פרופ' אלון קלרון

Associate Professor, Chair Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine AND Sagol School of Neuroscience

Alon Kalron (Ph.D., PT) is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.  He also served as head of the Physical Rehabilitation Research Unit at the Center of Multiple Sclerosis, Sheba Medical Center, Israel. Dr. Kalron has worked as a physical therapist since 1995 with a solid clinical and scientific background in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation.  He has also served as a clinical instructor for many physical therapy students. His primary research has focused on physical activity, cognition, gait, and balance in the neurological population, particularly people with MS. Recently, he began investigating the use of neuroimaging and biological markers to comprehend better the impact of interventions on neural function and structure. He has networked nationally and internationally with clinical leaders in the MS. Prof. Kalron has published over 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work at national and international scientific conferences. Funding has been received from the National MS Society, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Justice, National Insurance Institute, and the pharmacological industry.