Program leadership

Program Leadership

Israel Clinical Exchange is led at the initiative level, with clinical leadership specific to each individual program. Below is the leadership for the initiative and for the inaugural Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Exchange.

Initiative Leadership

Diego Wyszynski, MD, PhD

Founder and Executive Director

London, United Kingdom

Diego Wyszynski is an Argentine physician and epidemiologist. His work spans academia and the life sciences industry, with experience in clinical research, epidemiology, drug safety, and international health initiatives. He founded Israel Clinical Exchange to connect healthcare professionals in Latin America with leading clinical and academic teams in Israel.

Inaugural Cystic Fibrosis Programme — Clinical Leadership

Prof. Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh, MD

Clinical Programme Lead

President, Israeli Pediatric Pulmonology Association

Director, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Center

Hadassah Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus

Full Professor of Pediatrics

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh's clinical and research work focuses on cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, asthma, and other chronic lung diseases. She is principal investigator of numerous national and international multicentre trials, has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, and was elected to the ECFS-CTN Executive Committee in 2024. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, she has worked for more than a decade to strengthen cystic fibrosis care across Latin America, including helping establish Uruguay's first cystic fibrosis centre and training medical and allied health professionals in Argentina, Chile, Panama, and Uruguay.