Professor
Dimitrios Karussis
Head of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
- Neurology
- Neuroimmunology
- Multiple sclerosis
- Research in stem cell application
Education
- 1986 - Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).
- 1993 - PhD in neuroimmunology and neurobiology at the Hadassah University Hospital and the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel).
Awards and Honors
- 1990, 1998 - the Lillian Niederman Shapiro award for contribution to the research of multiple sclerosis and implementation of novel treatment methods.
- 1992, 1993 - the Award of the Israeli Foundation and European Congress for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.
- 2019–2020 - was included in the list "Best Doctors in Israel" published annually by FORBES magazine.
Clinical Experience
- 1990–1995 - Specialization in neurology at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- Since 1995 - Senior expert of the Neurology Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- Since 2007 - Head of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Additional Positions
- Since 2010 - Chairman of the Israeli Society of Neuroimmunology
- Since 2015 - Head of the Neuroimmunology and Cell Therapy Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Neurology Association
- The Israeli Society of Neuroimmunology
- The International Association of Neurology
- The European Society of Neuroimmunology
- The American Neurology Association (ANA)

Years of Experience: 20
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
- Neurology
- Neuroimmunology
- Multiple sclerosis
- Research in stem cell application
Education
- 1986 - Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).
- 1993 - PhD in neuroimmunology and neurobiology at the Hadassah University Hospital and the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel).
Awards and Honors
- 1990, 1998 - the Lillian Niederman Shapiro award for contribution to the research of multiple sclerosis and implementation of novel treatment methods.
- 1992, 1993 - the Award of the Israeli Foundation and European Congress for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.
- 2019–2020 - was included in the list "Best Doctors in Israel" published annually by FORBES magazine.
Clinical Experience
- 1990–1995 - Specialization in neurology at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- Since 1995 - Senior expert of the Neurology Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- Since 2007 - Head of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Additional Positions
- Since 2010 - Chairman of the Israeli Society of Neuroimmunology
- Since 2015 - Head of the Neuroimmunology and Cell Therapy Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Neurology Association
- The Israeli Society of Neuroimmunology
- The International Association of Neurology
- The European Society of Neuroimmunology
- The American Neurology Association (ANA)
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