Dr. Hanane Benkhallouk

Dr. Hanane Benkhallouk

Chief of Geriatrics, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland Professor of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland.


2009-Current Professor of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland 1994-2009 Associate Professor of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland.
2000-Current Chief of Geriatrics Landspítali University Hospital.
1996- 2000 Chief of Geriatric Medicine, Reykjavik Hospital
1994-1996 Chief of Geriatric Medicine, Reykjavik City Hospital.
1994-1996 Administrative Chief of Medicine, Neurology and Rehabilitation, Reykjavik City Hospital.
1990-1994 Attending physician, Department of Medicine, Reykjavik City Hospital 1988-1989 Research Fellow in Geriatric Medicine and Instructor of Medicine at Harvard University.

Other Experiences and Professional Memberships
1986 American Board of Internal Medicine.
1987-1989 Charles A Dana Foundation Fellow
1989-Current Nursing Home Pre-admission Committee, the Ministry of Health, Iceland.
1990 American Board of Internal Medicine, added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine.
1993- Ice-RAI Committee, The Ministry of Health, Iceland, MDS NH longitudinal data base
1996-Current Fellow Inter-RAI: an organization on the development and use of the Resident Assessment Instruments; 25 nations, 45 person research and developmental group.
1999-Current On the Board of InterRAI as a secretary from 1999, see www.InterRAI.org 1997 Fellow American Colleague of Physicians.
1997-1999 Chairman Professional Committee of the Icelandic Medical Association.
2002-Current Chairman Scientific Committee of the Icelandic Heart Association.
1994-1998 Chairman, the Committee for Specialty Licensing in Medicine in Iceland.
1999- Current Chairman of the University of Iceland Gerontological Research Institute
2001- Current Executive Committee of the AGES study, Icelandic Heart Association and NIA – Co-PI.