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Ze'ev Hochberg is a certified endocrinologist, pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist. He is the Director of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

Background

Ze'ev Hochberg was born on the 10th of August 1946 in Haifa, Israel; the son of Mordechai and Esther (Malamand) Hochberg.

Education

In 1973 Ze'ev Hochberg graduated from Tel Aviv University with a Doctor of Medicine degree. In 1985 he received a degree of a Doctor of Science from Technion University in Haifa.

Career

Since 1986, Ze'ev Hochberg is a Full Professor of Pediatrics and Endocrinology in the Technion and a Fellow of the Rappaport Research Institute in Haifa. Also since 1979 he works as the Director of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

Hochberg is the Secretary General of Global Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes supporting pediatric endocrinology in developing countries. He served twice as a member of the council of the IES. Ze'ev Hochberg was the President of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and currently the Chair of ESPE Science School.

Achievements

  • Hochberg unraveled the mechanism of calcitriol resistant rickets, investigated the mechanism of growth hormone receptor action, and characterized the normal short children who might respond to growth hormone therapy. Also he identificated the physiological regulation of the growth hormone receptor and its binding protein.

    Ze'ev has supervised 8 clinical fellows, 18 graduate students, and co-supervised additional 13.

    Ze’ev Hochberg is the Editor-in Chief of the Yearbook in Pediatric Endocrinology, editor of additional 8 books, the author of over 300 peerreviewed scientific articles and three monographs.

Membership

Ze'ev Hochberg is a member of Pediatric Endocrine Israel Club and European Pediatrics Endocrinology Society.

Connections

Hochberg married Naomi Hochberg Hazanov on the 19th of July 1970 and has 3 children.

Father:
Mordechai Hochberg

Mother:
Esther (Malamand) Hochberg

child:
Irith Hochberg

child:
Ofer Hochberg

child:
Uri Hochberg

Wife:
Naomi Hochberg Hazanov