Director, Institute for Pain Medicine, Tel Aviv Medical Center 
Specialist in Anesthesia
Specialist in Pain Medicine
Past-President of the Israeli Pain Association
Past President, Pain Section of the Israeli Society of Anesthesiology
Co-Chair of the Scientific Council Pain Residency Exam, Scientific Council, Israel Medical Association 
Reviwer for: Anesthesia & Analgesia, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research Journal, Harefua, European Journal of Pain and for Chief Scientist Office, Ministry of Health
Member of the Educational and Financial Support Committee of the European Pain Federation EFIC
Honorary Secretary European Pain Federation EFIC

Grants
• European Community research grant: Development of an International Pain Registry.
• British Chevening  Medical Scholarship awarded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for  training in Pain Management London, UK
• Israel Science Foundation  
• Israel Pain Association
• The Israel Cancer Association

Fellowship in Pain Management University Hospital Lewisham and Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital Trust, London U.K.Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management  University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Canada.
Main areas of research include mechanisms and treatment of pain with special emphasis on neuropathic pain, CRPS, opioids and cannabinoids.