Professional Activities:

Academic Appointments:

• 1985 - Lecturer in Medicine, Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
• 1988 - Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School
• 1995 - Associate Professor of Medicine, Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical school              
• 2003 - Professor of Medicine, Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School

Positions and Employment:

1985	Lecturer, Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital Acting Head, Diabetes Unit, Hadassah University Hospital Senior Physician, Internal Medicine Head, Hebrew University Student Health Service,
1988	Research Visiting Professor, NIH Center for Diabetes Research (NIDDK), Phoenix, Arizona (Sabbatical)
1989	Chief Physician, Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital
1992	Chief Physician, Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital
2001	Director, Hadassah Center for the Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications, Hadassah University Hospital
2001- Present	Head of Diabetes Unit, Hadassah University Hospital.

National and International Associations:

1990-1993	Secretary, Israel Society for Internal Medicine
1992- 2004	President, Israel Diabetes Association
1993-1998	Board of International Diabetes Federation, Europe
1999-	Director, Israel Diabetes Research Group
1999-	Director, Eastern and Central European, Mediterranean Diabetes Research Consortium Head, Israeli Medical Association Committee on National Clinical Research
1999-2001	Member, Scientific Board of UPDATE EUROPE (Austrian Society of Internal Medicine - diabetes policy formulation committee)
1999-2000	Head, Steering Committee, Eastern and Central European Guidelines for the Treatment of Diabetes
2000	Head, Committee on the development of guidelines for treatment of diabetes, Israeli Medical Association
2000-	Member, “Forum 2000,” Israeli Medical Association Steering Committee
2002- 2006	Chairman of Diabetes International Research and Education Cooperative Team (DIRECT)
2003- 2006	European Country Representative to International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
2004-	President, D Cure – Diabetes Care to Cure in Israel, Non-profit Organization
2004-	Head, Israel National Diabetes Council

Academic Committees:

1990-1994	Member of the Hebrew University - Hadassah Senate
1990-1994	Member of Hadassah University Hospital Committee for Medical Equipment
1991-	Chief Organizer of Combined Renal - Pancreas Transplantation Committee, Hadassah Univ. Medical Center
1992-1995	Member of Committee for Exchange Programs
1994-2001	Member of Hadassah Pharmacy and Therapeutics Com.
2001-	Member of Hadassah Committee for Excellence Centers

Governmental Committees:

1993-1998	Head, Israeli Ministry of Health Committee for Diabetic Health Care
1993-1998	Head, Israeli Ministry of Health Committee for The Treatment of Diabetes and Atherosclerosis.
1994-1996	Head, Israeli Ministry of Health Committee for Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation.
1996-2000	Member, Ministry of Health Drug Committee.
1997-1999	Head, Chief Scientist Committee for Diabetic Grants Evaluation
1998-	Head, Chief, Scientist Committee of National Diabetes Research Plan
2000-2001	Member, Israeli Women Health Committee
2000-	Consulting Endocrinologist, Chief Physician’s Office, Israeli Defense Forces
2002-	Member of National Institute of Health - Steering  Committee
2003-	Head of National Board / Task Force of Diabetes of  Ministry of Health
2004-	Present   Head, Israel National Diabetes Council

Membership in Scientific and Medical Societies:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Israeli Society for Internal Medicine (Secretary 1990 - 1993)
• Israel Diabetes Association (President since 1993)
• American Diabetes Association
• European Association for the Study of Diabetes
• International Diabetic Federation
• Cell Transplant Society
• Israeli Transplant Society
• Israeli Medical Association

Editorial Positions:

• The International Diabetes Monitor Review Journal (Board of Review Editors)
• Einstein (International editorial board)
• The Review of Diabetic Studies (associate editor)
• Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology (editorial board)
• Journal of Diabetes and its Complications (editorial board)
• Diabetes Management (editorial board)
• Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews (DMRR)(co-editor)
• Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews