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• Personal Details

Royi Barnea

Address and telephone number at home: Tnuhot Hanoar 3, Rishon-Lezion

Cellular telephone: 050-8804581

Address and telephone number at work: Assuta Medical Centers.

Habarzel 10 Tel-Aviv

Telephone number: 03-7644158

Email: [email protected]

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6119-9725

• Higher Education

 

Year of Approval of Degree	Degree	Name of Institution and Department	Period of Study
2019	MHA	Ben-Gurion University, Guilford-Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Department of Health Systems Management	2017-2019
2016	PhD	Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Neuropharmacology. Name of advisor: Prof. Yadid Gal Dissertation title: A synergetic approach for treating the incubation of cocaine craving.	2011-2015
2011	M.Sc	Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Life-Science. Name of advisor: Prof. Gal-Yadid. Thesis title: The beta-endorphin peptide as a new treatment for the incubation of cocaine craving.	2009-2011
2008	B.Sc	Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Neuroscience.	2006-2008

 

Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education

 

Rank/Position	Name of Institution and Department	Dates
Lecturer, Faculty member	Health Systems management, Netanya academic college	2020- Present

 

Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the Institution

 

Employment:

2017-present: Principal Investigator, Assuta Health Services Research Institute.

2015-2016: Epidemiologist, Assuta Medical Center

2009-2015: Performing a research in lab-animals during the M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies.

 

 

Professional Activities

(a) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal

Guest Editor: Frontiers in Public Health, section Aging and Public Health. Research Topic: Health Economics Disparities, Inequality and Inequity In Healthcare Services: Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Challenges.

 

 

AMR (Assuta Medical Report), 2017-present. The Assuta Medical Centers research division journal, published annually. Responsible for approaching possible scientific contributors and editing papers into the final version.

 

(b) Ad-hoc reviewer for journals

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PLOS One, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, Frontiers in Public Health

 

• Membership in professional/scientific societies

2017-present, Israel Society for Quality in Healthcare

2011-2015, Israel Society for Neuroscience

 

Participation in Scholarly Conferences

1. Active Participation

Role	Subject of  Lecture/Discussion	Place of Conference	Name of Conference	Date
Poster presentation	Comparsion of patients perspectives towards trust in the healthcare system	Tel-Aviv, Israel	the 14th annual conference of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research	03/22
Poster presentation	The effect of the new health regulations on the healthcare system in Israel	Tel-Aviv, Israel	the 14th annual conference of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research	03/22
Poster presentation	The effect of COVID-19 on the health insurance market in Israel	Tel-Aviv, Israel	the 14th annual conference of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research	03/22
Poster presentation	Using PROMs  to examine elective surgery success	Tel-Aviv, Israel	The annual confrence for Quality in healthcare	03/22
Poster presentation	Telemedicne in social services following COVID-19	Tel-Aviv, Israel	The annual confrence for Quality in healthcare	03/22
Oral presentation- invited lecture	The economic burden of hip fracture in Israel	online	The Israel foundation for osteoporosis annual meeting	03/21
Poster presentation	Mobile Mammography unit as a tool for reducing Health inequalities	Ramat-Gan, Israel	the 6th annual conference of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians	06/19
Poster presentation	What is the optimal size for hospital in Israel in the 21st century	Ramat-Gan, Israel	the 6th annual conference of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians	06/19
Oral presentation	The effect of the new health regulations on the healthcare system in Israel	Ramat-Gan, Israel	the 6th annual conference of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians	06/19
Oral presentation	Analyzing operating rooms utilization in a private medical center	Athens, Greece	Athens 22nd International Conference on “Medical, Medicine and Health Sciences”	10/18
Oral presentation	Epidemiology and economic burden of hip fractures in Israel.	Ramat-Gan, Israel	the 5th annual conference of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians.	06/18
Oral presentation	Epidemiology and economic burden of hip fractures in Israel.	Tel-Aviv, Israel	the 13th annual conference of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research	05/18
Poster presentation.	Cultural Competence Awareness, Humanism and Patient's Experience in a Private Medical Centers Network	Chicago, USA	the 5th annual conference of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care	04/17
Oral presentation	The delta opioid receptor as a new target for treating the incubation of cocaine craving	Eilat, Israel	the 22nd annual conference of the Israel Society for Neuroscience (ISFN)	12/14
Oral presentation	Trajectories of epigenetic landscapes define progression to cocaine addiction	HaGoshrim, Israel	the 18th annual conference of the Israeli Society for biological psychiatry	03/14
Oral presentation	Different eating patterns may lead to alterations in cocaine seeking behavior	Ein-Gedi, Israel	the 4th annual conference of the Leslie and Gonda brain research center conference	02/12

