Information about doctor
Dr. Galina Shenkerman has deep knowledge and almost 40 years of medical practice in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, thyroid diseases (including benign and malignant neoplasms), and endocrine system disorders leading to the development of obesity and metabolic disorders.
Dr. Shenkerman received her higher medical education at the Zaporizhzhya Medical Institute, and completed her specialization and internship in Israel – at the Institute of Endocrinology (Tel Aviv University) and leading medical centers.
Dr. Shenkerman heads the endocrinology department of the Diabetes and Obesity Center of one of the largest clinics in Israel and successfully treats patients with endocrine diseases based on modern diagnostic and innovative therapeutic methods. He conducts training courses for endocrinologists, consults Israeli and foreign specialists, conducts research on new methods of treating hereditary endocrine diseases, and publishes scientific articles in medical journals.
He is an active member of the Israeli National Foundation for Diabetes and Obesity, the Israeli Endocrinology Association and the Association for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.
Speaks Hebrew, English and Russian.
Education and work experience
- Zaporizhzhya State Medical Institute, Ukraine
- Specialization in endocrinology and internal medicine at the Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and High Blood Pressure at Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Internship at Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Specialization in Internal Medicine at Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
Membership in international organizations
- Israel Medical Association
- Israel Endocrine Association
- Israel Diabetes Association
- Israel Association for the Fight Against Obesity