Dr. Yoav Nachum
Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, November 2012
Education
2007 M.D., Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2002 BSc.Med, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1998-1999 The Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students, Tel Aviv University
Postgraduate Training
2008-2013 Ophthalmology Residency, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva
2008-2011 Student, School of Continuing Medical Education, Tel Aviv University
- Internship, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva
Board Certification
2011 Israeli Board of Medicine, Ophthalmology – Step 1 out of 2
Academic/Clinical Appointments
2011 Clinical Instructor, Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv University
Honors/Grants
2011 Rabin Medical Center Young Researcher Grant
2004 National Internet search competition winner
Other Work Experience
2007-2008 Physician, General Surgery and Hemato-Oncology Departments, Rabin Medical Center
2005-2007 Internet information gathering instructor for large companies in Israel – Self employed
2004-2006 Internet research column writer, The Marker Magazine, Israel
2001-2007 Business Development Manager, Analyst - Infolink Ltd., Competitive Intelligence gathering company.
1999-2001 Health instructor for elementary schools in Jerusalem, Perach Project
1999 Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis and Forecasting at Tel Aviv University
Military Service
2011 Reserve company commander course, Home front command, IDF
2009-2011 Reserve military medicine division commander, Home front command, IDF, 1st lieutenant
1995-1998 Analyst, Intelligence Corps, IDF
Interests
Cornea and anterior segment Surgery, Clinical judgment and decision-making, Information systems in medicine, Clinical education, Vipassana Meditation and Buddhism.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Nahum Y. Bahar I. a thin-rimmed donor cornea for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Cornea. 2011;30(11):1287-8.
Snir M, Hasanreisoglue M, Goldenberg-Cohen N, Friling R, Katz K, Nachum Y, Benjamini Y, Herscovici Z, Axer-Siegel R. Suppression of the oculocephalic reflex (doll's eyes phenomenon) in normal full-term babies. Curr Eye Res. 2010 May;35(5):370-4.
Nahum Y, Neumann H, Rachmiel R. A patient with Iridoschisis, Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma and Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy – Accepted for publication by the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Nahum Y, Spierer A. Ocular features of Marfan syndrome: diagnosis and management. Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Mar;10(3):179-81.
Nahum Y, Tenenbaum A, Wexler I, Levy-Khademi F. Effect of eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) for pain relief during suprapubic aspiration in young infants: a randomized, controlled trial. Clin J Pain. 2007; 23(9)
Nahum Y. Advanced online search techniques and dedicated search engines for physicians. Harefuah. 2008 Feb;147(2):145-8, 182, 181.
Posters and Abstracts
D Weinberger, T R Burke, Y Nahum, B Levant, A Levant, SD Smith, S Chang. Computer-Assisted Volumetric Sub-Analysis of Intraretinal Cysts Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Correlation With Visual Acuity. ARVO abstract 1048/A611, ARVO 2010.
D Weinberger, Y Nahum, A Levant, B Levant. Computer Assisted Volumetric Analysis of Macular Intraretinal Cysts using Optical Coerence Tomography. Poster, ISVER Annual Meeting, 2010
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Patents In Review
Nahum Y, Bahar I, Livnat T, Nisgav Y, Weinberger D. Remote manipulation of a posterior lamellar corneal graft using a magnetic field. Submitted for ISVER meeting 2012.
Weinberger D, Nahum Y, Burke T, Levant A, Levant B, Chang S. Computer-assisted volumetric analysis of macular intraretinal cysts using optical coherence tomography. Submitted for Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Journal, 2011.
Nahum Y. Method and system for manipulating tissues. USPTO Provisional Patent application no. 61/561,961. 2011.