 

Organization of Conferences or Sessions

 

Role	Subject of Conference/ Role at Conference/ Comments	Place of Conference	Name of Conference	Date
Organization	A symposium on the Crisis in the healthcare system	Hertzelya, Israel	Hertzelya Confrence	07/19
Organization/ Lecturer	the patient's rights law	Tel-Aviv, Israel	A national conference on the patient's rights law for the 25 years anniversary	10/21

 

Research Grants

1. Grants Awarded

 

Year	Funded by/ Amount	Topic	Co-Researchers	Role in Research
2023	KSM – Maccabi Research and Innovation Cener – 60,000 NIS	A retrospective data study to examine the importance of geriatric assessment in improving frailty in elderly after major surgery	Zorian Radomylsky MD Reut Ron MSc	Team member
2022	Chief Scientist, Ministiry of Science and Technology – 597,000 NIS	Developing a new NLP tool for the treatment of breast cancer patients	Meirav Ben David, MD Gabriel Stanovsky, PhD	PI
2021	The National Insurance Institute of Israel – 100,000 NIS	Hospital-Community Continuity of Care in Fragile Patients Before and After Major Surgery	Joshua Shemer, MD – PI Reut Ron MPH	Co-PI
2021	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy – 114,200 NIS	Patients' Perceptions of Informed Consent Process – Comparison Between Public and Private Hospitals in Israel. Published (ref 5 in the publications list)	Dr. Bella Azaria, – PI Dr. Martine Szyper-Kravitz  -co PI	Team member
2020	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy – 88,000 NIS	Change in pattern of healthcare utilization following the opening of Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital	Dr. Erela Rotlevi MD – PI Noa Dror-Lavi, MHA – Co PI Dr. Tzahit Simon-tuval, PhD	Team member
2019	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy – 28,000 NIS	The effect of legislative amendments (the Arrangements Law and the Cooling off period Law) on the scope of elective surgeries and health expenditure. Published (ref 8 in the publications list)	Yossi Weiss – PI	Co-PI

 

Submission of Research Proposals – Pending

 

Year	Funded by	Topic	Co-Researchers	Role in Research
2023	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy	The Relationship between Healthcare Regulatory Reforms, changes in the mixture of Patients Socio-Demographics, and Funding of Elective Surgeries in Assuta Medical Center	Ruti Berger PhD – PI Adi Niv-Yagoda PhD	Co-PI
2023	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy	Here and Now: The public and decision makers perceptions regarding the definition of “reasonable” time and distance of health services	Joshua Shemer MD – PI Yossi Weiss PhD	Co-PI
2023	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy	Informed consent for surgery: comparing patient's perceptions and understanding: a comparison between the center and the periphery and between the private and the public healthcare systems	Dr. Martine Szyper-Kravitz  – PI	Team member

 

Submission of Research Proposals – Not Funded

 

Score	Year	Funded by	Topic	Co-Researchers	Role in Research
NA	2023	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy	Patient Centeredness – a Cultural- Targeted Survey among  Junior Medical Managers	Aviad Tur-Sinai	PI
NA	2022	The Israel National Institute for Health Policy	Examining the pros and cons of home rehabilitation following orthopedic surgery	Pnina Schlefer	PI
NA	2022	The National Insurance Institute of Israel	Should we integrare the Ministiry of Health and Welfare?	Reut Ron MSC	Co-PI
NA	2020	ISF	Health as a component of national resilience	Bruria Adini PhD Shaul Kimchi PhD	PI
NA	2019	ISF	Towards an integrative model for the implementation science of shared decision making	Moriah Ellen PhD	PI
NA	2019	Chief Scientist, Ministry of Science and Technology	Developing IVF management tools to precise and optimize infertility treatment management	Shai Elizur MD Dan Greenberg PhD	Co-PI

 

 

 

Scholarships, Awards and Prizes

2021: 1^st place in ministry of health Hackathon. Project title: challenges and barriers among the unvaccinated population.

