Itamar Grotto
Visiting Professor, One Health Biostatistics Epidemiology
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School of Veterinary Medicine
Visiting Professor
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department |
| (MPH): cum laude | 1996-1999 | Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel | Braun School of Public Health |
| (M.D.) | 1982-1989 | Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (TAU), | Sackler Medical School |
| (PhD) cum laude | 2005-2008 | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel(BGU) | Department of Health Systems Management Faculty of Health Sciences |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2021- | today | School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, | Full Professor Israel Strategic Advisor in Public Health, | |
| 2022- | today | Cyprus University of Technology, | Limassol, Cyprus | Visiting Professor, |
| 2022- | today | PsyRx company, Rehovot, | Israel | Executive Chairman, |
| 2022- | today | Canonic company, Rehovot, | Israel | Board Member |
| 2022- | today | Green Vision Center™ | President and Board Member, | |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| The effect of a high-intensity interval training program on combat soldiers' fitness. | Grossman A, Grossman E, Peretz L, Abramovish A, Yanovish R, Grotto I. | Sci Sports, In Press. | |||
| National Weekly SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Screening of All Workers in Long-Term Care Facilities Associated with Decrease in Resident Mortality Rate. Gerontology, | Abu-Fraiha Y, Geva Robinson S, Maimon MS, Hassan L, Grotto I, Gortzak Uzan L, Goldin S, Novack V, Maimon N. | In Press. | |||
| 2023 | Anxiety in the face of the first wave of the spread of COVID-19 in Israel: Psychosocial determinants of a "Panic-to-complacency-continuum". | Shahar G, Ahronson-Daniel L, Greenberg D, Shalev H, Tendler A, Grotto I, Malone P, Davidovitch N. | Soc Sci Med. | 2023;317:115585. | |
| 2022 | Association Between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Physical Fitness of Young-adult Cadets: A Retrospective Case-Control Study. | Peretz L, Grossman A, Saeed SJ, Appleboim-Refael T, Zloof Y, Friedensohn L, Shapira S, Shlaifer A, Grotto I. | BMJ Open | 2022;12:e066094. | |
| 2022 | Standardization of a Developmental Milestone Scale Using Data from Children in Israel. JAMA | Sudry T, Zimmerman DR, Yardeni H, Joseph A, Baruch R, Grotto I, Greenberg D, Eilenberg R, Amit G, Akiva P, Tsadok MA, Rize Y, Zaworbach H, Uziel M, Ben Moshe D, Sadaka IL, Bachmat E, Freedman J, Sadaka Y. | Netw Open | 2022;5:e222184. |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service |
| 2022- | Canonic company, Rehovot, Israel | Board Member, |
| 2022- | Green Vision Center™ | President and Board Member, |
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 1988 | Excellence in Medical Studies (6th year) | Sackler School of Medicine - Tel-Aviv University |
| 1999 | Distinction in final public health specialization exam | Israeli Medical Association |
| 2000 | Excellence in MPH Studies | Hebrew University School of Public Health |
| 2008 | Excellence in PhD studies | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| 2015 | Management Excellence Award | Israel Civil Service Commission |
| 2016 | Graduate Award for Special contribution to Science and Society | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |