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Rafi Shemesh
3 May 2017
CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Personal Details
Name: Rafi Shemesh
Date of Birth: 12.5.1956
Country of Birth: Israel
Identity Card Number: 05394212-4
Marital Status: Married
Permanent Home Address: 13/6 Barzilay St. Rishon-Lezion 75206, Israel.
Cell phone Number: 0523-297-589
Office Telephone Number: 03-5030207
Electronic Address: [email protected]
Fax Number: 03-5011837
2. Higher Education
Period of
Study
1979-1981
1981-1985
1988-1995
Name of Institution
and Department
Department of Speech and Hearing
Disorders, Sackler Faculty of Medicine,
Tel-Aviv University
Department of Speech and Hearing
Disorders, Sackler Faculty of Medicine,
Tel-Aviv University
Department of Physiology and
Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of
Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
Degree
Date of Degree
B.A.
1981
M.A.
5891
Ph.D.
5881
3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
Dates
2003 2011
2011-
Name of Institution and Department
Department of Communication Sciences &
Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health
Sciences, University of Haifa
Department of Communication Sciences &
Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health
Sciences, University of Haifa
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Rank/Position
Lecturer (Specialist
Track)
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
(Specialist)
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4. Offices in University Academic Administration
Dates
3112 - 3102
3112 3112 -
2007 2009 - 2013
Name of Institution and Department
Department of Communication Sciences &
Disorders, University of Haifa
Ranks
Head of the
Committee for student affairs, Department for
Communications Sciences & Disorders,
University of Haifa
Audiology Institute /Interdisciplinary Clinical
Center, University of Haifa
Member
Audiology Institute /Interdisciplinary Clinical
Center, University of Haifa
Pedagogic committee, Department for
Communications Sciences & Disorders,
University of Haifa
Director
clinical studies
Senior
consultant
Chairman
5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University
Professional Diplomas:
1982 -
Registered Speech and Hearing Pathologist, the Israeli Ministry of Health
Clinical Eexperience:
1981 - 1987 Audiologist and Speech Therapist at Communication Disorders Institution, Sheba
Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.
1983 - 1995 Audiologist at Military’s Clinic (I.D.F Intelligence).
1989 -
Audiologist & Hearing Aid specialist (part-time job) at Omniton Ltd., Holon.
Professional Advanced Activity
2007
Clinical expert Invitation to the Labor, Welfare, and Health Committee of the Knesset,
during discussion on a new law for the Para medical profession.
2009 - Editorial Board member of the Israeli Journal of Language Speech & Hearing Disorders
(DASH), the official journal of the Israeli Speech Hearing and Language Association.
2009 - Establish of new company for R&D of AuDTS (Auditory Diagnostic and Training
System) with Prof. Attias and Carmel- Haifa University Economic Corp. Ltd.
2009
Patent registration for the AuDTS.
2009 - Member of the Israeli Ministry of Health Committee for licensing and certification for
Para-medical profession.
2012 - Founder and chairman of the Israeli Association of Audiology (Professional and
Academic Association).
2012 -
Reviewer. the Israeli Speech Hearing and Language Association (In Hebrew).
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Membership in Professional Societies:
1981-
Member of the Israeli Speech Hearing and Language Association.
