Legacy Fellows

FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS

A Legacy of Learning and Service

APF’s fellowship program invests in Israeli physicians who pursue advanced training in North America, with the goal of bringing new expertise home to strengthen patient care.

Explore recipients from previous fellowship grant years and the fields their training supports—from children’s health and cancer care to surgery and emergency medicine.

2025-2026

Dr. Zahi Abu Ghosh

clinical fellow and cardiologist

Dr. Zahi Abu Ghosh is participating in an advanced clinical fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in Canada to acquire specialized skills, research experience, and exposure to technologies that are not yet widely available in Israel.

Dr. Uri Hadelsberg

Spine surgeon, Neurosurgeon, Entrepreneur

Dr. Uri Hadelsberg is undertaking a highly specialized U.S. fellowship at the University of Miami to train in advanced endoscopic and awake spine surgery—innovative techniques that are currently severely underdeveloped and largely unavailable in Israel.

Dr. Tal Schlaeffer Yosef

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Schlaeffer Yosef is undertaking a research postdoctoral fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center—one of the world’s leading institutions in oncology and infectious disease management—to acquire expertise that is not currently available at the same depth or scale in Israel.

Dr. Shachar Daysi

congenital cardiac surgery fellowship

Dr. Shachar Daysi is participating in a highly specialized congenital cardiac surgery fellowship at Emory University—one of the world’s leading centers for pediatric and congenital heart surgery.

Dr. Ron Gurel

Senior Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon and Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Ron Gurel is participating in an advanced Hand and Upper Limb Surgery fellowship at the Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Center, one of the world’s leading institutions for both clinical excellence and research in this highly specialized field.

Dr. Ran Abuhasira

Director/Head of the Clinical Research Center

Dr. Ran Abuhasira is undertaking a research fellowship in the United States to gain advanced expertise in multi-omics data integration and translational research—capabilities that are essential to modern precision medicine and are currently limited in scale and infrastructure in Israel.

Dr. Or Barkai

Attending Physician and Breast Surgeon in the General Surgery Section

Dr. Or Barkai is pursuing an advanced surgical breast oncology fellowship in Canada in order to gain expertise and leadership training that extend beyond what is currently available in Israel.

Dr. Mati Shavit

pulmonary fellow and physician

Dr. Mati Shavit is pursuing an advanced fellowship in Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) at the University of Southern California (USC) under the mentorship of Professor Toby Maher, one of the world’s leading experts in ILD research and clinical management. USC is among the foremost academic medical institutions in the United States, and its Keck School of Medicine—through the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research—serves as a global hub for innovation in pulmonary medicine, integrating cutting-edge clinical care with basic and translational research.

Dr. Lev Freidkin

Senior Physician, Pulmonologist, and Lecturer

Dr. Lev Freidkin is participating in an advanced Interventional Pulmonology fellowship in North America in order to acquire specialized clinical and research expertise that is not yet widely available in Israel.

Dr. Leon Chertin

advanced pediatric urology fellowship

Dr. Leon Chertin is participating in an advanced pediatric urology fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States, a program that offers clinical exposure and training not currently available at the same depth in Israel.

Dr. Karny Shouchane-Blum

Vitreoretinal Surgery

Dr. Karny Shouchane-Blum is pursuing an advanced Surgical Vitreoretinal Fellowship at the University of Alberta in order to acquire highly specialized clinical, surgical, and research expertise that is not currently available at the same scale in Israel.

Dr. Ilit Turgeman

Medical Oncologist

Dr. Ilit Turgeman is undertaking an advanced fellowship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute—one of the world’s foremost cancer centers—in a pivotal step that will significantly strengthen oncology care and research capacity in Israel.

Dr. Gal Antman

ophthalmologist, surgical oculoplastics fellow, and adjunct assistant professor

Dr. Gal Antman is participating in an advanced international oculoplastic fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute—one of the world’s leading centers for ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgery—in order to gain specialized expertise that is not fully available through local or regional training programs.

Dr. Farouk Khury

Division of Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Farouk Khury is pursuing an Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital as a transformative step in his professional development and as a strategic investment in the future of orthopedic care in Israel.

Dr. Elchanan Zloczower

advanced fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery

Dr. Elchanan Zloczower is undertaking an advanced fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital—one of the leading U.S. centers for endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery.

Dr. Eitan Keizman

advanced pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship

Dr. Eitan Keizman is pursuing an advanced pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), one of the world’s highest-volume and most innovative centers for pediatric heart surgery.

Dr. Avihai Moscovici

Research Fellow focusing on colorectal and robotic-assisted surgery

Dr. Avihai Moscovici has been deeply committed to colorectal surgery since the earliest stages of his residency, with a particular focus on colorectal oncology.

Dr. Asaf Shemer

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Asaf Shemer is undertaking an advanced clinical fellowship in glaucoma at the University of British Columbia, one of North America’s leading centers for ophthalmic training and research.

Dr. Alona Katzir

orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Alona Katzir is an orthopedic surgeon with a deep commitment to advancing trauma care and is beginning an advanced Trauma Fellowship at Parkland Memorial Hospital—one of the United States’ premier Level I trauma centers and a global leader in orthopedic trauma.

2024-2025

Dr. Yael Fisher

An associate professor

Dr. Fisher is in her second year of a pathology department clinical Fellowship that spans two sub-specialties: molecular pathology and perinatal pathology.

Dr. Tom Konikoff

research Fellowship - pancreatic cancer

Dr. Konikoff is completing a research Fellowship in pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Tehilah Meged-Book

geriatric medicine

Dr. Meged-Book is completing a Fellowship in geriatric medicine.

Dr. Tal Capucha

clinical Fellowship

Dr. Capucha is doing a clinical Fellowship in maxillofacial deformities.

Dr. Shiri Barbash-Hazan

maternal-fetal medicine

Dr. Barbash-Hazan is doing a research Fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine.

Dr. Roi Sar-El

neuropsychiatry and neuromodulation

Dr. Sar-El is doing a research Fellowship in neuropsychiatry and neuromodulation.

Dr. Rawan Kharouba Mazawi

uveitis clinical Fellowship

Dr. Kharouba Mazawi is participating in a uveitis clinical Fellowship in Northwestern University’s medical school ophthalmology department.

Dr. Ory Haisraely

Radiation oncologist fellow

Dr. Haisraely is participating in a two-year clinical and research Fellowship in adult and pediatric neuro-oncology.

Dr. Omri Nativ

Urologic Oncology Fellow

Dr. Nativ is participating in a research and clinical uro-oncology Fellowship.

Dr. Netanel Eisenbach

thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Dr. Eisenbach is completing a clinical Fellowship in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Dr. Itay Kalisky

clinical Fellowship - inflammatory bowel disease

Dr. Kalinsky began his clinical Fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease in September 2023.

Dr. Hadas Allouche Kam

PTSD research Fellowship

Dr. Allouche Kam is completing a childbirth related PTSD research Fellowship.

Dr. Gabriel Levin

Gynecologic Oncologist, Director of Oncology

Since July 2023, Dr. Levin has been doing a clinical Fellowship in gynecologic oncology.

Dr. David Dothan

Urologic Oncology clinical Fellowship program

Dr. Dothan is participating in a Society of Urologic Oncology clinical Fellowship program to provide him with the tools to deliver advanced care to his patients back home and to develop Israel’s uro-oncology field.

Dr. Bat-Hen Annie Daviko

Pediatrician and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Dr. Daviko will complete a clinical Fellowship in advanced pediatric emergency medicine and pursue Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) training.

Dr. Amit Zabtani

Orthopedic Surgeon, Co-Founder, and Chief Medical Officer.

Dr. Zabatani is completing a clinical Fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology.

Dr. Amit Kosto

clinical Fellowship

Dr. Kosto is participating in a clinical Fellowship in chronic pain rehabilitation.

2023-2024

Dr. Yosef Landman-Gigi

radiation oncologist

Dr. Landman-Gigi is a radiation oncologist at one of the largest hospitals in Israel.