2017: The Israel Society for Quality in Healthcare Annual Meeting. Tel-Aviv, Israel. Best poster award (3rd place)

 

8. Teaching

 

1. Courses Taught in Recent Years

 

Number of Students	Degree	Type of Course Lecture/Seminar/ Workshop/High Learn Course/ Introduction Course (Mandatory)	Name of Course	Year
30	MHM	Lecture	Health Economics in Israel	2022- present
100-150	BHA	Seminar	Research Seminar	2022-present
270	MHM	Lecture	Research Methods	2021
270	BA	Lecture	Health Economics	2021-present
130	MHM	Lecture	Advanced Epidemiology	2020-present
130	MHM	Lecture	Safety and Quality in Healthcare	2020-present

 

1. Supervision of Graduate Students (Supervision on research students as an industrial supervisor – in collaboration with universities)

 

Students' Achievements	Date of Completion / in Progress	Degree	Title of Thesis	Name of Student
	02/23	MHA	How do nudges affect no-shows cases in cancer screening at times of pandemic? Evidence from mammography during COVID19 outbreak Academic supervisor: Ity Shurtz, PhD, Ben-Gurion University.	Hadar Goldstein (Ben-Gurion University)
	12/21	MHA	Changes in healthcare services consumption following the opening of Assuta Ashdod Hospital Academic supervisor: Tzahit Simon-Tuval, PhD, Ben-Gurion University.	Noa Dror-Lavi (Ben-Gurion University)
	08/21	MSc	Optimizing operating rooms in Assuta Medical Center. Academic supervisors: Irad Ben Gal and Yossi Bucckchin, Tel-Aviv University.	Anna Mosenzon (Tel-Aviv University)
	09/20	MHA	The effect of legislative amendments (the Arrangements Law and the Cooling off period Law) on the scope of elective surgeries and health expenditure. Academic Supervisor – Prof. Nadav Davidovich	Shaked Sharvit (Ben-Gurion University)

 

*In addition – annually supervising 4-6 BA/ Bsc students on their Health System management research projects (via Ben-Gurion University).

 

12. Professional Experience

Employment:

2017-present: Principal Investigator, Assuta Health Services Research Institute. Initiating and performing studies dealing mainly with health services, health economics and health policy. Raising research grants, promoting research collaboration with several institutes. Managing researchers.

2015-2016: Epidemiologist, Assuta Medical Center. Performing a variety of studies on different topics. Planning the research hypothesis, analyzing the data and writing scientific grants and papers.

2009-2015: Performing a research in lab-animals during the M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies. Conducting procedures in-vivo such as: surgical procedures, behavioral models for testing drug addiction, stress and anxiety, depression, etc.

Responsible for writing scientific reports and leading the research towards the clinic.

Present academic activities.

• Leading ten research projects in the field of Health Policy and Health Services.
• Responsible for creating new research collaborations between Assuta and relevant factors (public hospitals, HMOs, Academy)

 

 

 

• Additional information
• Responsible for managing the budget of Assuta Healthcare research institute
• Performing research, applying for research grants and guiding seven BA students from Ben-Gurion University (Health Sciences Faculty) during the finals project.
• Active member of the Assuta's scientific committee as well as the local IRB committee.

 

 

• Publications:

Ph.D. Dissertation

A synergetic approach for treating the incubation of cocaine craving. Supervised by Prof. Gal Yadid, Bar-Ilan University, June 2016. Number of pages: 154, written in English. The papers resulted from the dissertation can be found on publication 23 and 25 from the list below.

Edited Books and Special Journal Issues – Published

Shemer Joshua, Shmuel Ben-Yaacov, Weiss Yossi; "The patient's right law- the incomplete revolution" (2021) Yedioth Ahronoth. Scientific Editor

 

Articles in Refereed Journals

Authors appear based on their contribution to the research. When relevant, equal contribution is indexed with '*'. My contribution to the article appears at the end of each publication.

