ALYN PARC Leadership Team

Arie Melamed-Yekel

Arie Melamed-Yekel
Deputy Director General, Strategic Planning and General Manager, ALYN PARC Helmsley Research Center & ALYNnovation

Is a senior high-tech executive with over 20 years of global experience and proven record of leading teams to outstanding business results.

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Prof. Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss

Prof. Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss
Executive Research Advisor, ALYN PARC and Emeritus professor, University of Haifa

An emeritus professor at the University of Haifa, Tamar has been a research consultant at ALYN Hospital for the past three years.

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Dr. Naomi Gefen

Dr. Naomi Gefen
Deputy Director General of ALYN Hospital and ALYN PARC PI

Has been Deputy Director since January 2012, is responsible for the allied health clinical services.

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Dr. Sharon Eylon

Dr. Sharon Eylon
Head, Pediatric Orthopedic Services, ALYN Hospital and ALYN PARC PI

Worked as a physician at ALYN since 2006 and has been head of the Pediatric Orthopedic Service since 2013.

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Dr. Keren Politi

Dr. Keren Politi
Head, Pediatric Neurology Services, ALYN Hospital and ALYN PARC PI

Has been head of the neurology service at ALYN Hospital Children and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center since 2020. 

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Dr. Simon-Henri Schless

Dr. Simon-Henri Schless
Head, Motion Analysis and Biofeedback Laboratory and ALYN PARC PI

Divides his time as the manager of the clinical motion analysis and biofeedback laboratory at the ALYN pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation center in Jerusalem, and principal investigator in the ALYN PARC Helmsley Research Center.

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Dr. Neta Yitzhak

Dr. Neta Yitzhak
Rehabilitation Psychologist, ALYN Hospital and ALYN PARC PI

Is a rehabilitation psychologist at ALYN Hospital: Children and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center, working mainly with children and adolescents with somatic symptom disorders, brain injuries, and orthopedic conditions.

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Yitzhak Vassal

Yitzhak Vassal
Research Center Administrative Associate, ALYN PARC

Is a veteran administrator with over 15 years of experience with non-profit organizations and academic research.

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