Background
Askenasy, Jean Jacques was born on November 13, 1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Arrived in Israel, 1972. Son of Marcel Jacov and Roza Josef (Capon) Eskenasy.
Askenasy, Jean Jacques was born on November 13, 1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Arrived in Israel, 1972. Son of Marcel Jacov and Roza Josef (Capon) Eskenasy.
Doctor of Medicine, University Cluj, Romania, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, C.I. Parhan University, Bucharest, Romania, 1969. Sleep specialist, Albert Einstein University, 1981.
Resident University Hospital #9, Bucharest, 1957-1962. Chief resident Neurological Institute, 1963-1964. Chairman department University Hospital #9, 1965-1972.
Senior neurologist Souraski Medical Center, Tel Aviv, 1973-1976. Deputy chairman Soroka Hospital, Beersheba, Israel, 1976-1978. Head neurology unit Ein-Shemer Psychiatric Hospital, Hadera, Israel, 1978-1980.
Senior neurologist Appeals Commission Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, since 1978. Senior neurologist Loewenstein Hospital and Sackler School Medicine, Tel Aviv, 1978-1993, senior lecturer Sackler School Medicine, 1985-1995, associate professor neurology, since 1995. Visiting associate professor Mount Sinai School New York University, 1980-1981.
Medical counselor Health Department, Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, since 1985. Senior neurologist and chairman High Commission Government Employees, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, since 1985. Associate professor Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, 1986.
Director Institute Sleep Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, since 1989. Member council Faculty Medicine, Tel Aviv University, since 1994.
President Israeli Association for Helping Immigrant Physicians, since 1994. Member Asian Sleep Research Society (president since 1994, chairman science committee since 1997), Israeli Sleep Medicine Association (chairman since 1994), Romanian Academy Medical Sciences (honorary), Romanian Academy Men of Science (honorary).
Married Hermina Nathan Stroe, 1956 (divorced 1977). 1 child, Nadir; Married Rita Adolf Lupu Askenasy, December 1, 1977. 1 child, Ran.