Joav Merrick

Background

Merrick, Joav was born on September 26, 1950 in Copenhagen. Son of Abraham and Yona (Michaelson) Merrick.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1977. MMedSci, University Copenhagen, 1977. Doctor of Medical Science, University Copenhagen, 1989.

Career

Rotating intern internal medicine and surgery unit Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, 1977—1978, resident ambulatory, community and social pediatrics, 1979—1981, senior resident in pediatrics, 1983—1984, attending physician, director section ambulatory, community and social pediatrics, department pediatrics, senior lecturer community pediatrics, 1984—1986, clinical professor child health and community pediatrics, 1986—1989, from research pediatrician to director Prospective Pediatrics Research Unit, 1980—1987. Intern in internal medicine Vestre Hospital, 1978—1979. Resident in general pediatrics Roskilde County Hospital, Denmark, 1981—1982.

Resident Hospital for Sick Children, Fuglebakken, Denmark. Consultant community pediatrician, director child protection team Copenhagen County Department Social Service, 1984—1989. Attending physician pediatrics, director ambulatory pediatrics department pediatrics Holbaek (Denmark) Central Hospital, 1986—1989.

Attending physician pediatrics Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, 1989—1991. Director Children's House and National Center Prevention Child Abuse and Neglect, Copenhagen, 1987—1989. Medical director division mental retardation Minister Social Affairs, State of Israel, Jerusalem, since 1991.

Director National Institute Child Health and Human Development, since 1999. Professor pediatrics University Kentucky Children's Hospital, Lexington, since 2007. Clinical and visiting professor child health and human development University Copenhagen, University Chicago, University Colorado, University Gottenburg, University Ben Gurion, University Tel Aviv, since 1984.

Captain reserves Israel Defense Forces, 1991—2003.

Achievements

• Joav Merrick has been listed as a noteworthy administrator, pediatrician, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Principles of Holistic Medicine: Philosophy Behind Quality of Life

    (Principles of Holistic Medicine: Philosophy behind Qualit...)

  • Alcohol and Suicide: Research and Clinical Perspectives

    (This book is published by International Academic Press an...)

  • Principles of Holistic Medicine: Global Quality of Life - Theory, Research and Methodology

    (This book is published by Hippocrates Scientific Publicat...)

  • Principles of Holistic Medicine: Quality of Life And Health

    (This book is the result of several years of research cond...)

Membership

Member of Lego International, Intellectual and Development Disabilities, Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry, International Association Science Study Intellectual Disabilities, American Association on Mental Retardation, American Professional Society and the Abuse of Children, International Society for Prevention Child Abuse and Neglect (executive council 1984-1986, editorial board and review international journal since 1986), Israeli Pediatrics Society.

Connections

Married Geula Gadassi. Children: Michael Talia, Efrat Miriam, Etai Jaakov, Alona Yona, Amir David, Maya Rachel.

Father:

Abraham Merrick

Mother:

Yona (Michaelson) Merrick

Spouse:

Geula Gadassi

child:

Maya Rachel Merrick

child:

Michael Talia Merrick

child:

Efrat Miriam Merrick

child:

Etai Jaakov Merrick

child:

Amir David Merrick

child:

Alona Yona Merrick