The Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes
National Center for Childhood Diabetes

Director of the Institute: Prof. Moshe Phillip

Deputy Director of the Institute:
Prof. Shlomit Salitin

Senior Physicians:
Dr. Liat de Vries
Dr. Rachel Frumkin
Dr. Liora Lazar
Dr. Yael Lebenthal
Prof. Yossi Meyerovitch
Dr. Revital Nimri
Dr. Ariel Tenenbaum

Head Nurse (Endocrinology):
Galit Asher

Head Nurse (Diabetes):
Galit Shiovitch-Mantzuri

Activities:

National Service for Childhood Diabetes

• Professional medical consultation about diabetes, its treatment and
  prevention of complications
• Nutrition Unit - specializing in correct nutrition in diabetes
• Psychosocial counseling and treatment unit for patients, including
  individual accompaniment up to the community level and home
• Education, instruction and treatment by experienced nurses of the Endocrinology and Childhood Diabetes staff
• Advanced medical and technological counseling

General Endocrinology Service dealing with diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of infants, children and adolescents

• Growth and Puberty: Growth and puberty disorders (early and late puberty, menstrual difficulties)
• Nutrition: Nutritional disorders pertaining to growth and puberty (obesity, underweight)
• Metabolic Disorders such as changes in the balance of calcium, phosphorous, etc.
• Neuro-endocrinology: Treatment following surgery, radiation and/or tumors in the CNS

Follow-up and therapy in the Institute is conducted on a multidisciplinary basis.
The Institute actively conducts advanced basic and clinical research in all areas of Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Opening Hours: Sundays to Thursdays, 08:00-16:00
Direct Telephone Number: 972-3-9253619, 972-3-9253618
Referrals: Referral from the attending physician
For emergencies, telephone call from the referring physician
Appointments: Through the Outpatient Appointment Service, telephone: 972-3-9253210
Diabetes - Telephone: 972-3-9253619

Links:
Pediatric Endocrinology Forum (Schneider-ynet) supervised by Prof. Moshe Phillip and Dr. Shlomit Shalitin
http://www.ynet.co.il/home/0,7340,L-2216-12316,00.html

www.childrenwithdiabetes.org
www.endo-society.org
www.diabetes.org
www.metukim.co.il
www.idf.co.il
www.sukeret.co.il
www.islet.org

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