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Gil Zalsman
EducationB.Med.Sc. and M.D. from Hadassah School of Medicine, Hebrew University; MHA from Ben Gurion University
Known forchild and adolescent psychiatry
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry
InstitutionsGeha Mental Health Center

Gil Zalsman is the Director of the Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel, where he also heads the Adolescent Day Unit.[1] Zalsman is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and an Executive Committee member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), serving as the Chair of its Educational Committee.[2]

Zalsman is the President of the Israel Society of Biological Psychiatry (ISBP)[3] and an ongoing associate research scientist in the Neuroscience Department at Columbia University.[2]

Career

Zalsman’s research focuses on gene-environment interactions in childhood depression and suicidal behavior.[2] He has won a number of grants, including:

  • Excellent Researcher Award, Israel Psychiatric Association, Israel Medical Association (2001)
  • Young Investigator Grant, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (2005)
  • Clalit Health Organization (HMO) research grant (2014)

He has also been recognized for his teaching by the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Israel Psychiatric Association (2008–10).[2]

Zalsman has lectured and served various administrative functions at the Sackler School of Medicine and the Geha Mental Health Center in Tel Aviv. He was previously awarded postdoctoral fellowships at the Yale School of Medicine’s Child Study Center, the Neuroscience Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, US.[2]

Zalsman served on the editorial board of numerous scientific publications, including the World Journal of Psychiatry, Mental Health & Prevention Journal, and the International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. He was Deputy Editor of the Israel Journal of Psychiatry (IJP) and Scientific Advisor to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He has been a member of the Committee for Research and Development at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine since 2013.[2] He is the president of the Israeli Society of Biological Psychiatry (ISBP)[3]and serves on the Executive Committee at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP).[2]

Publications

Zalsman has published over 200 papers and participated in 170 scientific meetings.[4][2]

References

  1. ^ "Management Geha Mental Health Center". http://hospitals.clalit.co.il/hospitals/Geha/he-il/Pages/homepage.aspx. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Educational Committee". www.ecnp.eu. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Gil Zalsman". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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