Gil Suzin, PhD
Head of Neurocognitive Operations - Aviv Scientific
Highlights:
- Expert Neuropsychologist for over 15 years.
- Skilled diagnostician with expertise in Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive impairments post stroke, Age related Cognitive Decline, Attention disorders.
- Skilled psychotherapist focusing on behavioral and emotional disorders following Traumatic brain injuries and other Neurological disorders.
- An expert in the development of tools for cognitive rehabilitation. Specifically, rehabilitation of memory decline due to healthy aging or Neurological disorders.
- Established the cognitive rehabilitation unit in the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology – Tel Aviv University. PhD Dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Marius Usher. Subject of dissertation: “Forming Associations between Visual Objects in Memory: A Neuropsychological Study of age related deficits and rehabilitation”.
- M.A in Rehabilitational Neuropsychology – The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaffo
- B.A in Psychology – Tel Aviv University.
Experience highlights:
- Aviv Scientific Scientific: Head of Neurocognitive operations. Supervising Neuropsychological teams of Aviv-Clinics worldwide.
- Sagol Center: Director of the cognitive rehabilitation unit. Instruction of students, interns and specialists treating patients with neurological impairments. Participating in research in the field of neurological rehabilitation after hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Implementation of new assessment tools and cognitive rehabilitation tools.
- Effective: Preliminary design of a software for cognitive training with emphasis on Memory processes.
Research Publications
- Hadanny, A., Catalogna, M., Yaniv, S., Stolar, O., Rothstein, L., Shabi, A., Suzin, G., … & Efrati, S. (2022). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in children with post-concussion syndrome improves cognitive and behavioral function: a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 15233.
- Suzin, G., Halpert Frolinger, T., Yogev, D., Hadanny, A., Catalogna, M., Rassovsky, Y., & Efrati, S. (2020). Oxygen: The Rate-Limiting Factor for Episodic Memory Performance, Even in Healthy Young Individuals. Biomolecules, 10(9), 1328.
- Amir, H., Malka, D. K., Gil, S., Rahav, B. G., Merav, C., Kobi, D., … & Erez, L. (2020). Cognitive enhancement of healthy older adults using hyperbaric oxygen: a randomized controlled trial. Aging (Albany NY), 12(13), 13740.
- Suzin, G., Ravona-Shpringer, R., Ash, E. L., Davelaar, E. J., & Usher, M. (2019). Differences in Semantic Memory Encoding Strategies in Young, Healthy Old and MCI Patients. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 11, 306.