2001-
Member of the Israeli Society of Auditory Research
2001-
Member of the European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS)
2004 -
Member of the Israeli Neuro-Otology Society
2012
Chairman of the Israeli Association of Audiology
6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences
a. Active Participation
Date
Name of Conference
January 2007
Annual Meeting of the
Israeli Speech Hearing and
Language Association
June 2007
8th EFAS congress
Place of
Conference
Jerusalem, Israel
Heidelberg,
Germany
October 2007
Annual Scientific Meeting
of the Israeli Society for
Auditory Research
Tel-Aviv, Israel
June 2009
9th EFAS congress
Tenerife, Spain
June 2011
10th EFAS congress
Warsaw, Poland
October 2011
Annual Scientific Meeting
of the Israeli Society for
Auditory Research
Tel-Aviv, Israel
June 2013
11th EFAS congress
Budapest,
Hungary
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Subject of Lecture
Clinical applications of the
Auditory Steady State Evoked
Response (ASSR) in objective
diagnosis and fitting hearing aids
Session: Prediction of the Pure
Tone Average (PTA) by objective
measures
Objective Evaluation and Fitting of
Hearing Aids Using Auditory
Steady State Evoked Responses
(ASSRs)
Objective fitting of hearing aids
using Auditory Steady State
Evoked Responses (ASSRs)
Psychoacoustic tests for central
auditory processing: Normative
data
Comparison between Auditory
Steady State Responses and
Auditory Brainstem Responses in
objective prediction of hearing
thresholds
Combining Auditory Steady State
Response and the Otoacoustic
Emissions in objective screening
and prediction of hearing
thresholds in Noise-induced
hearing loss
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b. Participation
May 1999
in Professional Congress and Seminars:
“Hearing Aids” Conference of Oticon Company (Copenhagen, Denmark).
June 2000 “Digital Hearing Aids” Conference of Widex Company (Copenhagen, Denmark).
November 2004 “A Sound Foundation through Early Amplification” – The Third
International Pediatric Conference Sponsored by Phonak (Chicago, USA).
March 2006 "Bernafon Hearing Aid Conference" (Bazal, Switzerland)
June 2006 "MEHA- Middle East Hearing Association" Conference (Aman, Jorden).
September 2006 "International Congress of Audiology – ICA" (Innsburk, Austria).
September 2006 "Phonak Hearing Aid Seminar" (Ramt-gan, Israel)
December 2006 "Bernafon Hearing Aid Seminar" (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
May 2007 The Annual Conference of the Israeli Society for Oto-Neurology (Assaf
Harofeh Medical Center, Israel)
International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research –
August 2007
ISAAR (Helsingǿr, Denmark)
October 2008 53rd International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians – EUHA
(Leipzig, Germany)
October 2010 55th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians – EUHA
(Hannover, Germany)
April 2012
XXXI World Congress of Audiology ( Moscow, Russia)
June 2014
NHS and AHS Conferences, HEAL 2014 (Cernobbio, Lage Como, Italy)
7. Invited Lectures
Date
March 2007
Place of Lecture
Zurich, Switzerland
May 2007
Tel-Aviv, Israel
March 2010
Kibutz Bachan,
Israel
Name of Forum
Visiting Phonak Hearing
System Company
The National Hearing Day
(for all public)
Medent Hearing Aid
Company
Presentation/Comments
Digital Frequency
Compression in Hearing Aid
Hearing Loss and
Audiological Rehabilitation
Compression In Hearing Aid
Central Auditory Processing
Disorders (CAPD)
Hearing Loss in Elderly
February 2011
Tiberias, Israel
SHEMA Center
November 2013
Haifa, Israel
"Shabat Tarbut"
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8. Colloquium Talks
Date
January 2007
Place of Lecture
Jerusalem, Israel
Name of Forum
Annual Meeting of the
Israeli Speech Hearing and
Language Association
Presentation/Comments
Digital Frequency
Compression In Hearing
Aid
January 2008
Nazareth, Israel
June 2008
Assaf Harofeh
Medical Center,
Israel
Annual Conference of the
Israeli Speech Hearing and
Language Association
Israeli Society of
Otolaryngology Head &
Neck Surgery
December 2008
Ben-Gurion
University,
