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The 21st IMA/World Fellowship Conference, Israel, 3-7 May 2016
The 21st Israeli Medical Association/World Fellowship Conference will be held in conjunction with the IMA Scientific Societies’ Forum. Click Here for More Info
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Emotional Gatherings in Florida at IDF Special Ops presentations
The guest speaker on Sunday, May 17, 2015 was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Forward Surgical Team Commander and a 2014-2015 APF Fellowship Recipient who spoke about his many challenging assignments, including that of a paratrooper and of a Special Operation Forces surgeon. The awe inspiring presentations took place at the […]
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Poignant Presentations by IDF Special Ops Combat Doctor in the Midwest
In March, 2015, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Forward Surgical Team Commander and a 2014-2015 APF Fellowship Recipient spoke about his many challenging assignments, including that of a paratrooper and of a Special Operation Forces surgeon. Few eyes remained dry during his presentations. The speaker, a grandson of a Holocaust survivor […]
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APF Supporters Gathered in Florida to Meet an IDF Special Ops Surgeon
In December, 2014, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Forward Surgical Team Commander and a 2014 – 2015 APF Fellowship recipient spoke about his many challenging assignments including serving as a paratrooper and Special Operation Forces surgeon. Dr. Jacob Chen’s presentation took place at Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens. We extend a […]
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Over 100 friends and APF Supporters gathered for awe-inspiring APF Midwest Events
In April, 2014, the guest speaker Maj. Jacob Chen, MD, an IDF Airborne Medical Doctor and Officer and a 2013-2014 APF Fellowship Recipient spoke about his experience serving as a military physician in the IDF since 2001. He talked about the realities of treating wounded people under fire regardless of […]
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At the current time, the Israeli Ministry of Health has sufficient resources to handle the crisis
We would like to thank all of the healthcare professionals who immediately reached out to APF with the message of being ready at a moment’s notice should their medical services be needed in Israel; as missiles continue to be indiscriminately fired upon its citizens. At the current time, the Israeli […]
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The Third Israeli International Conference on Healthcare System: Preparedness & Response to Emergencies and Disasters
The Third Israeli International Conference on Healthcare System Preparedness & Response to Emergencies and Disasters Tel Aviv Israel, January 12 – 15, 2014 The Israeli Ministry of Health and the Home Front Command will be hosting the Third Israeli International Conference on Healthcare System Preparedness and Response to Emergencies and […]
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Inspiring APF Event at the home of Dr. Sitnitskaya, Great Neck, NY
Dozens of friends and members of APF gathered on November 3, 2013 in Great Neck, NY for an awe-inspiring APF Event. The guest speaker Maj. Jacob Chen, M.D., an IDF Airborne Medical Doctor and Officer and a 2013-2014 APF Fellowship Recipient spoke about his experience serving as a military physician […]
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APF’s President-Elect Presenting to Medical Students and Faculty at Yeshiva University in New York
On October 20, 2013 Dr. Michael Frogel, President-Elect of APF, participated at the Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society’s Eighth Annual Conference, titled “Prescribing for a Nation; Examining the Interplay between Israeli Health Care& Jewish Law”. Dr. Frogel moderated a plenary session on Israeli methods of responding to medical crises […]
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Former APF Fellow Takes Over Hadassah Surgical Department
Prof. Aviram Nissan, a 1996-1997 APF Fellowship Grant Recipient, is the new Chief of Surgery at Hadassah University Medical Center’s Ein Kerem Campus in Jerusalem. In 1996 Dr. Aviram joined the surgical department at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center for a one year fellowship. After this year of surgical […]
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Former APF Fellow Involved in Lifesaving Newborn Screening Program
Dr. Dan Turner, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Shaare Zedek Jerusalem and a 2006-2007 APF Fellowship Grant Recipient, is helping lead an experimental screening program headed by Dr. Oren Ledder that aims to identify newborns suffering from biliary atresia. In 2004 Dr. Turner began a Fellowship at the Hospital for […]
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Former APF Fellow Exploring How Cancer Patients Seek Information In The Internet Era
Dr. Yishai Ofran, a senior Hematologist at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa and a 2007-2008 APF Fellowship Grant Recipient, has published a study, along with data scientist Elad Yom-Tov, Ph.D., which exploring how cancer patients and their social circle seek information in the Internet era. Dr. Ofran is a […]
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The APF Michigan Chapter Meeting for Members and Supporters of Medicine in Israel
On Sunday, January 13, 2013 over 50 medical professionals from the Michigan area came together at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills for The APF Michigan Chapter Meeting for members and supporters of medicine in Israel. The stirring and moving talk of Lt. (reserve) Asael Lubotzky, M.D., a heroic Golani […]
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APF/The Chai Center of Brookline Medical Sushi and Cocktails
While enjoying sushi and cocktails over 50 young Jewish medical professionals from the Boston area got together on December 16, 2012 for a Health Professionals Winter Networking Event. They listened intently to an inspirational speaker, Asael Lubotzky, M.D., who spoke about his victory overcoming medical injuries received in the 2006 […]
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APF Illinois Chapter Fall Networking Event – September 23, 2012
Thank you to our friends and members of APF who joined us on September 23, 2012 in Chicago for the APF Illinois Chapter Fall Networking Event. It was a pleasure to meet familiar and new faces. We hope you enjoyed learning about APF, eating some bagels and lox, and meeting […]
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