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Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute |
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Sheba Medical Center
Tel-Hashomer 52621, ISRAEL
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972-3-5342278 or 5302614 |
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972-3-5351139 |
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ncri@sheba.health.gov.il |
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Prof. Jonathan Leor, M.D. |
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leorj@post.tau.ac.il |
The Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute was established in 1990 by the Tel Aviv University at the Sheba Medical Center to centralize ongoing and new research protocols in one institute equipped and staffed by a team of experienced researchers and physicians.
Located on the fourth floor of the Heart Institute at the Sheba Medical Center, its close proximity enables the immediate investigation of clinical questions and the subsequent implementation of results of research for the cardiac patient.
In addition, the institute includes a research unit for secondary prevention studies.
BASIC RESEARCH
Basic Research on site facilities for: cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology, biochemical assays, tissue and cell culture, gene transfer, evaluation of gene transfer expression, cell transplantation, and animal care.
Senior Investigators:
Mickey Scheinowitz, Ph.D. ( mickeys@post.tau.ac.il )
Malca Armon-Cohen, Ph.D. (marmon@post.tau.ac.il )
Giora Amitzur, Ph.D.
David Castel, DVM. (castel@post.tau.ac.il)
Research projects that are currently under investigation at the institute include:
SECONDARY RESEARCH
The Israeli Society for the Prevention of Heart Attacks (ISPHA), a non-profit organization supervised by the Israel Ministry of Health is located at the Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. It specializes in the coordination of multi-center trials and surveys in a wide variety of fields of cardiac research, bringing together up to 26 cardiac centers
Medical Director, Coordinating Center: Prof. Solomon Behar, M.D. (behar@post.tau.ac.il )
Head, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit: Prof. Uri Goldbourt, Ph.D. (goldbu1@post.tau.ac.il)
Statistical Quality Control and Computing Advisor: Prof. Mitchell Snyder, Ph.D.
Investigators:
Henrietta Reicher - Reiss, M.D.
Avraham Shotan, M.D.
Shmuel Gottlieb, M.D.
Michal Benderly, M.Sc.
Valentina Boyko, M.Sc.
Lori Mandelzweig, M.P.H.
Past and current primary clinical trials include:
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