CURRICULUM VITAE
Update: July 11th, 2005
Name: Gil Zalsman MD
Place of work: Geha Psychiatric Hospital
Petach Tiqva, Israel
Faculty: Medicine, Tel Aviv University Department: Psychiatry
Date and Place of Birth: July 17th, 1964; Israel
Military Service: 1982-1986, Commander of a Medical Company. Rank- Captain.
Marital Status: Married+2.
A. EDUCATION
1987-1992 Medical studies, Hebrew University and Hadassa Medical School,
Jerusalem, Israel
1989 Bachelor of Medical Science (B.Med.Sc) Degree. Hebrew University
and Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
1993 Medical Doctor (M.D.) Degree. Hebrew University and Hadassa
Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Doctoral Dissertaion: “The psycho-social axis in psychiatric evaluation of inpatient adolescents by semi structured interview”- Supervisor: Prof. Alan Apter, Geha Hospital.
1996 Post Doctorate Fellow at the Child Study Center, Yale University
School Of Medicine. Under supervision of Donald J. Cohen M.D.
1996 ECFMG Certification- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates, (USMLE) USA Government.
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 “Child Study Center”, Yale
School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
1992-1993 Courses In Hypnosis, beginners and advanced, Postgraduate Medical
Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler School of Medicine.
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Certified Hypnotherapist .
1993-1997 Studies in Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of
Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv
University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1994-1995 Course in Molecular Genetics, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty
of Continuing Education, Sackler School of Medicine. Tel Aviv
University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1995-1999 Psychotherapy, 4 years Program of Psychotherapy, Sackler Faculty of
Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997-1999 Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Postgraduate Medical
Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine,
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2001-2002 Management Reserve Development Program for Middle Management
Rank. A two years program of public health mangment by “Clalit- Shirutei Briut”, Israel.
2001 42nd Annual Short Course in Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics. The Jackson Laboratory & The Johns Hopkins University. Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. July 16-27, 2001.
2003 Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in The Primary Care Setting. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry, Continuing Education. One day course. 10.5.03. New York, NY.
2003 SPSS-Intermidate computer Course. New York State Psychitric Institute, Department of Education and Training. New York, NY, USA.
2003 Advanced Statistics (Stat II) for Research Fellows. Lecturer: Roger Vaughan PhD. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry. Fall 2003.
2003 Columbia University Course for Clinical Investigators: “Protection of Human Research Participants (Good Clinical Practice) for Patient-Oriented Clinical Investigators”. 14.12.03
2004 Research Design Course. Lecturer: Jill M. Harkavy-Friedman Ph.D. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry. Winter 2004.
2004-2005 Course on “Statistical Issues in Microarrays Data” (P8114). Lecturer: Paul Pavilidis Ph.D. Columbia Genome Center. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Winter 2005.
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 Columbia University, New York, NY.
2004-2005 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for suicidal multi-problem adolescents- Two days workshop by Alec L. Miller PsyD, Adolescent depression and suicide program, Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Marsha Linehan Institute.
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 Columbia University, New York, NY. June 20th, 2005
C. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1984-1986 Medical teaching methods instructor. Commander of “National Medical Teaching Squad”- The academy of Combat Medicine, ZAHAL.
1993-1998 Lectures to New Comers Physicians in Psychiatry, In “Kupat Holim”
Instruction Center, Rabin Medical Center.
1995-1996 Tutor to Medical Students, Geha psychiatric Hospital, Sackler
Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997 Lectures to American Medical Students, Geha psychiatric Hospital,
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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,
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1998-present Lectures to child and adolescent psychiatry residents, Postgraduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Continuing Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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, Tel Aviv University. Excellence mark in student’s feedback 1998.
Present Member of Teaching Committee, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Sackler
Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2001 Member of Teaching Committee, Psychiatry department, Sackler
Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
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, Israel.
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. Israel Medical Association, Scientific Council, Israel.
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 Health, Israel.
2003-Present Officer, Psychiatry Department, Columbia University School of Medicine, College for Physicians and Surgeons.
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, Woolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
1993-1997 Resident in Adult Psychiatry. Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petach Tiqva.
1996 Completed Written Specialty Examination, June 96.
1997 Completed Psychiatry Oral Specialty Examination, Scientific Council,
Israel Medical Association, December 3rd, 1997.
Expert in General Psychiatry License No. 17256 (since June 1998).
1999 Completed Child Psychiatry Oral Specialty Examination, Scientific
Council, Israel Medical Association, April 29th, 1999, in excellence.
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, Geha Mental Health Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
E. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Scholarships
1989 The Dean Scholarship, Hebrew University and Hadassa Medical
School, Jerusalem, Israel. A scholarship for 6 weeks,
Child Psychiatry elective studies at “Child Study Center”, Yale
School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Fellowships
1996 Research Fellowship: Leonard G. Berger Fellowship for Young Researchers, Yale child study center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Present Research Fellowship, Neuroscience Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Grants
1997 The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel- The Charles Smith
Foundation. For: A genetic study of tryptophan hydroxylase in suicidal
Adolescents. Grant no. 28-98.
1998 The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel- The Charles Smith
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, Columbia University) Co-PI and external consultant for this project. $300,000 for 5 years.
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”. Mentor: Victoria Arango PhD, Columbia University. $70,000 for two years.
