Yosefy Chayim

Prof. Yosefy Chayim  

Head of the Cardiology Array and Head of the Non-interventional Cardiology

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Medical Education

School of Medicine, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Be'er Sheva, Israel.

Specialty

♦ Internal Medicine

♦ Cardiology

♦ Hypertension, European Society of Hypertension

♦ Echocardiography and non-interventional cardiology

Positions and clinical experience

♦ Professor of Cardiology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Be'er Sheva, Israel.

♦ Member of the supreme committee for awarding Degree of professor, Ben Gurion

   University of the Negev. Be'er Sheva, Israel.

♦ Member of the Internship committee, Barzilai medical center, Ashkelon Israel.

♦ Reviewer of scientific articles of 10 international journals 

♦ 1989-1990 One year volunteering as a family physician, Giv'at Zion clinic, Ashkelon,

                      Israel.

♦ 1990-1994 Internal medicine B, Barzilai medical center, Ashkelon Israel.

♦ 1995-1996 Deputy head of the department of emergency medicine Barzilai medical

                     center, Ashkelon Israel.

♦ 1996 – Senior cardiologist Barzilai medical center, Ashkelon Israel.

♦ 1996 -  Senior consultant for hyperlipidemia, hypertension and cardiology, northern

               district of the Negev, Clalit HMO.

♦ 2005 – current – Senior consultant for echocardiography, Assouta medical centers in

               Ashkelon and Ashdod, Israel.

Continuing Medical Education

2003-2004 – Fellowship in non-interventional echocardiography, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, USA.

Membership in Professional Organizations in Israel and Abroad

♦ 1990 - Israel Medical Association

♦ 2009-2012 – Head of the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease,

♦ 2017 - State Organization of Physicians

♦ Israel Heart Organization

♦ Israel Society for Hypertension

♦ Israel Society for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis

♦ European Association of Preventive Cardiology

Awards

1985 – Excellent Student, Rotary Club and faculty of medicine, Ben Gurion University of the

            Negev. Be'er Sheva, Israel.

1986 – Excellent student for continuing medical education, Good Samaritan hospital,

            Pennsylvania, USA.

1988 – Community volunteering award, Ministry of Health, Israel.

1994 – Award for the best work on the risk of offsprings of patients with cardiac disease

2009 – Excellent physician, Barzilai medical center, Ashkelon, Israel

2016 – Award after the name of Meltzer for special contribution in cardiology, the

            cardiology union congress, Israel

Scientific Publications

♦ More than 80 articles published in national and international journals.

♦ Author of the Book: Principles of practical 3-dimensional echocardiography