Dr. Alexander Wechsler
Medical School
Institute of Medicine, Saratov, Russia
Specialty
Internal Medicine and Nephrology
[email protected]
Position
Senior Physician - the Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension - Barzilai Medical Center
Head of the Invasive Nephrology Service
Clinical Experience
1986-1987- Rotating Internship, Municipal Hospital, Engels, Russia
1987-1989- Department of Complicated Pregnancy, Municipal Hospital, Ozinski, Russia
1989-1990- Department of Complicated Pregnancy, Municipal Hospital, Engels, Russia
1991-1992- General Practitioner, Kiryat-Malachi
1992-1994- Residency in Surgery, Barzilai Medical , Ashkelon
1994-1997- Residency in Internal Medicine, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon
1998-2000- Fellowship in Nephrology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon
Academic Appointment
Student Mentor- Faculty for Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Membership in Professional Organizations in Israel and Abroad
Israel Medical Association
State Organization of Physicians
Israeli Association of Nephrology and Hypertension
Israeli Society of Hypertension
International Society of Nephrology
Scientific Publications
1. Levinson, O., Oren S., Yagil, C., Sapojnikov, M., Wechsler, A., Bloch, A., Yagil, Y. ACE gene
polymorphism in a diabetic cohort and diabetic nephropathy. Harefuah 136:768-772, 1999.
2. Sapojnikov, M., Veksler, A., Yagil, Y., Kogan, J., Turkot, S., Golzman, B., Oren, S. Hemodynamic
effects of anemia correction by recombinant human erythropoietin in predialysis patients with renal
failure. Renal Failure, 27: 199-203, 2005.
3. Yagil, C., Sapojnikov, M., Wechsler, A., Korol, A., Yagil, Y. Genetic dissection of proteinuria in the
Sabra rat. Amer J Physiol: Physiol Genomics. 25: 121-133, 2006.