ד"ר גיל זלצמן CV 
CURRICULUM VITAE Update: Name: Gil Zalsman MD Place of work: Geha Psychiatric Hospital P Faculty: Medicine, Date and Place of Birth: Military Service: 1982-1986, Commander of a Medical Company. Rank- Captain. Marital Status: Married+2. A. EDUCATION1987-1992 Medical studies, 1989 Bachelor of Medical Science (B.Med.Sc) Degree. and 1993 Medical Doctor (M.D.) Degree. Doctoral Dissertaion: “The psycho-social axis in psychiatric evaluation of inpatient adolescents by semi structured interview”- Supervisor: Prof. Alan Apter, 1996 Post Doctorate Fellow at the 1996 ECFMG Certification- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, (USMLE) 1997 Diploma in Psychiatry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, In excellence. 2000 Diploma in Child Psychiatry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. 2003-2005 Post Doctorate Research Fellow at the Neuroscience Division, Psychiatry Department, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA. Supervisor: Prof. J John Mann, Director. Two years program on “Neurobiology of Suicide and Familial Pathways of Depression and Suicide”.
B. FURTHER STUDIES 1989 Elective studies in Child Psychiatry at “ 1992-1993 Courses In Hypnosis, beginners and advanced, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, 1993-1997 Studies in Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel 1994-1995 Course in Molecular Genetics, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, University, Tel 1995-1999 Psychotherapy, 4 years Program of Psychotherapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel 1997-1999 Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, 2001-2002 Management Reserve Development Program for Middle Management Rank. A two years program of public health mangment by “Clalit- Shirutei Briut”, 2001 42nd Annual Short Course in Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics. The Jackson Laboratory & The 2003 Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in The Primary Care Setting. 2003 SPSS-Intermidate computer Course. New York State Psychitric Institute, Department of Education and Training. 2003 Advanced Statistics (Stat II) for Research Fellows. Lecturer: 2003 2004 Research Design Course. Lecturer: 2004-2005 Course on “Statistical Issues in Microarrays Data” (P8114). Lecturer: 2004-2005 Inter Personal Therapy for Adolescents depression (IPT-A)- Training and personal supervision in by Laura Mufson PhD, Child Psychiatry Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute and 2004-2005 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for suicidal multi-problem adolescents- Two days workshop by Alec L. Miller PsyD, Adolescent depression and suicide program, 2004-2005 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for adolescent depression workshop by Michael Sweeny Ph.D., Child Psychiatry Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY. 2005 Application of Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Major Depression and OCD. Division of brain stimulation, New York State Psychiatric Institute and C. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE1984-1986 Medical teaching methods instructor. Commander of “National Medical Teaching Squad”- The 1993-1998 Lectures to New Comers Physicians in Psychiatry, In “Kupat Holim” 1995-1996 Tutor to Medical Students, Geha psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, 1997 Lectures to American Medical Students, Geha psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, 2001 Lecturer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Department of psychiatry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 1998-present Lectures to psychiatry residents, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, 1998-present Lectures to child and adolescent psychiatry residents, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, 1999-present Member in reception committee for Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Present Lectures to Medical Students, Geha psychiatric Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Present Member of Teaching Committee, Faculty of Medicine, 2001 Member of Teaching Committee, Psychiatry department, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, 2000-Present Teaching patient- doctor relationship as part of communication workshop for 2nd year medical students (“Madaei haitnagoot”). 2001-Present Examiner in child psychiatry board examinations, Israel Medical Association, Scientific Council, 2002-current Reviewer for the “Archive of General Psychiatry” on the subject of genetics of suicidal behavior, parasuicide, family-based studies and neurobiology of childhood disorders in general. 2002 Reviewer for the “Psychiatry Research” on the subject of genetics of suicide. 2002-present Member in the psychiatric residency written examination (“shlav alef”) committee. 2003 Reviewer for the “Israeli Journal of Psychiatry”. 2003-2004 Reviewer for “International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health” 2003 Examiner in hypnosis, Ministry of 2003-Present Officer, Psychiatry Department, 2004 Reviewer of research grants in the field of suicidology, The Israel Science Foundation (ISF), The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. 2004 Reviewer for “Molecular Psychiatry” on the subject of genetics of unipolar disorder. 2004 Reviewer for “Europeanr Psychiatry” 2004 Co-editor of special issue on adolescent suicide at “International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health”.
2005 Director of Psychiatry Program, Continuing Medical Education Program, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. D. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 1992 Intern, 1993-1997 Resident in Adult Psychiatry. 1996 Completed Written Specialty Examination, June 96. 1997 Completed Psychiatry Oral Specialty Examination, Scientific Council, Expert in General Psychiatry License No. 17256 (since June 1998).
1999 Completed Child Psychiatry Oral Specialty Examination, Scientific Council, Israel Medical Association, Expert in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry License No. 17469 (since December 1999).
2000 Senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Mental Health Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel.
2000-2003 Deputy Director, Adolescent Inpatient Department, Geha Mental Health Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel. 2005 Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department,
E. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Scholarships 1989 The Dean Scholarship, School, Child Psychiatry elective studies at “ Fellowships 1996 Research Fellowship: Leonard G. Berger Fellowship for Young Researchers, Yale child study center, Yale University School of Medicine, Present Research Fellowship, Grants 1997 The National Institute for Psychobiology in Foundation. For: A genetic study of tryptophan hydroxylase in suicidal Adolescents. Grant no. 28-98. 1998 The National Institute for Psychobiology in Foundation. For: A genetic study of serotonin transporter in suicidal Adolescents. Grant no. 9b-99. 2002 Compugen company research grant for development of clozapine database in inpatient adolescents with first episode schizophrenia. 2002 Janssen Cilag (J-C healthcare Ltd) research grant for double blind randomized placebo control multi-centric study for efficacy of risperidon in the treatment of conduct disorder children. 2005 NIMH grant: Familial Pathways to early Onset Suicide Attempts MH056390 (PI: Mann JJ, Greenhill L, 2005 Young Investigator Grant: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): “Genetic Association Study of Multiple Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) using DNA Microarrays in Postmortem Brains of Suicide Victims”. Submitted Grants 2005 Young Investigator Grant: The National Institute for Psychobiology in Awards2001 Excellent researcher award for the year 2001. F. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 1992-Present 1993-Present 1994-Present International association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). 1994-Present Israeli Hypnosis association 1994-Present Israel Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association- 4 years elected Member in The Central Board (1994-1998). 1999-present Member in the Foundation board of The Israeli Association for Families that their Spouses Committed Suicide (“bishvil hachaim”), ‘Amuta’ No. 58-035-791-1. 1996-present Member in the 2002-present Member of the AEP, the Association of European Psychiatrists. 2002 Isreal Society for Forensic Psychiatry. | |||||