Prof. Orit Reisch

Geneticist

Information about doctor

  • Cytogenetic studies (analysis to detect abnormalities in the human chromosomal set)
  • Mapping and discovery of new genes and mutations
  • Genotype-phenotypic correlation of single gene defects in families and large populations
  • Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in carriers of BRCA1/BRCA2 gene mutations

Education and work experience

  • Faculty of Medicine of the University. Ben Gurion, Beer Sheva, Israel
  • Residency in Pediatrics at Tel Aviv University, Israel
  • Specialization in Genetics and Metabolism at the University of Minnesota, USA
  • US License to Practice Medicine (1995)
  • Certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics (1996)
  • Certificate of the Israeli Council of Medical Genetics

Membership in international organizations

  • Israel Medical Association (HARI)
  • Israel Society for Medical Genetics (ISMG)
  • Israel Society of Clinical Pediatrics (CHIPAC)
  • American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)