 

1. Niv-Yagoda A*, Barnea R*, Rubinshtein Zilberman E. The role of models as a decision-making support tool rather than a guiding light in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022 Dec (IF=6.461). Role: PI: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data analysis, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content
2. Barnea R, Tur-Sinai A, Levtzion-Korach O, Weiss Y, Tal O. Patient preferences and choices as a reflection of trust-A cluster analysis comparing postsurgical perceptions in a private and a public hospital. Health Expectations. 2022 Oct;25(5):2340-2354. (IF=3.33). Role: Co-Pi: data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.

 

3. Tal O, Barnea R, Oppenheim D. [THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALS IN ISRAEL – PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS AND THE STANDPOINTS OF MANAGERS]. Harefuah. 2022 Sep;161(9):540-545. (Hebrew). Role: Data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.

 

4. Barnea R, Berger R, Weiss Y, Shemer J. Less Is More (Healthy): Overuse of Healthcare Services. The Israel Medical Association Journal. 2022 Jun;24(6):403-409. (IF 0.892; 140/169, Q4). Role: Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.

 

 

5. Ron R, Barnea R, Azaria B, Szyper Kravitz M. Informed Consent for Surgery: What's Really Going On There? Harefuah. July 2021. (IF 0.17; Q4) (Hebrew). Role: data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.

 

