Internal Medicine D

Senior Physicians:
Dr. Said Younes 
Dr. Karina Zilber

Residents:
Dr. Nimer Sha'aban
Dr. Nilli Talbi
Dr. Rageb Bathish
Dr. Arwa Ghanem
Dr. Abeer Musarawa
Dr. Svetlana Turlai
Dr. Ahmad Khawaled
Dr. Mohammad Othman
Dr. Kirill Berezhnoi
Dr. Nur a-Din a-Sharafi
Dr. Mahmoud Shlata

Secretary:
Ms. Noga Mesika

Two of the senior physicians in Internal Medicine D have additional specializations:

Dr. Nina Avshovitch: Rheumatologist
Dr. Said Younes: Senor Physician in the department, currently completing specialization in rheumatology

The department is in the final stages of assembling a strong, young and academically-oriented staff of physicians that will include the addition of another senior physician as well as additional residents in the future.

Internal Medicine D focuses on the treatment of a diverse range of internal diseases, particularly rheumatological as well as hematoncological diseases.

The department operates a rheumatology and out-patient clinic that provide specialized treatments such as fluid aspiration and drug injection, intravenous treatment with innovative biological drugs, intravenous cyclophosphamide chemotherapy and treatment with anti-inflammatory IV/IG proteins and more.

No. of Beds: 38

Location: Hospital Building B, Third Floor 

Telephone Numbers:
Nurses Station: 04-7748350  Fax: 04-7748352
Head Nurse: 04-7748354 Fax: 04-7748353
Room of Doctor On Call: 04-7748358
Department Director: 04-7748355
Department Secretary (Tel/Fax): 04-7748359

Telephone Number to Schedule Clinic Appointments:
Rheumatology Clinic: 04-7744252, 04-7748417

Email:

Dr. Nina Avshovitch – Department Director and Rheumatology Consultant: [email protected]

Ms. Pnina Biton – Head Nurse: [email protected]

Dr. Karina Zilber – Training, Students and Interns Consultant: [email protected]

Internal Medicine D conducts approved clinical studies and treats patients with the most sophisticated drugs available, which have yet entered the health basket. The department diagnoses and treats all rheumatology-related problems and diseases, including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) as well as degenerative disorders of the joints, bones, muscles, tendons and blood vessels.