Dr. Yaniv Nur

senior orthopedic physician

Dr. Nur has been a big part of Assuta University Hospital’s Surgical Trauma Medicine Consultation Department.

Dr. Ran Ankory

spine surgeon

As a Lieutenant Colonel in the IDF, Dr. Ankory has served in two distinct roles over the past several years.

Dr. Oshrat Silberstein

pediatrician

Before coming to Canada Dr. Silberstein, a pediatrician at Soroka University Medical Center, completed a fellowship in Palliative Medicine.

Dr. Omer Gal

surgical management

Dr. Gal will complete a clinical fellowship at the Miami Cancer Institute’s Radiation Therapy Center.

Dr. Meital Zikry

advanced mechanical ventilation

Dr. Zikry is an intensivist focused on respiratory failure and advanced mechanical ventilation.

Dr. Maru Gete

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Gete will complete a research and clinical fellowship in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Gal Tsaban

Clinical Cardiology

Dr. Tsaban will complete a clinical fellowship in advanced echocardiography at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Benzion Samueli

genitourinary pathology

Dr. Samueli will complete a clinical fellowship in genitourinary pathology at one of the world’s top cancer centers in this field.

2022-2023

Dr. Shani Dahan

Echocardiography Clinical Fellow and cardiologist

Dr. Dahan will complete a research fellowship in the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Sabrina Weill

Content Director & Co-Founder at Weill Media

For Dr. Weill it was always clear how crucial it is to have someone who can recognize and treat the body synchronously as a whole, rather than its isolated parts.

Dr. Orly Yariv

radiation oncologist

Dr. Yariv is the first physician at Rabin Medical Center to practice Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) and gastrointestinal cancer treatment in a worldwide leading center.

Dr. Ola Gutzeit

associate member

Dr. Gutzeit will complete a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Research fellowship at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

Dr. Ofer Rotschild

Neurology and a senior physician

Dr. Rotschild will complete a Stroke Research fellowship in the department of Neurology/Stroke Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Naomi Pode-Shakked

senior nephrologist and principal investigator

Dr. Pode-Shakked is completing the second year of her three-year fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Misgav Rottenstreich

Maternal-Fetal Medicine expert, and Director

Dr. Rottenstreich is in the first year of a two-year research and clinical fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Dr. Fares Darawshy

Pulmonary Medicine

Dr. Darawshy will complete a research fellowship in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Asael Lubotzky

senior pediatrician and neonatal/pediatric neurologist

Dr. Lubotzky is completing a two-year clinical and research Neonatal Neurology fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Alon Bar

Senior Emergency Medicine specialist

Dr. Alon Bar will complete a Trauma and Critical Care fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.

2021-2022

Dr. Yuval Fouks

Fertility Specialist and Reproductive Endocrinologist

Dr. Fouks is in the first year of a two-year research fellowship in reproductive medicine with Boston IVF.

Dr. Yossi Dux

breast cancer surgery

Dr. Dux is completing a one-year clinical fellowship in breast cancer surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Yishay Weill

ophthalmology consultant

Dr. Baumfeld will complete a clinical fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstruction with Inova Women’s Hospital’s urogynecology division in Fairfax, VA.

Dr. Yael Baumfeld

Gynecologist

Dr. Baumfeld will complete a clinical fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstruction with Inova Women’s Hospital’s urogynecology division in Fairfax, VA.

Dr. Stav Sarna Cahan

senior plastic surgeon

Dr. Sarna Cahan is completing a clinical fellowship in acute and reconstructive burn care management at Massachusetts General Hospital and pediatric burn care at the Shriners Hospital for Children.

Dr. Shai Shimony

physician and leukemia specialist

Dr. Shimony is completing a two-year advanced fellowship in leukemia at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Niv Pencovici

Head of Research

Dr. Pencovici is in the first year of a two-year fellowship in abdominal multiorgan transplantation at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Mariana Yalon

radiologist and senior physician

Dr. Yalon is completing a research fellowship in the CT Clinical Innovation Center in the department of radiology at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Lilah Rinsky-Halivni

occupational physician

Dr. Rinsky-Halivni, MD, PhD, is a specialist, teacher and researcher in the field of occupational medicine for Clalit Health Maintenance Organization.

