Background
Mares, Abraham Jacob was born on May 15, 1935 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Samuel and Pauline (Bercovici) Mares. arrived in Israel, 1941.
Mares, Abraham Jacob was born on May 15, 1935 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Samuel and Pauline (Bercovici) Mares. arrived in Israel, 1941.
Doctor of Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University, 1962.
Intern, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel, 1961; resident, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel, 1963-1965; resident, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1965-1968; chief resident, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, 1968-1969; chief physician, surgeon, Pondville State Cancer Hospital, Walpole, Massachusetts, 1969-1970; senior staff surgeon, Soroka Medical Center, Be'er Sheba, Israel, 1970-1971; chief department pediatric surgery, Soroka Medical Center, Be'er Sheba, Israel, since 1971. Senior lecturer Ben Gurion U., Faculty Health Sciences, Be'er Sheba, 1974-1981,associate professor, 1981-1988, vice dean, 1984-1986, professor surgery, since 1988.
Major Israeli Defence Forces Reserve, 1963-1989. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member British Association Pediatric Surgeons, Israeli Society Pediatric Surgeons (founding member, 1st chairman 1976-1990), Asian Association Pediatrics Surgeons.
Married Ofra Disatnik, May 3, 1962. Children: Eyal, Sharon Mares-Klauzner, Michal Mares-Yoel.