6. Susmallian S, Barnea R, Azaria B, Szyper-Kravitz M. Addressing the important error of missing surgical items in an operated patient. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 2022 Apr 5;11(1). (IF 2.385; 51/88, Q3). Role: data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.
7. Tur-Sinai A, Barnea R^C, Tal O. Analyzing patient trust through the lens of hospitals managers-The other side of the coin. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 27;16(4):e0250626 . (IF 3.240; 26/72, Q2). Role: Co-Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data analysis, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content
8. Barnea R^PI, Niv-Yagoda A, Weiss Y. Reforms of the public-private divide in Israel's health care system – the effect on private for-profit hospitals. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 2021 Mar 15;10(1):23 (IF 2.385; 51/88, Q3). Role: Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.
9. Barnea R^C, Weiss Y^C, Shemer J^PI. Living with an ongoing crisis – insights from the coronavirus – SARS-CoV. Harefuah. 2020 Sep;159(9):630-635. Hebrew. (IF 0.17; Q4). Role: Writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.
10. Barnea, R^PI, Weiss Y^C, and Shemer J^PI. "Health: an essential component of national resilience." Journal of Global Health Reports 4 (2020): e2020068.‏ (IF 2.899; 56/193 Q2). Role: Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.
11. Susmallian S^PI, Danoch R^C, Raskin B^S, Raziel A^S, Barnea R^C, Dvora P^C. Assessing Bleeding Risk in Bariatric Surgeries: A Retrospective Analysis Study. Digestive Disorder. 2020;38(6):449-457. doi: 10.1159/000506456. Epub 2020 Feb 13. PMID: 32053819. (3 citations IF 2.404; 78/92, Q4) Role: data collection and analysis, writing the draft of the manuscript.
12. Nikiforova I^S, Barnea R^C, Azulai S^S, Susmallian S^PI. Analysis of the Association between Eating Behaviors and Weight Loss after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Facts. 2019;12(6):618-631. (3 citations, IF 3.942; 42/89, Q2). Role: data collection and analysis, writing the draft of the manuscript.
13. Barnea R^PI, Voronenko L^S, Zu L^S, Reychav I^c, Weiss Y^PI. Oct 2019. Analyzing Operating Room Utilization in a Private Medical Center in Israel The Israel Medical Association Journal. 2019 Oct;21(10):644-648. (3 citations, IF 0.892; 140/169, Q4). Role: Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.
14. Susmallian S^PI, Nikiforova I, Azoulai S^c, Barnea R^c. Aug 2019. Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with depression disorders. PLoS One. 2019 Aug 27;14(8):e0221576. (1 citation, IF 3.240; 26/73, Q2). Role: Data collection and analysis, writing the draft of the manuscript.
15. Susmallian S^PI, Raziel A^c, Barnea R^c, Paran H^c. Jan 2019. Bariatric surgery in older adults Should there be an age limit? Medicine 2019; 98(3). (15 citation, IF 1.889; 99/167, Q3). Role: Data collection and analysis, writing the draft of the manuscript.
16. Susmallian S^PI; Barnea R^c; Weiss Y^c; Raziel A^c. Outcome of bariatric surgery in older patients. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2018; 11:1705-13. (7 citations, IF 4.734; 28/212, Q1). Role: Co-Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.
17. Barnea R^c; Weiss Y^c; Abadi-Korek I^c; Shemer J^PI. The epidemiology and economic burden of hip fractures in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018;7 (7 citations, IF 2.385; 92/176, Q3). Role: Pi: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content.
18. Susmallian S^PI, Folb E^c, Barnea R^c, Raziel A^c. Comparison of Imaging Modalities for Detecting Complications in Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2018; 28(4) 1063-69. (1 citation, IF 4.129; 41/212, Q1). Role: Data analysis and writing the draft of the manuscript.
19. Susmallian S^PI; Goitein D^c; Barnea R^c; Raziel A^c. Correct Evaluation of Gastric Wall Thickness May Support a Change in Staplers' Size When Performing Sleeve Gastrectomy. Israel Medical Association Journal 2017; 6; 351-54. (7 citations, IF 0.892; 140/169, Q4). Role: data collection and analysis.
20. Lax E^s, Friedman A^s, Massart R^s, Barnea R^s, Abraham L^s,Cheisvili D^s, Zada M^s, Ahdoot H^s, Bareli T^s, Warhaftig G^s, Visochek L^c, Suderman M^s, Cohen-Armon M^c, Szyf M^PI, Yadid G^c. Parp-1 is required for retrieval of cocaine-associated memory by binding to the promoter of a novel gene encoding a putative transposase inhibitor. Molecular Psychaitry 2017;  22:570-579, , (4 citations ;IF 15.992; 6/156 ;Q1). Role: data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.
21. Barnea R^s, Bekker L^s, Zifman N^s, Marco A^s ,Yadid G^c, Weller A^PI. Trait and state binge eating predispose towards cocaine craving. Addiction Biology 2017; 22: 163-171. (4 citations, IF 4.280; 4/21, Q1). Role: Study design, data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.
22. Susmallian S^PI, Ponomarenko O^c, Barnea R^c, Paran H^c. Obturator hernia as a frequent finding during laparoscopic pelvic exploration A retrospective observational study. Medicine 2016; 95(27). (9 citations, IF 1.889; 99/169, Q3). Role: Data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript
23. Massart R*^s, Barnea R*^s; Dikshtein Y^s, Suderman M^s; Meir O^s, Hallett M^s; Kennedy P^s, Nestler EJ^c, Szyf, M^c; Yadid G^PI. Role of DNA Methylation in the Nucleus Accumbens in Incubation of Cocaine Craving. Journal of Neuroscience 2015; 35(21):8042-58. (84 citations, IF 6.167; 52/273, Q1). Role: Data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.
24. Bekker L^s, Barnea R^s, Brauner A^s and Weller A^PI. Adolescent rats are prone to binge eating behavior: A study of age and obesity as risk factor. Behavioral Brain Research 2014; 270: 108-11. (8 citations, IF 3.332; 17/53, Q2). Role: Data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript
25. Dikshtein Y^s, Barnea R^s, Kronfeld N^s, Roth-Deri I^s, Friedman A^s, Gispan I^c, Ben Tzion M^c, Yadid G^PI. Beta-endorphin via the delta opioid receptor is a major factor in the incubation of cocaine craving. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013; 38(12):2508-14. (27 citations, IF 853; 13/275, Q1). Role: Made substantial contributions to conception and design, data collection and analysis, involved in writing the manuscript.

 

 

Other Scientific Publications

1. Susmallian S; Barnea R; Paran H. Jun 2018. The role of cholangiography nowadays. Chirurgia-Italy. Vol 31 Issue 3(99-102). No Rank (review). Role: Involved in writing the manuscript.
2. Susmallian S, Raziel A, Nikiforova I, Sherf-Dagan S, Hershkovitz-Rokah O, Barnea R. Jun 2017. Do pre-surgery eating habits affect weight loss one year following a sleeve gastrectomy? Clinical Nutrition Espen. Vol 19: 64-9. No Rank. Role: Data collection and analysis, writing the manuscript.
3. Susmallian S, Raskin B, Barnea R. Surgical sponge forgotten for nine years in the abdomen: A case report. International Journal of Surgery case reports. Vol 28;296-99. No Rank. Role: data collection and analysis.
4. Yadid G^I, Redlus L, Barnea R, Doron R. 2012. Modulation of mood states as a major factor in relapse to substance use. Frontiers in Molecular neuroscience. Vol 5 23; 5:81. (7 citations, IF 5.639; 60/273., Q1). Role: Involved in writing the manuscript.

