Background
Sirota, Pinkhas was born on November 5, 1948 in Kfar Brandis, Israel. Son of Hirsch and Sarah (Krankenwertter) Sirota.
Sirota, Pinkhas was born on November 5, 1948 in Kfar Brandis, Israel. Son of Hirsch and Sarah (Krankenwertter) Sirota.
Doctor of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 1976. Diploma with honours in Psychiatry, Tel Aviv University, 1980. Diploma in Psychotherapy, Tel Aviv University, 1983.
Master in Psychiatry, Tel Aviv University, 1984.
Intern, Golda Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, Israel, 1976;
resident in psychiatry, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petah Tiqwa, Israel, 1976-1981;
senior psychiatry and deputy of Ward C, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petah Tiqwa, Israel, 1981-1986;
director of ward 6A, Ministry of Health, Abarbanel Mental Health Hospital, Bat Yam, Israel, since 1986;
trainee in basic science, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, 1981-1982;
research fellow, department membranes, Weizman Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1985-1987. Guest scientist department psychiatry State University of New York, Buffalo, 1991-1992. Scholar Faculty of Continuing Education, Tel Aviv University, Human Genetics and Computers,1986-1987.
Reviewer Biological Psychiatry, Journal Psychiatry Research, 1990-1995;examiner Board Examinations in Psychiatry, Israeli Medical Association, since 1987.
Medical officer Israel Defense Forces, 1979-1994. Member Israeli Medical Association (chairman Petah Tiqwa branch 1980-1990), Israeli Psychiatric Association (treasurer 1985-1998), Israeli Biological Psychiatric Association, European College Neuropsychopharmacology, American Biological Psychiatry, American Psychopathology Association, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Lea Molochny. Children: Keshet, Ido.