Prof. Asher Tal

Prof. Asher Tal Profile

Professor
MD, 1975
Residency: Pediatrics

Department : Pediatrics B
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Email : ashik@bgu.ac.il
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pediatrics, sleep, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea

Education

  • 1975 M.D. Degree, Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel. 1976 - 1982 Pediatric Residency, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva. 1980 Pediatric Pulmonology Research Fellowship (Basic Science), Hadasa University Hospital, Jerusalem ( Prof. S. Godfrey). 1982 -3 Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada , (18 months) , (Prof.Victor Chernick). 1991 Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy, post- graduate course, Davos, Switzerland. 1994 Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Military course.

Research Interests

  • Sleep disorders in children, RSV and asthma Research studies in progress: 1. Behavioral and cognitive functions in pre-school age children with sleep-disordered breathing
  • 2. The effect of adenotonsillectomy on the neurocognitive functions in pre-school age children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
  • 3. The effect of RSV-immunization on the development of asthma during early childhood.
  • 4. Inflammatory markers in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
  • 5. The effect of anti-inflammatory treatment in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing.