Prof. Nathan Cherny
Director of the Oncological Pain Treatment Unit
- Expertise: Oncology
- Sub Expertise: Palliative medicine, Pain management
Professional Experience
- 1984 - Internship, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- 1985 - Residency in Internal Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- 1986 - Residency in Internal Medicine, Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center
- 1987 - Registrar in Internal Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- 1988 - Fellowship in Oncology, Austin Hospital (then Repatriation General Hospital), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- 1989-1990 - Fellowship in Oncology Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- 1991-1995 - Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research and Treatment Center, New York
- 1994 onwards - Director of the Oncology Pain and Supportive Care Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Public Positions
- 1994-1998 - Secretary of the Israeli Pain Society
- 1998 - Member of the steering committee of the European Association for Palliative Medicine
- 1998 - Member of the Israeli Association for Palliative Medicine
- 1998 - Co-Chairman, Working Group to Evaluate Pain Measurement Tools and Methods in Clinical Research, Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Medicine
- 1999 - Co-Chair, Working Group to Evaluate Strategies to Alleviate Side Effects of Oral Morphine, Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Medicine
- 2001 - Member of the task force for palliative care, European Association for Palliative Medicine
- 2004 - Member of the Board of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Memberships
- 1984 onwards - the Australian Medical Association
- 1984 onwards - Monash University School of Medicine Alumni Association
- 1985-1988 - Australian Society of Clinical Oncology
- 1988-1991 - Victorian Society for Jewish Medical Ethics
- 1991-1996 - American Pain Society
- 1994 onwards - the Israeli Medical Association
- 1994 onwards - the European Association for Palliative Care
- 1995 onwards - the International Association for the Study of Pain
- 1998 onwards - the Israeli Association for Palliative Medicine
- 2000 onwards - European Society for Oncological Medicine
- 2001 onwards - American Society for Medical Oncology
- 1996 - Advisory Committee on Prescription Opioid Law Reform
- 1996 - Advisory Committee for Palliative Care at Home
- 2002-2003 - Steinberg Committee for Supportive Care of Terminally Ill Patients
- 2004 - The Advisory Committee for Palliative Care in Israel
Training
- 1978-1983 - MBBS (Honours), Monash University School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
- 1985-1990 - Fellowship, Royal Australian Medical Association, specialization in oncology and palliative medicine
- 1991-1994 - Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research and Treatment Center, New York
Research Areas and Articles
Peer reviewer in journals:
Journal Palliative Care
Palliative Medicine
Drugs
Annals of Oncology
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Awards
- 1983 - Harry Hindlip-Green Scholarship in Clinical Medicine
- 1992 - American Society of Clinical Oncology Award
- 1993 - American Society of Clinical Oncology Award
- 1998 - Barudai Award for contribution to the field of palliative care in Israel
- 2000 - Visiting lecturer at the Australian Palliative Care Association
- 2001 - Visiting lecturer at the Singapore Society for Palliative Care
- 2002 - Visiting lecturer at the Hong Kong Society for Palliative Medicine
- 2004 - Fellowship at the Royal College of Physicians (London)
- 2007 - Chairman of the Norman Levine Chair of Humanistic Medicine
Additional lnfo
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Languages
Hebrew
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Private Medical Service
no
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Doctor's Legal Opinion
no