Beer-Sheva, Israel
Kibutz Hagoshrim,
Israel
Annual Meeting of the
Interdisciplinary Center of
Gerontological Research
Israeli Society of
OtoNeurology
Electro-Acoustic
Performances of Hearing
Aids
Middle Ear Mechanics
and Management of
Conductive Hearing Loss/
Update on Testing of
conductive hearing loss
Advanced Technologies
for Elderly with
Presbycusis
OtoAcoustic Emissions in
The Prediction of Sudden
Deafness Prognosis
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Annual Conference of the Comparison of Auditory
Israeli Speech Hearing and Steady State Responses
Language Association
and OtoAcoustic
Emissions in objective
prediction of hearing
thresholds in noise
induced hearing loss
October 2013
February 2014
9. Research Grants
a. Grants Awarded
Role in
CoResearch Researchers
Co-PI
Joseph Attias
(PI)
PI
PI
PI
Joseph Attias
(PI)
Joseph Attias
(PI)
Topic
Funded by
Objective Diagnostic and Monitoring The Ministry of
of Acoustic Trauma with cochlear
Industry, Commerce
and neural measures
and Employment
60,000 $
Prediction Aided and Un-Aided of
Research Authority,
Auditory Threshold of children using University of Haifa
Auditory Steady State Responses
5,000 NIS
(ASSR)
Research in Hearing Rehabilitation
PHONAK ,
with Hearing Aid
Switzerland 60,000 $,
Detection and localization of
Ministry of Defense
complex acoustic signals in space
("Mafat"),
5
Year
2006
2007
2007–
2009
20082009
Rafi Shemesh
Co-PI
Joseph Attias
(PI)
Joseph Attias
(PI)
Co-PI
Co-PI
Tali Bitan (PI)
PI
Joseph Attias
(PI)
PI
Joseph Attias,
Yochy Laufer,
Einat Kodesh
3 May 2017
Screening of congenital and early
onset of hearing loss in newborns
Early diagnosis and intervention of
congenital hearing losses in
newborns
Brain plasticity induced by auditory
training and fitting of hearing aids in
hearing impaired individuals
Objective fitting of hearing aids by
brain waves in infants and small
children
200,000 NIS
Ted Harrison Fund
(IL) 100,000 $
Soboul Fundation
(UK) 150,000 $
20082010
20082011
Ministry of Health,
Chief Scientist Office
25,000 NIS
Harmina and Farnio
Steiner Fund personal contribution
123,700 $
Ministry of Defense
("Mafat") and Elbit
Comp. 160,000 NIS
2008
Topic
Funded by
Year
Hearing Aid Fitting for Infants and
Children with using Auditory
Steady- State Evoked Potentials
(ASSR)
Behavioral and electrophysiological
correlates of spectral and temporal
processing in binaural hearing
Research Foundation
of the Technion and
University of Haifa
100,000 $
Israeli Scientific
Foundation – ISF
113,735 $
received 9,000 NIS
from "Research
Authority" University
of Haifa for scored
"very good"
GIF - 242,000 Euro
2006
Zeit-stiftung
foundation, Germany
300,000 $ for 3 years
2008
RNID- The
Royal/National
Institute for Deaf
People, England
2010
Effect of sound beams on the human
auditory and balance systems
2008
2012
b. Submission of Research Proposals – Pending
None
c. Submitted but not funded
Role in
CoResearch Researchers
Co-PI
Joseph Attias
(PI) and Hill
Pratt (PI)
Co-PI
Joseph Attias
(PI)
Co-PI
Joseph Attias
PI)& Mazurek
B (PI),
Germany
Joseph Attias
(PI) & Rachel
Yifat (CI)
Co-PI
Co-PI
Influence of emotional stress on
auditory system
Early detection and intervention of
congenital hearing loss in IsraeliJewish and Israeli-Arab infants in
North of Israel
Tali Bitan,
Brain plasticity induced by auditory
Keren Banai & training and fitting of hearing aids in
Joseph Attias
hearing impaired individuals Development of stimuli for training
6
2007
2008
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Co-PI
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Joseph Attias
(PI)
program and fMRI.
Effects of inner ear malformation on
hearing: Clinical and animal study
£150,000, 3 years
Ministry of Health,
Chief Scientist Office
, ₪ 211,111 for 2
years, scored "very
good"
2010
10. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
2007
2008
2009
2013
Departmental award for teaching excellence
Faculty award for teaching excellence
Faculty award for teaching excellence
Faculty award for teaching excellence
11. Teaching
a. Courses Taught in Recent Years
Year
Name of Course
Degree
B.A./M.A./M.Sc/
Ph.D.
B.A.
No. of
Students
Basic Audiology
Type of Course
Lecture/Seminar/
Workshop
Lecture
2001-2010
2552 -
Clinical Audiology
Lecture
B.A.
15
2552 -
Clinical Integration in
Audilogy
Hearing Aid & Aural
Rehabilitation
Audiological
Research
Central Auditory
Processing Disorders
Seminar
B.A.
15
Lecture
B.A.
15
Seminar
B.A.
15
Seminar
M.A.
20
2552 2552 2555 -
15
b. Supervision of Graduate Students
Title of Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Matil
Maslem
Central Auditory Processing
Disorders in learning disability
subjects
Auditory Training and Brain
plasticity in Dyslectic Subjects
Li OfirTalmon
Effect of Auditory Training in
first user Hearing Aid Subjects
M.A
Rim Zidan
OAE Indicators For Sudden
Deafness Prognosis
M.A
Name of
Student
Yael
Simanoviz
7
M.A.
Date of
Completion
In progress With Dr. Shelly
Shaul, Faculty of
Education
May 2013
With Dr. Shelly
Shaul, Faculty of
Education
May 2013
Department for
Communications
Sciences & Disorders
June 2014
With Prof. Shupak
Department for
Communications
Rafi Shemesh
Reut Finkel
Shani
Fisher
Hazahar
Ali-Hamud
Omar
Hamid
Rim
Ganhaim
3 May 2017
Comparison of speech in noise
performance, in normal hearing
subjects with pseudo
conductive hearing loss, using
monaural vs. binaural bone
conduction hearing aids.
Diabetes Mellitus and Hearing
loss in Elderly
Auditory Training and Speech
perception in Arabic Children
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and
Auditory Function- Double
blind study
Central Auditory Processing
Through Bone conduction
Stimulation
12. Miscellaneous
None
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Sciences & Disorders
With Prof. Attias
Joseph
M.A
In progress
M.A
In progress
M.A
In progress
With Prof. Attias
Joseph
With Dr. Keren Banai
M.A
In progress
With Prof. Dorit Pud
MA
In progress
With Prof. Attias
Joseph
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PUBLICATIONS
Note: For joint publications, the order of the listed authors appears according to their relative
contribution unless otherwise specified.
A. Ph.D. Dissertation
Thesis: “Physiological studies on the visual cortex of cat following damage and transplantation of
fetal rat cortical xenografts” (92p, in Hebrew). Supervisor: Prof. Uri Yinon. Department of
Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University (Degree awarded: 1995)
(Published 2 articles in Refereed Journal- see D 1,2)
B. Scientific Books (Refereed)
None
C. Monographs
None
D. Articles in Refereed Journals
Published
1. Yinon U., Shemesh R., Arda H., Dobin G and Jaros P.P. (1993) Physiological studies in
deafferented visual cortex cells of cats following transplantation of fetal xenografts from the rat’s
cortex. Experimental Neurology, 122(2):335-41.(IF-3.9)
2. Yinon U., Shemesh R., Arda H. and Rosner M. (1995) Physiological studies of visual cortex
reorganization following cortical deafferentation in neonatal cats. Canadian Journal Physiology
and Pharmacology, 73(9):1378-88.(IF-1.39)
3. Nageris B., Attias J., Shemesh R. (2008) Otologic and audiologic lesions due to blast injury.
Journal Basic Clinical of Physiology and Pharmacology, 19(3-4):185-91.(IF-2.26)
4. Shemesh R. (2008) Psychoacoustic tests for central auditory processing: Normative data.
Journal Basic Clinical of Physiology and Pharmacology, 19(3-4):249-59.(IF-2.26)
5. Nageris B., Shemesh R., Attias J., Hadar T. and Preis M. (2010) A Third Window of the
Posterior Semicircular Canal - An Animal Model. Laryngoscope 120(5):1034-7.(IF-1.8)
6. Attias J., Preis M., Shemesh R., Hadar T. and Nageris BI. (2010) Animal Model of Cochlear
Third Window in The Scala Vestibuli or Scala Tympani. Otology & Neurotology 31(6):985990. (IF-1.44)
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7. Attias J., Nageris BI., Shemesh R., Shvero J., Preis M. (2011) The effect of Superior Canal
Dehiscence on Air and Bone Conduction Thresholds: Animal Model. Arch of Otolaryngology
Head Neck Surgery, 145 (4):648-653.(IF-1.77)
8. Nageris BI, Attias J, Shemesh R, Hod R, Preis M. (2012) Effect of cochlear window
fixation on air- and bone-conduction thresholds. Otology & Neurotology 33(9):1679-84.
(IF-1.44)
9. Shemesh R, Attias J., Majdoub H., Nageris BI (2012) Prediction of aided and unaided
audiograms using free-field auditory steady-state evoked responses. . Int J Audiol;
51(10):746-53.(IF-1.39)
10. Attias J, Ulanovski D, Shemesh R, Kornreich L, Nageris B, Preis M, Peled M, Efrati M, Raveh
E (2012): Air-bone gap component of inner-ear origin in audiograms of cochlear implant
candidates. Otology & Neurotology 33(4):512-7. (IF-1.44)
Accepted for Publication
11. Attias J., Karawani H., Shemesh R. and Nageris B. (2013) Predicting Hearing Thresholds in
Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Auditory Steady-State Responses. Ear &
Hearing (IF-3.26)
12. Shupak A., Zeidan R., Shemesh R. (2014) Otoacoustic emissions in the prediction of sudden
sensorineural hearing loss outcome. Otology & Neurotology (IF-1.44)
E. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books (which are not Conference
Proceedings)
None
F. Articles in Conference Proceedings
Published
1. Shemesh R. (2007) Fitting Binaural Hearing Aids for Elderly - Are two aids better
than one?. The Israeli Journal of Language Speech & Hearing Disorders, 28:122-124 (In Hebrew).
2. Guetta A. and Shemesh R. (2007) Professional Cooperation. The Israeli Journal of Language
Speech & Hearing Disorders, 28:130-133 (In Hebrew).
3. Shemesh R., Shiff A. and Berger T. (2010) Comparison between three procedures of Gap
Detection Test. The Israeli Journal of Language Speech & Hearing Disorders, 29:123-134 (In
Hebrew).
4. Shemesh R, Attias J and Hassan M, Doa G. (2009) Objective Hearing Aid Fitting Using
Auditory Steady-State Evoked Responses. EFAS 2009 Congress, June 2009, Tenerife, p.25-28.
Abstracts in Conference Proceedings
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Date
Name of Conference
3 May 2017
Place of
Subject
Conference
5898
Annual Meeting Israel
Physiology and
Pharmacology Society
Jerusalem, Israel
Date
Name of Conference
Place of
Xenogenic transplantation of embryonic
rat visual cortex to the visual cortex of
cats: Physiological properties of cortical
cells in the host tissue
Subject
Conference
1990
20th Annual Meeting
Society for Neuroscience
St. Louis,
Missouri USA
5885
11th Annual Meeting Israel
Society for Eye & Vision
Research
Haifa, Israel
5885
European Brain and
Behavior Society
London, England
5882
13th Annual Meeting Israel
Society for Eye & Vision
Research
2nd Annual Meeting Israeli
Society for Neuroscience
Jerusalem, Israel
16th Annual Meeting
European Neuroscience
Association
17th Annual Meeting
European Neuroscience
Association
Annual Meeting Israeli
Physiology and
Pharmacology Society
10th EFAS congress
Madrid, Spain
1993
1993
1994
5881
June
2011
June
2011
10th EFAS congress
June
2011
10th EFAS congress
June,
2013
11th EFAS Congress
Eilat, Israel
Vienna, Austria
Transplantation of fetal xenografts from
the visual cortex of rats to the visual
cortex of adult cats: Responsiveness of
cortical cells in the host brain
Fetal xenografts from the visual cortex
of rats transplanted into the visual
