Dr. Joshua Ben-zion

Dr. Joshua  Ben-zion Profile

Senior lecturer
MD, 2000

Head of Unit

Department : Faculty of Health Sciences
Surgery
Ear, Nose and Throat
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Email : yehoshub@bgu.ac.il
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Education

  • Medical school - Hadassah, Hebrew University 1991-1998
  • Residency (Otorhinolaryngology + head & neck surgery)- Rabin Medical Center 2000-2006
  • Fellowship (Head and neck surgery) - Stanford, Palo Alto, California

Research Interests

  • Thyroid and parathyroid diseases and treatment.
  • Head and Neck tumors
  • Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Research Projects

  • Surgical approaches to Tonsillectomy
  • Neurocognitive dysfunction in primary hyperparathyroidism and treatment benefits.
  • Second primary tumors in head and neck malignancy
  • Bleeing following tonsillectomy

Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants

1. Joshua B, Feinmesser R, Ulanovski D, Gilat H, Sulkes J, Eshed V, Shpitzer T. Primary hyperparathyroidism in young adults. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Nov;131(5):628-32.
2. Joshua B, Bahar G, Sulkes J, Shpitzer T, Raveh E "Adenoidectomy: long-term follow-up." Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 135: 4: 576-80.
3. Joshua B, Sulkes J, Raveh E, Bishara J, Nageris BI. Predicting Outcome of Malignant External Otitis.Otol Neurotol. 2008 Apr;29(3):339-343.
4. Joshua B, Kaplan MJ, Doweck I, Pai R, Weissman IL, Prince ME, Ailles LE.3
Frequency of cells expressing CD44, a Head and Neck cancer stem cell marker:
Correlation with tumor aggressiveness. Head Neck. 2011 Feb 14.

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