Submitted Grants
2005 Young Investigator Grant: The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel, Founded by The Charles E. Smith Family: “Linkage Study of Suicidal Behavior and Depression In a Genetic Isolate of the Circassians-Shapsugs Tribe in Israel”. Mentor: J. John Mann M.D., Director, Neuroscience Division, Columbia University.
Awards
2001 Excellent researcher award for the year 2001.
Israel Psychiatric Association, Israel Medical Association.
F. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1992-Present Israel Medical Association
1993-Present Israel Psychiatric Association
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 National Center for Children’s Health and Safety, “Beterem”, Shnieder Children Hospital, ‘Amuta’ No. 58-026-964-5
2002-present Member of the AEP, the Association of European Psychiatrists.
2002 Isreal Society for Forensic Psychiatry.
2002-2003 Elected president of the Association for Suicide Prevention in Israel, a branch of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
2003 Elected as a corresponding member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry since December 2003.
2005 Elected associate member of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), NY, USA.
G. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
1994 IACAPAP 13th international congress, San Fransisco, USA.
1995 Understanding Youth Suicide : a meeting of differing perspectives,
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Continuing Education in health
sciences. 29/8- 1/9 1995.
1995 The congress of International Society of Adolescents
Psychiatry, Athens July 95. “
1996 Israeli psychiatric association annual meeting , Hilton TA
1996 Has participated in IACAPAP Venice Working Group as active
member in Developing a Declaration for Universal Guidelines for
Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents. April 22-24.
1996 Annual Congress of American Academy for Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1997 The annual meeting of the Israeli Hypnosis Association, Zichron
Yaakov, Israel.
1997 8th congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association, Jerusalem
Israel.
1997 World Psychiatric Association Thematic Conference, Jerusalem, Israel.
1998 Member of the Organizing Committee, “The Promised Childhood”-
Jerusalem 2000 Congress, IACAPAP.
1998 Organized the annual congress of the Israeli Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Association, 23-26 of April, Antalya, Turkey.
1998 7th European symposium on suicide and suicidal behavior,
Gent, Belgium, September 09-12, 1998.
1999 Organized the Israeli child and adolescent psychiatric association annual meeting , Turkey.
2000 Eastern Mediterranean Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Conference, February 8-11, Sharem El Sheikh, Egypt.
2000 Israeli psychiatric association annual meeting , Jerusalem.
2000 Israeli child and adolescent psychiatric association annual meeting , Eilat.
2000 Organizing committee of “The Promised Childhood” –IACAPAP 2001 congress in Tel Aviv, 29.4.2001.
2002 Update in Geriatric Psychiatry. Israeli Psychiatric Association and the British Royal College of Psychiatry. 27.2.02-3.3.02, London, UK.
2002 9th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicide Prevention. Warwick, England 14-17 September, 2002.
AEP spring congress, Rome, Italy 24-27.4.03.
2004 Society of Biological Psychiatry, 59th Annual Scientific Program and Convention, April 29th - May 1st, 2004, at the Waldorf Astoria - New York, NY, USA.
2004 American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting, 1-6 of May, 2004, New York, NY, USA.
2004 10th European symposium on suicide and suicidal behavior, Copenhagen 25-28 August, 2004
2004 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington DC, October 19-24, 2004.
2004 WPA international Congress, Florence, Italy, 10-13 November, 2004
G1. M.D. STUDENTS
1) Menashri Michal
1. Date of beginning of M.D. thesis: December 1998
2. Name of student: Michal Menashri (6th year).
3. Title of MD thesis: “Association study of serotonin transporter gene in suicidal adolescents”.
4. Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2) Carmon Einat
1. Date of beginning of M.D. thesis: May 1999
2. Name of student: Carmon Einat(5th year).
3. Title of MD thesis: “Efficacy and tolerability of Risperidone treatment in schizophreniform disorder in adolescents”.
4. Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
3) Levran Shaul
1.Date of beginning of M.D. thesis: October 2000
2.Name of student: Levran Shaul (6th year).
3.Title of MD thesis: “Pharmaco-genetics of DRD4 polymorphism and response to neuroleptic medication in adolescents with schizophrenia”.
4.Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
4) Feld Joy
1.Date of beginning of M.D. thesis: December 1999
2.Name of student: Feld Joy(Olspanger) (6th year).
3.Title of MD thesis: “Aggresssion, depression, anger and suicide among schizophrenic adolescents inpatients”.
4.Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
5) Shepshelovish Daniel
1. Date of beginning of M.D. thesis: February 2002
2. Name of student: Shepshelovish Daniel (5th year).
3. Title of MD thesis: “The Safety of Clozapine for schizophrenic Adolescents”.
4. Academic Institution: Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
6) Keren Geva
1. Date of beginning of M.D. thesis: 2001
2. Name of student: Keren geva
3. Title of MD thesis: Gender differences in suicidal behavior
4. Academic Institution: Technion Medical School
G.3 RESIDENTS’ BASIC SCIENCE PROJECTS SUPERVISED BY CANDIDATE
YEAR NAME TITLE HOSPITAL
2000 Rachel Lewis DRD4 genetics and suicide Geha
2001 Machmud Naser COMT genetics and suicide Geha
2002 Ruth Baruch 5-HT2a genetics of suicide Geha
2003 Alon Aslanov Citalopram in adolescents Geha
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