ד"ר יעקב שכטר

1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name: Yaakov Schachter
Identity No: 64607583
Date and place of birth: 20/09/1954 Ukraine (former USSR)
Marital status: Married +4
Phone numbers: 050-8800555
E-mail: [email protected]

2. ACADEMIC DEGREES
1975 – 1978 Medical School, University of Siena, Italy
1978 – 1981 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

3. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2015 – 2020 Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Rappaport Medical Faculty, Technion Haifa, Israel.
1986 – 1988 Clinical instructor, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.

4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 – 2021 Director of Pediatric Department – Laniado Hospital, Natanya, Israel.
1988 – Present Head of Pediatric Pulmonology Unit – Laniado Hospital, Natanya, Israel.
2016 – 2017 Post Graduate studies for MA in Health Management- Natanya Academic College
1998 – 2000 Medical Administration Studies Haifa University, Diploma in medical Administration
1995 Certified as Specialist in Pediatric Pulmonology.
1992-1993 Research Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England.
1991-1992 Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology, Institute of Pulmonology, Hadassah University
Jerusalem, Israel.
1987 Board Certified in Pediatric Medicine.
1988 Resident in Pulmonology Department Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
1986 Six months Basic Science Research: Institute for Respiratory Research, Sapir Medical
Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
1986 Postgraduate Diploma in Pediatric Medicine Sackler School of Medicine
1984-1985 Postgraduate Studies in Computer Science Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
1983-1987 Residency in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Hospital Kfar Saba, Israel,
1982-1983 Residency in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Rothschild Hospital, Haifa, Israel
1981-1982 Rotating Internship, Meir Hospital Kfar Saba, Israel

5. RESEARCH INTERESTS

6. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 – Present Senior Lecturer at Netanya Academic College.
2020 – Present Pediatric rotation of Students from Adelson School of Medicine at Ariel University in the Laniado Pediatric Department.
2012 – 2020 Pediatric rotation of Students from Rappaport faculty of Medicine in the Laniado
Pediatric Department.
2008 – 2011 Pediatric rotation of Students from the Sackler School of Medicine in the Laniado
Pediatric Department.
1990-2008 Lecturer in Pediatrics: Tessler School of Nursing, Laniado Hospital.

7. TECHNION ACTIVITIES

8. FACULTY ACTIVITIES

9. PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2000 – Present – Examiner for the Medical Scientific Council , annual Pediatric Board Certification
Examination.
2009 – Present – A delegate member and committee chairman for the process of auditing various department
And medical units seeking academic recognition – on behalf of the Israeli Medical
Scientific Council.
2015 – Present – Member of Main Recognition and Audit Committee of the Israeli Medical Scientific
Council.

10. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1990 – Present Israeli Society of Pediatrics
1996 – Present Israeli Society of Pediatrics Pulmonology

11. AWARDS AND HONORS
2017 – 2018 – "Best Lecturer" by students – Rappaport Faculty of Medicine – Technion-Institute of
Technology.

2013 – 2014 – "Best Lecturer" by students – Rappaport Faculty of Medicine – Technion-Institute of
Technology.
2012 – 2013 – "Best Lecturer" by students – Rappaport Faculty of Medicine – Technion-Institute of
Technology.
2010 – 2011 – "Best Lecturer" by students – Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2009 – 2010 – "Best Lecturer" by students – Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

12. GRADUATE STUDENTS

13. RESEARCH GRANTS

14. PUBLICATIONS
Theses
Hochberg Z, Schachter J, Benderly A, Rosler A. Growth and Pubertal Development in patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 11-Beta-Hydroxylase Deficiency (MD Thesis). Am J Dis Child 139:771-776,1985.

Basic Research
Bruderman I, Cohen R, Schachter J. Bronchial response to Methacholine in “Healthy” children of asthmatic parents. Effect of treatment with Cromolyn Sodium . Chest 97:285-287, 1990.

Clinical Research
1. Schachter J, Pomeranz A, Berger I, Walach B. Acute Glomerulonephritis secondary to Lobar Pneumonia. Int J Pediat Nephrol Vol 8 (4);211-214, 1987.

2. Avital A, Godfiey S, Schachter J, Springer C. Protective Effect of Albuterol delivered via a (Babyhaler) Spacer Device against Methacholine Induced Bronchoconstriction in Young Wheezy Children. Pediatric Pulmonology 17:281-284, 1994.

3. Sharon N, Neuman Y, Kenet G, Schachter J, Rachavi G, Toren A. Successful pregnancy after high-dose Cyclophosphamide and Ifosfamide treatment in two postpubertal women. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 18: 247-252, 2001.

4. Rubinstein U, Schachter J, Sharon N, Talnir R, Amir J: Tuberculosis in a pair of twins–the use of molecular biology methods for the detection of the source of infection. Harefuah. 2007 Mar; 146(3):170-2, 248.

5. Muhsen K, Shulman L, Kasem E, Rubinstein U, Schachter J, Kremer A, Goren S, Zilberstein I, Chodick G, Ephros M, Cohen D. Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines for prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis-associated hospitalizations in Israel: a case-control study. Hum Vaccin. 2010 Jun;6(6):450-4

6. Sharon N, Talnir R, Lavid O, Rubinstein U, Niven M, First Y, Tsivion AJ, Schachter Y . Transient lymphopenia and neutropenia: pediatric influenza A/H1N1 infection in a primary hospital in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J. 2011 Jul;13(7):408-12.

