Biography

Itamar Raz, MD, received his medical degree from the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem in 1980. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, is a full professor of Internal Medicine and has been the Head of the Diabetes Unit at Hadassah University Hospital since 2000. Prof. Raz is currently serving as head of the Israeli National Council of Diabetes which is responsible for formulating national policies regarding diabetes. In addition, Prof. Raz is President of D-Cure, a non-profit organization that promotes and funds scientific research in Israel for finding a cure and better treatments for diabetes. In the past he served as president of the Israel Diabetes Association from 1992-2004.

At Hadassah, Prof. Raz's basic research activities have focused on beta cell survival and function in animal models developed in his lab (Psammomys and Cohen rats).  He has been active in researching the prevention of type 1 diabetes. In addition he is currently leading several large international CV outcome diabetes (type 2) studies – the recently completed saxagliptin outcome study (SAVOR-TIMI 53): approx. 16,500 patients, 800 centers/sites, in 30 various countries around the world and the currently ongoing DECLARE Study - a multicenter trial to evaluate the effect of Dapagliflozin on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Events (DECLARE-TIMI58).

Prof. Raz holds various editorial board positions in 8 diabetes related international journals. In addition he is an active reviewer for several journals. He has over 270 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is co-editor of 4 biennial publications of a Diabetes Care Supplement summarizing proceedings of the European Controversies to Consensus in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension (CODHy) meetings which he has organized over the past years. Prof. Raz has chaired and been a featured speaker at multiple lectures and presentations both nationally and internationally.

 

Itamar Raz

Professor

 

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  • DEPARTMENT

    Diabetes Unit,
    Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital



  • COUNTRY ISRAEL