Yehuda Shapira
Professor
Positions: Leading Specialist of the Pediatric Neurology Department, Hadassah University Hospital.
Experience: 53 years
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Neurology:
- all types of neuropathy;
- neuromuscular diseases (including muscular dystrophy);
- convulsive conditions (epilepsy and febrile seizures);
- cerebral palsy;
- learning difficulties;
- attention deficit disorder;
- headache;
- movement disorders (including tics);
- motor disorders (including hypotension and motor retardation);
- general developmental delay, speech and communication ability;
- consultations regarding complex neurological diseases that have not been diagnosed by other specialists.
EDUCATION
1965 — Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel).
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
- 1965-1966 — Internship at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- 1966–1971 — Specialization in pediatrics at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- 1971–1973 — Specialization in pediatric neurology in the University of California (Los Angeles, USA).
- 1973–1974 — Specialization in neurology in the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA).
- 1974–1980 — Senior expert in Division of Pediatrics at Hadassah University Hospital.
- 1981–1985 — Senior expert in Pediatric Neurology Department at Hadassah University Hospital.
- 1985–1986 — Visiting professor in the State University of New York (Stony Brook, USA).
- 1990 — Was appointed Head of Pediatric Neurology Department at Hadassah University Hospital.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
- The Israeli Association of Neurology
- The International Association of Neurology
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English, Hebrew.
Yehuda Shapira
leading Specialist
Total experience of 53 years
Professor
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