Dr. Baruch Itzhak: MD.
Dr. Baruch Itzhak is a specialist in Family Medicine and Diabetologist at Clalit Health Services; Haifa; Israel. He was graduated in medicine at Tel-Aviv university in 1986. He received his medical degree of Family Medicine at the Technion faculty of medicine, Haifa in 1994.
Dr. Itzhak is working as a clinician and diabetologist in primary care settings at Clalit Health Services in Israel. He is recognized as a teacher for medical students and residents in Family Medicine and Diabetes, and the project coordinator of Diabetes Education and Quality Assurance in the Community. He is a member of EASD, Israel Association of Family Physicians, Israel National Diabetes council and a board member of the Israel Diabetes Association. He is involved in national and international projects of Diabetes Prevention. Dr. Itzhak is a clinical investigator of Diabetes, Lipids and Hypertension in the Research Unit, Lin Medical Center, Haifa, where he is involved in many clinical studies Phase 2b and Phase 3. His special interest is the prevention of Diabetes and complications, and early initiation and intensification of injectable therapies among primary care providers.
He is the author of multiple articles on diabetes and complications in primary care published in journals including Cardiovascular Diabetology, Diabetes Care, and Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.
He is an active speaker in national and international conferences, and has participated in many advisory panels.
He is the current secretary of the D & CVD Study Group related to EASD and a council member of EPCCS.
He is a member of PCDE steering committee and an active member of WONCA Europe.