cortex of adult cats: Extra- cellular
recording from the host tissue
Embryonic rat’s visual cortex
transplanted into section made in the
visual cortex of adult cats:
Responsiveness of cortical cells in the
host tissue- Poster
Differentiation of the visual cortex in
neonatal cats: Physiological evidence
for recovery of cortical cells
Physiological evidence for regeneration
of area 17 visual cortex cells in neonatal
lesion cats
Physiological evidence for regeneration
in visual cortex cells of developing cats
Restoration of function in visual cortex
cells of neonatal cats following the
induction of lesion
Ramat-Gan, Israel Reorganization of visual cortex cells
following the induction of lesion in
neonatal cats
Warsaw, Poland
Conductive hearing loss of inner ear
origin: Animal model and clinical
studies
Warsaw, Poland
Objective Prediction of Noise Induced
Hearing Loss by Auditory Steady State
Evoked Responses
Warsaw, Poland
Comparison between Auditory Steady
State Responses and Auditory
Brainstem responses in objective
prediction of hearing thresholds
Budapest,
Combining Auditory Steady State
Hungary
Response and the Otoacoustic
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Emissions in objective screening and
prediction of hearing thresholds in
Noise-induced hearing loss/ Hanin
Karawani, Joseph Attias , Rafi
Shemesh
G. Entries in Encyclopedias
Published
1. Shemesh R. (2010) Hearing Impairment: Definitions, Assessment and Management.
International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation: An Online Multilingual Resource.
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/article.php?id=272&language=en
H. Other Scientific Publications
Published
Attias J. and Shemesh R. (Eds) (2007). Audiological Screening Assessment and Rehabilitation.
Special edition of the Israeli Journal of Language Speech & Hearing Disorders (DASH) Vol. 28:1171 (In Hebrew) (Equal contribution).
I. Other Publications
1. Shemesh R (2008) Advanced Technologies in Hearing Aids. Medicine, Magazine of
Israeli Doctors, 19:32-34 (In Hebrew).
J. Other Works Connected with my Scholarly Field
None
K. Books, Articles and Other Works Submitted for Publication
None
L. Summary of My Activities and Future Plans
Over the past 30 years, I am working as a clinical audiologist and an aural rehabilitation
specialist at hospital and private clinic. In 2000, I took part in planning and establishing the
Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Faculty of Social, Welfare & Health
Sciences, University of Haifa, especially all concern to courses in Audiology and Clinical
Training Programs for the students. In addition, I took part in planning and organizing the
Institute for Audiology and Clinical Neurophysiology in the Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Center
of the University of Haifa.
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I would like to focus my future research plans on these topics:
1. Central auditory processing: scientific cooperation with prof. Brezniz Z. and Dr. Shelly Shaul
2. Aural Rehabilitation and Fitting Hearing Aids: research cooperation with Prof. Attias J.
3. Auditory Learning and Neural Plasticity: research cooperation with Dr. Tali Bitan & Dr. Keren
Banai.
4. Full implantable microphone in the external ear canal: animal study with Prof. Attias and Dr.
Nageris (Helsinki approved)
5. The "Third Window": basic research on the mechanism of the cochlear. Animal study with Prof.
Attias and Dr. Nageris (Helsinki approved)
6. R&D of AuDTS (Auditory Diagnostic and Training System) with Prof. Attias and Carmel- Haifa
University Economic Corp. Ltd.
7. Tinnitus &Middle Ear Implant: research with Prof. Attias and MeDel Company (Austria)
8. Effect of Ritalin on the Auditory System: research with Prof. Pud Dorit from the Faculty of
Social Welfare and Health Sciences.
9. Central Auditory Processing Through Bone Conduction Stimulation with Prof. Attias Joseph
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