Alexander Tenenbaum

Background

Tenenbaum, Alexander Son of Moshe Monya Tenenbaum and Masha Maria Segal.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kirhgiz State Medical Institute, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Attestation Commission, Moscow, 1987.

Career

Director research Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, since 2004. Director Heart Institute, Givataim, Israel, since 2005. Professor cardiology Tel Aviv University, since 2006.

Editor-in-chief Cardiovasc. Diabetology, Biomed Central, London, since 2002.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in bezafibrate in prevention of diabetes, myocardial infarction and colon cancer. Research in mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction. Research in cardiac CT.
  
  Research in diastolic dysfunction. Research in coronary calcifications. Research in aortic atheromas and calcifications.
  
  Research in cardiac embolism. Research in American Council on Exercise-inhibitors cough and aspirin. Research in Type 2 diabetes and heart diseases.
  
  Research in metabolic syndrome. Development of prevention of diabetes.

Membership

Chairman Israeli Working Group Cardiovasc. Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, Ramat Gan. Member of Israel Heart Society (Jan J. Kellermann Research prize 1999).

Connections

Married Helena Pinkhasov. Children: Ilan, Oren.

Father:

Moshe Monya Tenenbaum

Mother:

Masha Maria Segal

Spouse:

Helena Pinkhasov

child:

Ilan Tenenbaum

child:

Oren Tenenbaum