Dr. Ilan E. Timor
Dr Ilan E. Timor
MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Dr. Ilan E. Timor, MD, is widely known for his research in obstetrics and Gynecology ultrasound laying the fundamentals of transvaginal ultrasound. He has received numerous awards for his work and delivered lectures in 25 different countries. He has published eight books including the first two books ever written on transvaginal sonography (translated into 3 languages) and fetal neurosonography, and more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters. His book on ultrasound of the fetal brain was translated into Italian and Spanish.
He is the recipient of awards for his lifetime achievements: The Fry Lecture Award and The Ultrasound Pioneer Award by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, The Ian Donald Medal by the International Society of Ultrasound in Ob/Gyn, The Liley Medal by the International Society “The Fetus as a Patient” and The Ob/Gyn Ultrasound Award by the Israeli Society of Ultrasound in Ob/Gyn.
Dr. Timor received his medical degree from Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel, and completed a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1984, he was appointed Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical School of the Technion in Haifa, Israel. In 1986, he joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center as a Professor of Ob/Gyn. In 1998 he undertook a job at NYU School of Medicine as Director of Ob/Gyn Ultrasound and was appointed as Professor of Ob/Gyn. At present, he is a Professor of Ob/Gyn at New York University School of Medicine and is the Division Director of Ob/Gyn Ultrasound.
Dr. Timor is a member of numerous medical societies and organizations, including the American Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the New York Perinatal Society, The New York Obstetrical Society, The New York Gynecological Society, and the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Presently he serves on the Board of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine as well on the Editorial Board of its journal