Prof. Yaacov Gozal
Director of the Anesthesia Department
- Expertise: Anesthesiology
- Sub Expertise: Anesthesia for heart surgery in adults and children, Pediatric anesthesia
Professional Experience
- 1983-1985 Residency in anesthesia and intensive care, Toulouse, France
- 1991-1996 Residency in anesthesia at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
- 1991-2007 Senior Anesthesiologist at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
- 2002-2007 Director of the operating room and recovery room at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
- 2007 onwards - Director of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Public Positions
- Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Israel Medical Association
- EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER -Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- JOURNAL REVIEWER: -Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia -Anesthesiology -Journal of Clinical Anesthesia -European Journal of Anaesthesiology -Acta Paediatrica -Evidence-Based Journals Group -Medical Science Monitor -Pharmacological Research -Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics -Israel Medical Association Journal
- GRANT REVIEWING: - Administrator General Fund - Binational Science Foundation - Israel Science Foundation - European Society of Anaesthesiolgy Research Grant Programme -Magi Foundation
- Member of the Institutional Helsinki Committee
Training
- Medical studies: School of Medicine Toulouse France
- Fellowship: Anesthesia for cardiac surgery in adults and children, Portland, Oregon, United States (1996-1994)
Research Areas and Articles
Cardiac ischemia
Awards
- 1992 : First Prize (with Dr. Glantz), best scientific research presentation at the 16th International Congress of the Israel Society of Anesthesiologists, Haifa, Israel Subject: Comparison of cardioplegic methods during CABG by continuous electrocardiographic monitoring.
- : Outstanding Teacher Award. Department of Anesthesiology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
- 1995 : First Prize (with Dr Drenger), best scientific research presentation at the 10th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists, Madrid, Spain Subject: Halothane prevents hydroxy radical-related post-ischaemic injury to canine heart.
- 1996 : Teacher of the Year, Department of Anesthesiology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
- 1999 : First Prize (with Dr. Meroz), best scientific research presentation at the Anesthesia Resident Research Competition, Beer Sheva, Israel. Subject: Myocardial protection during CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass
- 2000 : Outstanding Teacher, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2002 : Third Prize (with Dr. Raphael), at the Research Contest of the 56th Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York City, USA. Subject: KATP channels mediate the effect of ischemic preconditioning on free radical production in a rabbit heart model
- 2004: First Prize (with Dr Raphael), best scientific research presentation at the Anesthesia Resident Research Competition, Beer Sheva, Israel Subject: Mechanisms of ischemic preconditioning: a potential protective role of the hypoxia inducible factor in a rabbit model of regional myocardial ischemia
- 2004 : Second Prize (with Dr Rivo) at the Anesthesia Resident Research Competition, Beer Sheva, Israel Subject: Flumazenil mimics ischemic preconditioning and decreases hydroxyl radical production in a rabbit heart model of ischemia-reperfusion
- 2004 : Third Prize (with Dr Raphael) at the Resident's Research Competition at The American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA. Subject: Mechanisms of ischemic preconditioning: a potential protective role of the hypoxia inducible factor in a rabbit model of regional myocardial ischemia
- 2004 : Second Prize (with Dr. Rivo), at the Research Contest of the 58th Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York City, USA. Subject: Flumazenil mimics ischemic preconditioning and decreases hydroxyl radical production in a rabbit heart model of ischemia-reperfusion
- 2006 : Outstanding Teacher, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Languages
Hebrew | English | French
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Private Medical Service
yes
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Doctor's Legal Opinion
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