel Medical Association, Kiryat Ono, Israel
2010	Examinations in Orthopedic Surgery Workshop, Israel Orthopedic Association, Herzelia, Israel
2009	Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (ACLS), Tel Aviv University
2009 – 20 10	Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Clinical Trials Management Course, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
2009 to present	Head, Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Research, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
2005	Grant Writing Workshop, Orthopedic Research Society, Washington DC
2003 to present	Member of the Appeal Committee for Disability Determination, National Insurance, Israel
2003 to present	Member of the High Committee for Disability Determination, Ministry of Defense, Israel
2002	Clinical Fellow, Shoulder and Elbow Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK and University of Nottingham, UK
2002	Nottingham Shoulder Course, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
2001	Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery Instructional Course, Arthroscopic Association of North America (AANA), Chicago, USA
2001	Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery Instructional Course, Arthroscopic Association of North America (AANA), Chicago, USA
2000	Startup Companies Management Course, Haifa Small Business Development Center, Haifa, Israel
1999	Scientific Writing Course, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
1999	Open Surgery of the Shoulder Course, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
1999	Management of Sports Injuries Course, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
1999	Oxford Primary Hip Course, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
1999	Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Advanced Course, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
1999	Clinical Fellowship in shoulder, ankle and knee surgery with specialization in sports injuries, Mercy Private Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
1998 – 1999	Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford, UK
1998	Shoulder Surgery Course, Reading University. Reading, UK
1998	2nd Comprehensive Course of Foot and Ankle Surgery in Israel, Herzelia, Israel
1997 to present	Senior Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopedics A, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
1997 – 1998	Orthopedic Consultant, Fliman Hospital, Haifa, Israel
1990 – 1997	Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedics A, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
1996	Surgical Techniques in Intramedullary Nailing of Long Bones Course, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
1996	Comprehensive Course on Problems and Surgery of the Elbow, Tiberias, Israel
1996	Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy of Knee, Ankle and Shoulder Course, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
1993 – 1997	Orthopedic Diploma, School of Continuing Medical Education,Department of Orthopedics, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
1993	AO Spine Course, Herzelia, Israel
1993	AO Advanced Course, Herzelia, Israel
1993	Boston Orthopedic Pathology Course and the Newport Course, Ruth and Bruce Faculty of Medicine, Technion –Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
1992	AO Basic Course, Haifa, Israel
1992	Foot and Ankle Surgery Course, Zichron Yaakov, Israel
1991	A.T.L.S. Course, Maccabia Hotel, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Teaching Experience

Courses

1991/1995/1996	Graduate courses in basic orthopedics for general practitioners, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
1995/1996/2003	Lectures on orthopedic treatment of osteoarthritis for undergraduate students, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
1997, 1998	Anatomy of Upper Extremity Course lectures for undergraduate students, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
1996 – 1998	Anatomy of Extremities Course lectures for undergraduate students, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
2006 to present	Orthopedic Implants Course lectures for undergraduate students, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
2011 – 2012	In charge of teaching 5th- and 6th-year medical students, Department of Orthopedic Surgery A, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
2011 to present	Exposure to Medicine Course instructor for undergraduate students, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Clerkships

1991 – 2013

Tutor of undergraduate clerkships in orthopedic surgery for medical students, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Departmental (Faculty) Activities

2013 to present	Head of Continuing Education in Orthopedic Surgery Program, School of Continuing Medical Education, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2011 to present	Member of Final Theses Evaluation Committee, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2011 to present	Member of Prizes and Honor Nominations Committee, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2009 to present	Reviewer of final theses of graduate students, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2009 to present	Member of the evaluation team for applicants to the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2008 – 2010	Secretary of Orthopedic Board, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2005 to present	Examiner, Clinical Skills Assessment Medical (OSCE) Examination in Surgery, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2003 – 2014	Active member of the Surgical Board, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2003 – 2005	Member of the Board for Promotion of Medical Education, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
2003 – 2005	Coordinator, preparation of final examination in surgery for medical students, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine.
28.1. 2014	Member of examination committee of a project for PhD research (predoc.): The mitochondrial 18 kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO) as a regulator of the anti-apoptotic proteins Hexokinase II and WISP-1 in glioblastoma cells. By Maya Azrad under supervision of Prof. Moshe Gavish.

Public Professional Activities

2003	Member of Arthroplasty Panel: Complication and Revisions, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery meeting, 19th Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, New Orleans, USA
2004	Instructional lectures on shoulder pathology, Rotary Club, Haifa, Israel
2004	Instructional lectures on shoulder pathology, Forum of Medical Practitioners, Haifa, Israel
2004	Instructional lectures on shoulder pathology, Haifa branch of the Israel Medical Association, Haifa, Israel
2005	Hosting delegates to the International Trauma Course, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
2005	Hosting delegates to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Israel Orthopedic Association, Tel Aviv, Israel
2006 to present	Nomination for instruction of basic science research requirements for residency programs, Israel Medical Association, Israel
2006 to present	Examiner at final examinations in orthopedic surgery for specialist recognition, Israel Medical Association, Israel
2007	Lectures for the general public: Shoulder Pain, Rambam Forum, Haifa, Israel
2010	Moderator of Research Session, Israel Orthopedic Association 30th Annual Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 to present	Member of the Ethical Committee for experiments in human subjects (Helsinki Committee), Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
2012 to present	Member of Board of Directors, JetGuide Ltd., Haifa, Israel
2013 to present	Member of the Scientific Committee, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine  (ISAKOS)