Chairman and Board Members

Michal Kovo, MD, PhD

Present Position

• Head of the Labor Ward and Maternity Department, Edith Wolfson Mediacl Center, Holon, Israel.
• Associated Professor, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University 

Medical Education

• MD: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel.
• PhD: The Weizmann Institute of Science, Biological Regulation Department, Rehovot, Israel;
• Research fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) at Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, NY, USA. 

Special Interests

• Placental function
• The exvivo human cotyledon perfusion model
• Placental histopathology
• Placental role in pregnancy complications: preeclampsia, intra-uterine growth restriction, diabetes

Present position:

1) Lecturer, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2) Acting head of the Reproduction Department, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Education:

• 1995-1997: Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
  
  
• 1998-2002: DVM, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Israel.
  
  
• 2003-2004: Internship. Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  
  
• 2004-2007: Residency in Large Animal Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction). Western College of Veterinary Medicine,  Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
  
  
• Aug 2007: Board Certification (Diplomate Status) in Theriogenoloy (Animal Reproduction, Multi-species track). American College of Theriogenologists.
  
  
• 2004-2010: PhD, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Dep. of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
  
  
• 2009-2012: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Special interests:

Animal reproduction

Animal models for placenta function and pathology

Placenta imaging

Endometritis and post-partum uterine involution 

Current position:

Fertilityu researcher, Department of Ruminant Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel

Education:

Research interests:

• Factors involved in embryo-maternal crosstalk
• Embryonic and maternal factors involved in embryo implantation and placenta formation and function
• Genes involved in uterus receptivity

Current position:

Director of MFM, Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel

Clinical Assistant Professor, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion,
Haifa, Israel

Education:

• 1997, BMedSc, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
• 2000, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
• 2012, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
• 2013 – 2015, Research Fellow, Visiting Instructor, Center for Advanced Fetal Care, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Maryland, USA

Research interests:

• Myeloid cells in human placentas and pregnancy complications
• Heparanase role in human placentas
• Clinical research in maternal fetal medicine

Current position:
Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound Unit, Rambam Medical Center

Education:

 
Research interests:

• Preterm birth.
• Fetal brain injury.
• Inflammation