Background
Amitai, Yona was born on February 13, 1947 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Son of Ernest and Rely (Frischtak) Vegh.
Amitai, Yona was born on February 13, 1947 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Son of Ernest and Rely (Frischtak) Vegh.
Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, 1973.
Resident in pediatrics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, 1973-1978;
staff physician, Hadassah Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 1978-1984, 86-89;
staff physician, Hadassah Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, since 1990;
fellow in toxicology Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1984-1986;
assistant professor, Rush Medical School, Chicago, 1989-1990. Consultant in toxicology Hadassah Medical Organisation, Jerusalem, since 1990. Chairman faculty review committee Hebrew U. Medical School, 1994.
Chairman Israeli Society of Toxicology, 1996.
Major Israeli Defense Force Reserves, 1987-1993. Member The Israeli Drug Administration.
Married Liora Meislish, December 14, 1976. Children: Aviad, Einat, Yael, Aviv, Eitan.