 

Synopsis of research

My research fields are varied and include several major topics: Health Policy, Health Economics and Health Services Research. A majority of my research focuses on issues in modern health policy, such as the public private mix in healthcare funding and the impact of health regulations on demand for and expenditures on health care. Throughout years, I performed studies by using different research techniques both qualitative (in depth interviews) and quantitative methods. It is my goal to achieve a broad perspective on the field by integrating both "hard evidence" (analyzing data) and "soft evidence" (interviewing patients, policy-makers, etc.).

As part of my worldview, I usually try to send manuscripts to leading journals in the field. During my PhD studies, we published an article where I was the first author (with an asterisk) in the Journal of Neuroscience, a Q1 journal. The article was among the first to demonstrate reversible epigenetic changes in different brain regions following massive drug consumption (in lab animals). The findings in this paper could constitute the scientific infrastructure for a possible treatment mechanism in substance abuse. The paper was cited above 80 times in the scientific literature.

In 2019, I was a member of a research team that published a paper dealing with the clinical outcomes and possible novel policy recommendations of bariatric surgery in the elderly population. Obesity is a global pandemic, which affect life expectancy, quality of life and poses an economic burden on society. We found that bariatric surgery for elderly patients, above 65 years demonstrated overall good clinical outcomes in terms of weight loss and improving pre-existing medical conditions. This paper was cited over 30 and it may be marked a way to change the  age based criteria for the surgery.

Another paper which I would like to emphasize is dealing with the economic burden of hip fracture in Israel. Our research team tried to evaluate the economic burden of hip fracture in the elderly in Israel. In this article, we presented the enormous costs to the economy resulting from hip fractures. Based on out analysis, these costs are above one billion NIS per year and our work was also presented to policymakers during the establishment of a national falls prevention program. During this unique project I merged between my academic activity (health economics, quality in healthcare, etc.) and my daily occupation as the principal investigator in a leading hospital in Israel. This work also received scientific recognition as it won an excellent poster award at the annual conference of Israeli society for quality in healthcare during 2017.

A recent article published together with my research colleague's deals with the effects of the arrangements law on financing elective surgeries in Israel. The findings described in the article point to a dramatic change in surgery funding within the private healthcare system in Israel: more than 60% of the surgeries in the private healthcare system in Israel are publicly funded (compared to only 5% in the years before health regulation came into force). The findings of this work were presented to the senior management of the MOH and MOF in Israel. It should be noted that this paper receives a relatively large exposure (ranked first=high number of downloads and views, based on the journal website(.

In an objective assessment of academic performance, I can say that I tend to publish three papers per year and to annually submit approximately 20 grants applications. My aim is to contribute to the existing knowledge in the fields of health system management, health policy and health economics and to expand my work to other fields and new colleagues as well.

Teaching Statement

My main goals in teaching deals with achieving high levels of understanding which will assist student to implement the courses material with an emphasis on using the courses highlights in daily routine.

I aim to transfer the knowledge by using modern techniques that assure deep understanding of the courses contents rather than methods that prioritize memorizing abilities.

I believe in full transparency, fairness with the students and I strongly believe that the academy should provide effective tools for students so that they can apply the acquired knowledge in real life. This will enable the students to initiate evidence-based decisions in their occupation.

In order to fulfill these goals, I am  trying to combine relevant and updated issues in my courses, to add relevant videos to my courses and to use online tools which helped me in the past to engage the student to the courses objectives and to my requirements. In my courses, I present some of my research projects that are being held in Assuta Medical Centers in order to give students a chance for a glance on relevant research and novel projects. I consider myself as devoted to work and highly available to student's requests and questions.

In my current position in Netanya academic college, my feedback is very good with students pointing to fairness and courses that address relevant topics as two of my main strengths.

In the future, I plan to expand my teaching fields and to improve my teaching skills by participating in advanced teaching techniques courses as well as several computer skills (advanced PowerPoint, etc(..