Prof. Mickey Scheinowitz, Ph.D.

Bio:Professor Mickey Scheinowitz earned his PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel, and then he spent 2 years as post-doc fellow at the Cardiology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD. Between 2007-2009 he spent 2-year sabbatical in Washington Hospital Centre, Washington DC, USA. Prof. Scheinowitz is the Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, and the Director of the Nicholas and Elizabeth Slezak Super Center for Cardiac Research and Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is a committee member of the Israel Society of Sports Medicine and a member of the European Network for Health Enhancing Physical Activity, World Health Organization. Prof. Scheinowitz is also a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine. In the past, Prof. Scheinowitz was a member of the National Council for Health Promotion; the National Council for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases; and Healthy Israeli 2020 Initiative, Israeli Ministry of Health. Prof. Scheinowitz supervised more than 40 graduate students toward master and PhD degrees. He published over 75 professional manuscripts and presented over 100 scientific abstracts in national and international meetings. Prof. Scheinowitz gain vast experience in leading medical device companies from basic research through pre-clinical in vivo studies to clinical trials. He currently serves as the Chief Scientist of Aerotel Ltd, Holon, Israel.