Prof. Dr. Alexandra Balbir
internal medicine and rheumatology
internal medicine and rheumatology
Overview
Country, City
Israel, Haifa
Health facility
Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa
Medical unit
Department of rheumatology
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
sclerosis
arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
scleroderma
rheumatology
lung
necrosis
interstitial lung
cutaneous systemic sclerosis
rituximab
autoimmune
antibodies
skin
joint
tocilizumab
internal medicine
tumor
sclerosisassociated interstitial lung
skin fibrosis
fibrosis
ulcers
vasculitis
adalimumab
inflammatory joint
pleural effusion
psoriatic arthritis
arteritis
rheumatism
antitumor necrosis factoralpha
arthropathy
cyclophosphamide
tofacitinib
familial mediterranean fever
ischaemic finger necrosis
rheumatoid lung nodulosis
glomerular filtration rate
seronegative polyarthritis
toe necrosis
antitopoisomerase antibodies
milwaukee hematoma
sclerosis microangiopathy
rheumatologic conditions
sclerodermarelated conditions
autoimmune scleroderma
pneumatosis cystoides
lung nodulosis
finger necrosis
polyarteritis nodosa
axial spondyloarthritis
inflammatory bowel
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1979 Studied human medicine at the State Medical University of Chernivtsi, Ukraine
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- Defense of the dissertation
- 1990-1994 Residency in the Department of internal medicine at the B’nai Zion Hospital
- Obtaining specialization in internal medicine
- Habilitation and a teaching license
- 1994-1997 Rheumatology fellowship in the Department of Rheumatology at the Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa
- Received additional qualifications in the field of rheumatology
- 2000 Fellowship in the Department of connective tissue diseases at the Royal Free Hospital in London
Experience
- Family Physician, Internist, and Cardio-Rheumatologist at a Municipal Hospital in Chernivtsi
- 1997 Senior Rheumatologist
- Clinical Associate Professor and Head at the Rappaport faculty of medicine of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- 2006 Director, Department of Rheumatology at the Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa
Awards & Memberships
- Member of the executive committee of the Israeli Society of Rheumatology
- Member of international organizations, including the American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism
- Active Member of the European scleroderma trials and research group
- Member of the European League Against Rheumatism target US initiative
- Maintains the largest Israeli scleroderma registry
- Organized several US courses for Israeli rheumatologists
- Organized an international rheumatology scientific conference
- Editorial Board Member of the Autoimmunity Reviews Journal
Languages
English
Hebrew
Publications
Cutaneous Manifestations, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognosis of Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma: Data From the International EUSTAR Database.
1 August, 2023
The Role of CCL24 in Systemic Sclerosis.
31 July, 2023
TAPSE/sPAP ratio is a marker of cardiorenal syndrome type 2 in the systemic sclerosis EUSTAR cohort.
17 July, 2023
Location
HaAliya HaShniya St, 8, 3109601 Haifa, Israel
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. Alexandra Balbir?
The primary specialization of the doctor is internal medicine and rheumatology.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Balbir has been practicing for more than 45 years.
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Balbir
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