Michael Davidson MD

Prof. Michael Davidson is currently the Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Sheba Medical Center and Professor of Psychiatry at the Sackler School of Medicine. Prof. Davidson has trained in psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City between 1981 and 1985 where remained on staff until 1995 and became Professor of Psychiatry. Prof. Davidson has accumulated experience both as an administrator and as a researcher.

He has been hospital deputy director both in New York State and in Israel and has contributed to the movement of deinstitutionalization. As a researcher Prof. Davidson has published over 200 articles mostly in peer reviewed prestigious journals in the area of Schizophrenia and of Alzheimer’s disease. In the area of Schizophrenia he has investigated and published data focused on the biology of the disease (neurochemistry and molecular biology) as well as experimental treatments.

Recently he as embarked in the study of the premorbid and prodromal manifestations leading to Schizophrenia. In the areas of Alzheimer’s Diseases most of his research work has been devoted to developing novel treatments for this condition. Lately his research has been focused on determining the contribution of cardiovascular risk factors and pathology to the manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease. Prof. Davidson is a board member of several professional organizations as well as a reviewer for professional journals.