Dr. Michal Amir Salkin has over 30 years of experience with healthcare and medical education.

Michal taught at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles after retiring from her Obstetrics & Gynecology practice. She earned her MD from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, then trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She built and ran a private clinical practice, taking pride in educating her patients about their bodies, developing babies, medical concerns, and options for care. She was on-staff at the UCLA Geffen Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, St. John’s Medical Center, and Century City Hospital in Los Angeles. 

In addition to patient care and medical education, Michal has developed protocols for and run clinical drug trials, and she serves as an advisor to Walden Ventures on biotechnology investments.

Michal looks forward to joining the University of Haifa Board of Governors and helping to make the University of Haifa’s Herta & Paul Amir School of Medicine a leader in medical education and community-building for Israel’s North. 

Michal and her husband, Kenneth Salkin, have two children.