Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal-neonatal specialists
Francis Mimouni, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Stephen A. Pearlman, Tonse Raju, Patrick G. Gallagher, Joseph Mendlovic
Pediatrician in Israel
Professor Francis B. Mimouni
Board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist, Professor of Pediatrics. Professor Mimouni sees children and infants at his private clinic in north Tel Aviv for consultations, diagnosis and second opinions.
- Board certified in pediatrics in Israel since 1980
- Chair of the National Council for Child Health
- Author of over 400 research articles
- Private clinic, 9 Aharon Itin St., Tel Aviv
Expertise
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of children and infants, care of premature and newborn babies, ADHD in children and adolescents, and expert consultations in pediatrics.
- Diagnosis and treatment of illness in children and infants
- Neonatology: care of newborns and premature infants
- Consultations and second opinions in pediatrics
- ADHD in children and adolescents
- Vitamin D: international expert, contributor to clinical guidelines worldwide
The clinic
- Address 9 Aharon Itin St., Tel Aviv, Israel Ganei Tzahala neighborhood, north Tel Aviv. Consultations are usually held in the evening; appointments are available on most weekdays.
- Phone 050-868-5778
- Email fbmimouni@gmail.com
Career
Milestones of Professor Mimouni's clinical and academic career in France, the United States and Israel.
- 1974
Doctor of Medicine, Saint-Antoine Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
- 1978
Board certification in pediatrics, France
- 1980
Board certification in pediatrics, Israel
- 1984-1986
Fellowship in neonatal and perinatal medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- 1987-1990
Attending neonatologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics with tenure (1989)
- 1990-1993
Associate Director of Neonatology and Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh; Professor of Pediatrics with tenure (1993)
- 1994-1997
Professor of Pediatrics, State University of New York (SUNY) in Brooklyn
- 1997-2004
Director of the Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center
- 1999
Full Professor of Pediatrics (regular track), Tel Aviv University
- 2001-2005
Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
- 2002-2004
President of the Israel Neonatal Society
- 2004-2008
President of the Israel Pediatric Association
- 2006-2011
Director of Pediatrics and the Children's Division, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
- 2009
Began serving as chair of the pediatrics examination committee of the Scientific Council
- 2010
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Tel Aviv University
- 2012-2013
Director, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center
- 2013-present
Chair of the National Council for Child Health and Pediatrics, Israel Ministry of Health
- 2014-2022
Director of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
- 2014-2023
Secretary General of the International Neonatology Association
- 2015-present
International Editor, Journal of Perinatology
- 2018
Lifetime Achievement Award, Israeli Medical Association
- 2022-present
Director of the Department of Community Pediatrics, Leumit Health Services (resident training, teaching and community pediatrics research)
Selected publications
Professor Mimouni is the author of over 400 research articles, has contributed to dozens of books, and serves as an international editor of the Journal of Perinatology, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Adverse effects reported in the use of gastroesophageal reflux disease treatments in children: a 10 years literature review
Shlomi Cohen, Mirjam Bueno de Mesquita, Francis B. Mimouni
In the media
Video clip from Channel 10 with Professor Francis Mimouni, pediatrician in Israel (Hebrew).
