Head of gastroenterology department, Tel-Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov).
Expert in treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, bile ducts, liver, esophagus, pancreas and inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Prof. Halpern is in the Forbes list 2021 of the best Israeli doctors.
Education:
1977-1970 – School of Medicine of the Hebrew University Hadassah.
1986-1982 – Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University.
1986-1985 – Master of Internal Medicine, Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University.
1985-1984 – Involved in medical research at the Gastroenterology Department, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
1990 – Clinical liver disease (3 months), Academic Medical Faculty, Royal Hospital, London.
Expertise:
♦ Research in digestive tract and liver, Tel Aviv Medical center.
♦ Therapy.
♦ Gastroenterology.
♦ Advanced endoscopic methods.
♦ Inflammatory bowel disease.
♦ Diseases of the liver and fatty degeneration of the liver.
Clinical experience:
1982-1978 Senior physician in the Air Force.
1986-1982 Internship in the Department of Internal Medicine, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
1988-1986 Internship-in Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv, Medical Center.
1992-1988 Senior gastroenterologist, Institute of Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv, Medical Center.
1996-1992 Head of Gastroenterology Institute, Wolfson Edith Medical Center, Holon.
2010-1996 Head of Institute of Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv, Medical Center.
2001-1999 Chairman of the Society for Liver Study.
2006-2002 Deputy Director of Tel-Aviv Medical Center.
2010-2007 Chairman of the National Committee on Nutrition, Ministry of Health and Agriculture of Israel.
2011 Head of the Institute of Digestive Tract Diseases, Tel-Aviv Medical Center
2011 Chairman, Gastroenterology Association of Israel.
Academic experience:
1987-1983 Medical Director, Sackler Faculty, Tel Aviv University.
1992-1987 Senior Lecturer, Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University.
1989-1986 Responsible for internal medicine course, Sackler Continuing Education School, Tel Aviv University.
1999-1992 Associate Professor, Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University.
2000 Professor, Sackler Faculty, Tel Aviv University.
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