Prof. Zvi Dwolatzky – PI

Director of Geriatric Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus

Associate Clinical Professor, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Health Sciences, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

EDUCATION/TRAINING 

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

(if applicable)

YEAR(s)

FIELD OF STUDY

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

MBBCh

1979

Medical Sciences

Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Specialist degree

1996

Geriatric Medicine
  1. Personal statement

I am currently Director of the Geriatric Unit at the Rambam Health Care Campus, Israel. My extensive experience in the field of geriatric assessment, particularly in the field of cognitive and functional decline, and the development of geriatric services for the older population of Israel, have given me a deep understanding of the factors affecting the lives of older people.

  1. Positions and Employment (Current)

2013-present              Director of Geriatric Services, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa

2014-present              Head of the Geriatric Academic Committee, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion

2015-present              Associate Clinical Professor, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion

2015-present              President, Israel Geriatric Society

Honors: Awards & Fellowships

2009

Israel Ministry of Health Director’s Award for excellence in administration.

2012

2014

The Faculty of Health Sciences Outstanding Lecturer Award, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Outstanding Lecturer Award, Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
  1. Selected peer-reviewed publications (most recent of 61)

Dwolatzky T, Brodsky J, Azaiza F, Clarfield AM, Jacobs JM. Litwin H. Coming of age: health-care challenges of an ageing population in Israel. Lancet, 389, 2542-2550, 2017

  1. Research Support (most recent)

2014 – 2016   

Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research. Mechanical ventilation in internal medicine elderly patients – choosing wisely. A 24-month prospective study to evaluate the decision-making process and outcomes of older ventilated patients. Role: PI

2016 – 2018

Israel Science Foundation. Detection of Epigenomic variation associated with longevity among the multi ethnic centenarian population in Israel. Role: Co-PI