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- Director, Oncology Institute, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Chairperson, Oncology Department, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University;
- Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University;
- Psychologist, Oncology Institute, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center;
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center;
- Professor of Surgery, Director, Department of Surgery, Rokah Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center.