7.Ahavi Y,Kaplinsky C, Glatstein M, Schachter Y, Simmons A, Schiff Y, Scolnic D, Sharon N.: Syrup versus Drops of Iron 3 Hydroxide Polymaltose in the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia of Infancy. Open Journal of Paediatrics,2015 Published Online March 2015 . http://www.scirp.org/ journal/ojped

8. Kalfon S., Hamadeh H., Schachter Y., Sharon N. Immune Thrombocytopenia in children – Who will progress to chronic disease, using a simple symptom? J. Pediatric Hematology Oncology. 2018 Jul;40(5):337-340.

Review
1.Schachter J, Kramer M E. Air travel of patients with respiratory disease. Harefuah 124:149-151, 1993

2.Yahav A. – Syrup versus Drops of Iron III Hydroxide Polymaltose in the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia of Infancy. Open Journal of Pediatrics Vol.5 No.1, Pub.Date: February 15,2015 Ayala Yahav, Chaim Kaplinsky, Miguel M.Glatstein, Yaakov Shachter, Aryeh Simmonds, Yakov Shiff, Dennis Scolnik, Nechama Sharon.

Case reports
1.Schachter J, Horovitz I, Walach B, Disegni A, Griphel B. Prolonged Cardiac Disease in 1.5 year old child. Clinical Pathological conference. Harefuah 116:495-499, 1989 .

2.Avital A, Shulman D L, Bar-Yishay E, Noviski N, Schachter J, Krausz Y, Godfrey S. Differential lung function in an infant with the Swyer-James syndrome. Thorax 44: 298-302, 1989.

3.Avital A, Yudassin R, Bar-ziv J, Schachter J, Godfrey S, Springer C. Bronchogenic Cyst associated with Left Lower Lobe Bronchiectasis. J.Pediatric Pulmonology l6:232-235,1993

4.Mimouni M, Mimouni-Bloch A, Schachter J. Shohat M Familial Hypothyroidism with autosomal dominant inheritance. Archives of diseases in childhood 75: 245-246, 1996.

5.Sharon N, Schachter, Y., Feuchtwanger Z: Liver Laceration following Blunt Wave Trauma. Isr Med Assoc J. 2003; 5;305. IF:0.953
6.Sharon N, Schachter, Y,Talnir R, First J, Rubinstein U, Bilik R: Weird activity and the wandering spleen. Isr Med Assoc J. 2005 Nov;7(11):744-5.
7.Rubinstein U, Schachter J, Sharon N, Talnir R, Amir J.. Tuberculosis in a pair of twins – the use of molecular biology methods for the detection of the source of infection. Harefuah. 2007 Mar;146(3):170-2, 248.

8.Shaham L., Pivko D., Schechter Y., Yana M., Sharon N. : Recurrent Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia – Good Response To Rituximab Treatment – Harefua, In process.

Original Articles
1.Hauschner H, Rosenberg N, Seligsohn U, Mendelsohn R, Simmonds A, Shiff Y , Schachter Y, Aviner S, Sharon N.:Persistent neonatal thrombocytopenia can be caused by IgA anti platelet antibodies from breast-milk of immune thrombocytopenic mothers. Blood 2015, Jul 30:126(5):661-4.

2.Muhsen H , Schachter Y, Shulman M ,Rubinstein U et al : :A significant and consistent reduction in rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalization of children under five years of age, following the introduction of universal rotavirus immunization in Israel: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2015: 11:10,2475-2482

G. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (Encyclopedias; Reports; Letter to Editors)

Articles awaiting editorial approval
Hypertonic Saline for Hospitalized Infants with Acute Bronchiolitis in Israel in 2018, Harefua. Aviv Goldbart, MD ,Inbal Golan-Tripto, MD ,Yaakov Schachter, MD
15. CONFERENCES
International conferences
Schachter J, Wilson N M, Bridge P, Sivlerman M. Bronchial Responsiveness in preschool children: Comparison of the auscultlation technique and transcutaneous pO2_ European Respiratory Society Congress, Florence, Italy, 1993. (poster)

National conferences
Schachter J, Hochberg Z, Rosler A, Benderly A, Lieberman A. Growth and pubertal development in treated children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to ll-b-hydroxylase deficiency. 13th World Congress of the Israel Medical association, MEDAX, Jerusalem, 1985.

Cohen R, Schachter J, Shachor Y, Bruderman I, Horwitz I. Bronchial sensitivity and reactivity to Methacholin in parents of Asthmatic children and children of asthmatic parents. Sixth European Congress on disease of the chest. Tel Aviv, 1986.

Schachter J, Avital A, Godfrey S, Engelhard D, Springer C. The role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the evaluation of immunocompromised children with suspected pulmonary infections. International symposium on recent developments in obstetric, perinatal, and childhood infections. Jerusalem, 1992.

Talnir R., Front H., Hamid A. Schachter J. : A case of Water Intoxication. Israeli Society of Toxicology Conference , Tel-Aviv 2003 (poster)

Meylach R , Talnir R, Tzivlin L, Bentur Y , Schachter J, : A Case of a psychotic mother and a drowsy baby. Israeli Society of Toxicology Conference , Tel-Aviv 2003 (Poster)

The Israeli Paediatric Association Annual meetings- Chairman of Paediatric Pulmonary Session – 2009 , 2010 , 2011

The Israeli Paediatric Association Annual meetings- Chairman of Genetic Session 2014 .

The Israeli Paediatric Association Annual Meetings;
2015 -Invited Talk – Update – Treatment of Paediatric Asthma
2016 – Invited Talk- CT Scan In Paediatric Patients – When ,How and Why?
2017 – Invited Talk- Paediatric Immunization in Israel;Parents Refusal – Results of Medical Staff survey