Dr. Daphna Paran, MD, has been the Medical Director at XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. since March 04, 2016. Dr. Paran is an internal medicine and rheumatology specialist. She has significant experience in the treatment of lupus patients, has published extensively on the subject and has been involved in several clinical studies in the search for viable treatment options for this difficult disease. Dr. Paran has over 20 years of rheumatology expertise with a focus on lupus. She is a Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University, the Head of the lupus clinic, Head of the rheumatology day care unit and the Deputy head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital). She trained in lupus and the antiphospholipid syndrome at the lupus unit, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital in London and has published or co-authored over 60 articles in the field of lupus and rheumatology. Dr. Paran completed her medical studies at Ben Gurion University.