Abed Zaid

Board-certified specialist in Geriatric Medicine with broad experience across geriatric rehabilitation, complex nursing care, chronic ventilation, psychogeriatric care, palliative care, family medicine and medical leadership. Experienced in multidisciplinary case management, cognitive and functional assessment, supervision of physicians, family communication and development of individualized treatment plans. Certified in Psychogeriatrics by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Geriatric Physician at Ganei Gil HaZahav Nursing Home (2025-11 – Present)

• Physician responsible for psychogeriatric / cognitively impaired resident units.

Geriatric Physician at Private Practice (2025-06 – Present)

• Performs private comprehensive geriatric assessments and provides medical opinions and certificates.

Family Physician at Maccabi Healthcare Services, Ar'ara (2025-07 – Present)

• Owns and operates an independent family medicine clinic serving Maccabi Health Services members.

Geriatric Physician - Insurance Assessments at Mediton and Maoz (2025-06 – Present)

• Conducts functional, cognitive and combined home-based assessments for insurance-related evaluations.

Medical Director at Nof Hadera / TLC Hadera Nursing Home (2025-06 – Present)

• Full medical responsibility for residents across complex nursing, nursing and psychogeriatric units.
• Supervises physicians, coordinates multidisciplinary care and communicates with residents' families.

Geriatric Medicine Residency at Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital (2019-07 – 2025-05)

• Clinical work in geriatric rehabilitation, complex nursing care and chronic ventilation units.
• Case management, multidisciplinary team leadership, treatment planning and family meetings.
• On-call duties across rehabilitation, geriatrics and chronic ventilation services.

Physician - Chronic Ventilation Division at Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital (2018-12 – 2025-05)

• Daily management of chronically ventilated patients; extensive experience with tracheostomy cannula changes and related complications.
• Practical knowledge of ventilation modes, ventilator parameters and patient-specific adjustment.

Home Hospice Physician at Bikur Rofe (2024-08 – 2025-02)

• Home visits and longitudinal follow-up for patients receiving hospice care.

Nursing Home Physician at TLC Romnit Nursing Home (2022-12 – 2025-05)

• Responsible for nursing and complex nursing patients, including tracheostomy, dialysis and palliative-care patients.

Internal Medicine Resident Rotation at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (2020-09 – 2022-03)

• Approximately 18 months of internal medicine training as part of residency, including work in a COVID/infectious disease ward.

Hair Transplant Physician at Private Clinic, Umm al-Fahm (2021-03 – 2021-12)

Nursing Home Physician at Senior Citizens Nursing Home, Kadima (2020-06 – 2020-09)

Home Rehabilitation Physician at Beit Balev (2019-06 – 2019-09)

• Home-based admissions, follow-up, individualized care plans and case management for more than 10 patients.

General Physician at Hadas Medical Center, Harish (2019-04 – 2020-02)

General Physician at Ibn Sina Pediatric & Family Medicine Clinic, Kafr Qara (2018-12 – 2019-11)

• Follow-up and treatment of pediatric and adult patients in collaboration with a specialist pediatrician.

Medical Internship at Hasharon Hospital (2017-08 – 2018-08)

Specialist Certificate in Geriatric Medicine – Israeli Medical Authority

Certificate in Psychogeriatrics – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Course in Dermatology: Common Problems – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (2024-12 – 2025-04)

Geriatrics Board Examination - Stage B in Geriatric Medicine – Israeli Medical Authority (2023-04 – 2023-04)

Course in Palliative Care Enrichment – JDC Israel-Eshel (2022-11 – 2023-02)

Course in FUE Hair Transplantation – Dr. Krupnik (2021-03 – 2021-03)

Geriatrics Board Examination - Stage A in Geriatric Medicine – Israeli Medical Authority (2022-06 – 2022-06)

M.D. in Doctor of Medicine – Medical School (2016-06)