Prof. Dr. Raz Somech, Ph.D.
pediatrics, immunology, and allergy
pediatrics, immunology, and allergy
Overview
Country, City
Israel, Ramat Gan
Health facility
SHEBA Medical Center Ramat Gan
Medical unit
Department of general pediatrics
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
immunodeficiency
deficiency
mutation
children
immunology
pediatrics
allergy
defects
tcell
gene
immunity
inborn errors immunity
dysregulation
neutrophil
covid19
stem cell
22q112 deletion syndrome
infection
angioedema
neutropenia
thymus
vps45
stem cell transplantation
hematopoietic stem cell
virus
lymphoma
pediatrics immunology
leukocyte adhesion
ebvinduced lymphoma
trichohepatoenteric syndrome
xlinked agammaglobulinemia
immune deficient
congenital neutropenia
omenn syndrome
wiskottaldrich syndrome
hereditary angioedema
immunodeficiency syndrome
vitamin d
acne vulgaris
kabuki makeup syndrome
thymic functions
immune recovery
g6pc3 deficiency
mosaic monosomy
tcell compartment
biallelic mutations
respiratory infections
lymphoproliferative syndrome
synovial fluid
immunoglobulin
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1996 Studied human medicine at the Tel Aviv University
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- 2002 Obtaining specialization in pediatrics
- 2004-2006 Chief Fellow of the immunology and allergy division at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
- 2006 Ph.D. in molecular biology at the Tel Aviv University
- 2007 Received additional qualifications in the field of immunology and allergy
- 2008 Senior Scientist at the Cancer Research Institute of the SHEBA Medical Center Ramat Gan
- 2013 Research grant from the John Moores Foundation
- 2015 Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service
- 2017 Grant from the Ministry of Health
- 2018-2022 Grant from the Israel Science Foundation
- 2019-2023 Grant from the Israeli Science Foundation Precise Medicine
- 2020 Grant from the European Commission Horizon
- 2020 Grant from the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology
- 2021 Grant from the Israeli Coalition for Rare Diseases
Experience
- 2006-2007 Assistant Clinical Professor of the immunology and allergy division at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
- 2010 Director of the Department of general pediatrics at the SHEBA Medical Center Ramat Gan
- 2011 Head of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation Center for Diagnostic and Research in Primary Immunodeficiency
- 2013-2019 Associate Professor of the division of pediatrics at the Tel-Aviv University
- 2016 Head of the lab for validating newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency from the Ministry of Health in Israel
- 2019 Full Professor of the division of pediatrics at the Tel-Aviv University
Awards & Memberships
- 1995 Member of the Israel Medical Association
- 2002 Award of the Re'hut Foundation for Young Israeli Researchers
- 2002 Award of the Tel Aviv Medical Centre for clinician-scientist
- 2004 Member of the Clinical Immunology Society
- 2007 Member of the Israel Society of Primary Immunodeficiency
- 2008 Member of the Israel Pediatric Association
- 2008 Member of the Israel Society of Immunology and Allergy
- 2008 Instructor of the medical education program at the Tel-Aviv University
- 2010-2013 Senior Lecturer of the division of pediatrics at the Tel-Aviv University
- 2010-2014 Award of the Ministry of Health for Research and Development
- 2011 Head of the Israeli Primary Immunodeficiency Society from the Israeli Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- 2011 Best Teacher Award of the Tel Aviv University
- 2011-2014 Award of the Israel Science Foundation
- 2011 Member of the Israeli network "Jeffrey Modell Foundation" for diagnostics and research in primary Immunodeficiencies
- 2012 Award for international young investigators of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology International Young Investigators
- 2014 Member of the European Society of Immunodeficiency
- 2015 Initiated a national program on newborn screening in which newborns are screened to identify potential immunodeficiency (Front Immunol 2017)
- 2016 Member of the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee for Inborn Errors of Immunity
- 2019 Member of the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee for Inborn Errors of Immunity
- 2020 Award of the France Philanthropic Foundation
Languages
English
Hebrew
Publications
Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency and inborn errors of immunity.
1 December, 2023
CRISPR-Cas9 engineering of the RAG2 locus via complete coding sequence replacement for therapeutic applications.
27 October, 2023
The contribution of medical burden to 22q11.2 deletion syndrome quality of life and functioning.
October, 2023
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. Raz Somech, Ph.D.?
The primary specialization of the doctor is pediatrics, immunology, and allergy.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. Raz Somech, Ph.D. has been practicing for more than 28 years.
Prof. Dr. Raz Somech, Ph.D.
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