Background
Penchas, Shmuel was born on February 12, 1939 in Bucharest, Romania. Arrived in Israel, 1940, permanent resident, 1940.
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Penchas, Shmuel was born on February 12, 1939 in Bucharest, Romania. Arrived in Israel, 1940, permanent resident, 1940.
Doctor of Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1964. Grsd School Faculty Electrical Engineering, Israel Institute of Technology, 1969. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Engineering in Medicine, Imperial College.Sci., Technology& Medicine, London, 1970.
Master of Science Engineering and Ergonomics, London University Royal Free Medical School & University College, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa (honorary), Carol Duvila Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Bucharest, Romania, 1995. Doctor of Science Honoris Causa (honorary), U.New England, Portland, Maine, United States of America, 2000.
Physician department medicine Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, 1972—1976, director computing, 1977—1981. Deputy director general for teaching, research and development Hadassah Medical Organization, 1978—1980, associate director general, 1980—1981, director general, 1981—1998. Associate professor internal medicine Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1984—1993, professor health care administration, since 1993.
Chairman advisory committee computerization in hospitals Israel Ministry of Health, 1981—1985. Board governors Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1981—1999, member senate, since 1987. Member national council on hospitalization Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, 1987—2009.
Member judicial commission inquiry into health care system Supreme Court State of Israel, Jerusalem, 1988—1990. Member government implementation committee National Health Reform, 1991—1992. Israel national delegate 6th United States-Israel Binat.
Symposium, Bethesda, Maryland, 1992. Bd, directors Le'umi Le'Israel Bank, since 1992. Board directors Rosebud Company, Petach Tikya, since 1998, Gamida Cell Company, Jerusalem, since 1998.
Bd, directors Le'umit Le'atid, Tel Aviv, since 2000, Slangsoft, Jerusalem, since 2000. Vice president Medical Protection Company, London, since 1993. Member science advisory committee Medica II, Tel Aviv, since 1999, Apax, Herzliyah, since 2000.
Member PBC committee to examine need for physicians in Israel till 2020 Council Higher Education.
Articles in professional journals.
Board trustees Bezalel Academy Art, Jerusalem, since 1988. Member of American Hospital Assn, International Society Cardiology, Israel Society Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Israel Medical Assn, American Public Health Association, National Academy of Sciences (Romania), National Academy.of Medicine (Romania) (honorary), National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (United States) (associate).
Married Mia Penchas in 1987.