Professor
Eldad Ben-Chetrit
Head of the Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) Center, Hadassah University Hospital.
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Rheumatology
- all systemic diseases
- lupus
- periodic illness (Mediterranean familial fever)
Education
- 1984 - Graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel).
Clinical Experience
- 1985-1986 - Specialization in internal medicine at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- 1986-1988 - Specialization in rheumatology and immunology at the Scripps Clinic (San Diego, USA) and research work in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases, in particular: systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-dependent congenital heart block, at the Scripps Research Center (San Diego, USA).
- 1996 - Specialization and research work at the Oklahoma Medical Research Center.
- 2004 - Specialization and research work at the Biochemistry Department, Stanford University (USA).
- Since 2009-2017 - Head of the Rheumatology Department and the Center of the Periodic Disease Treatment at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- 2010 - Specialization and research work at McGill University (Montreal, Canada).
- 2016 - Specialization and research work at the Gaslini Children Hospital (Genoa, Italy), the University of Genoa and the Tropical Medicine Clinic at the University of Heidelberg (Germany).
Additional Positions
- Visiting professor at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (1996), Stanford University (2004) and McGill University (2010).
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Association of Rheumatology
- The International Association of Rheumatology
Years of Experience: 40
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Rheumatology
- all systemic diseases
- lupus
- periodic illness (Mediterranean familial fever)
Education
- 1984 - Graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel).
Clinical Experience
- 1985-1986 - Specialization in internal medicine at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- 1986-1988 - Specialization in rheumatology and immunology at the Scripps Clinic (San Diego, USA) and research work in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases, in particular: systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-dependent congenital heart block, at the Scripps Research Center (San Diego, USA).
- 1996 - Specialization and research work at the Oklahoma Medical Research Center.
- 2004 - Specialization and research work at the Biochemistry Department, Stanford University (USA).
- Since 2009-2017 - Head of the Rheumatology Department and the Center of the Periodic Disease Treatment at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- 2010 - Specialization and research work at McGill University (Montreal, Canada).
- 2016 - Specialization and research work at the Gaslini Children Hospital (Genoa, Italy), the University of Genoa and the Tropical Medicine Clinic at the University of Heidelberg (Germany).
Additional Positions
- Visiting professor at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (1996), Stanford University (2004) and McGill University (2010).
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Association of Rheumatology
- The International Association of Rheumatology
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