Dr. Lea Ohana Sarna Cahan

physician

Dr. Ohana Sarna Cahan, a pediatric attending physician at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem, is completing a one-year fellowship program in disaster medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Johad Khoury

senior physician - pulmonology

Dr. Khoury, a senior physician in pulmonology, accepted a research fellowship at Yale University.

Dr. Itay Lotan

senior neurologist

Dr. Lotan, a senior neurologist in the department of neurology and the neuroimmunology clinics at Rabin Medical Center.

Dr. Idan Goren

senior physician

Dr. Goren, a senior physician in the inflammatory bowel diseases unit at Rabin Medical Center.

Dr. Henry Chill

Senior Physician and Attending Physician

Dr. Chill is in his first year of a three-year clinical fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Evanston Hospital, affiliated with the University of Chicago.

Dr. Haim Leibovitzh

CEO - Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics

Dr. Leibovitzh is completing his third year of a clinical and research fellowship in advanced inflammatory bowel disease at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.

Dr. Guy Feldman

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Feldman is completing a clinical fellowship in orthopedic surgery trauma at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Guy Avital

Medical Doctor (MD)

Dr. Avital will complete a research fellowship in critical care at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio.

Dr. Dor Lotan

Assistant Professor of Cardiology

Dr. Lotan is participating in a clinical fellowship program in advanced heart failure at Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

Dr. Dan Feldman

Professor of Neuroscience - University of California

Dr. Feldman will spend this year as a research fellow in the gastroenterology department of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Avia Abramovitz Fouks

MD - Stroke Research Fellow

Dr. Abramovitz Fouks will complete a stroke research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Since 2017.

2020-2021

Dr. Shira Sherman

Oncologist

Dr. Shira Sherman, an oncologist, will spend two years as a research fellow at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Dr. Noam Shohat

Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Noam Shohat is completing a one-year fellowship in Pelvic and Lower extremity reconstruction at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia.

Dr. Michael Mimouni

Director - Unit at Rambam Health Care Campus

Dr. Michael Mimouni is taking part in a two-year fellowship in the study of the Cornea, External Eye Disease and Refractive Surgery at Toronto Western Hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Dr. Maya Heled Akiva

Senior Consultant in Pediatrics

Dr. Maya Heled Akiva was a senior consultant in pediatrics and a fellow in adult infectious diseases at Assuta University Hospital in Ashdod.

Dr. Haggai Schermann

Foot and Ankle Surgeon

Dr. Haggai Schermann will spend this year as a Research Fellow in the Foot and Ankle Service of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Haggai Bar-Yoseph

senior gastroenterologist

Dr. Haggai Bar-Yoseph has spent the last year as a postdoctoral fellow.

Dr. Gilad Sherman

Diseases Specialist

Dr. Gilad Sherman, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, is participating in a Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship.

Dr. Gidon Test

Staff Member

Dr. Gidon Test is an attending physician in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Soroka University Medical Center in Beer Sheva.

Dr. Fahmi Shibli

Director of Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Dr. Fahmi Shibli, a fellow in Neurogastroenterology and Motility, has been working for the last year as a postdoctoral fellow.

Dr. Daniel Umansky

Neurosurgeon and Assistant

Dr. Daniel Umansky is completing his second year as a clinical and research fellow.

Dr. Dana Singer Harel

Physician

Dr. Singer Harel, a senior attending emergency room physician.

Dr. Barak Ringel

Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Barak Ringel completed his residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

Dr. Assi Milwidsky

Director - Mechanical Circulatory Support

Dr. Assi Milwidsky is spending two years training in the Cardiology Heart Failure and Transplant program.

Dr. Assaf Moore

Radiation Oncologist

Dr. Assaf Moore is participating in a brachytherapy fellowship in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

2019-2020

Dr. Yair Mina

Staff Clinician

Dr. Uri Greenbaum has the privilege of being accepted to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Dr. Uri Greenbaum

Clinical and Research Fellow Department

Dr. Uri Greenbaum has the privilege of being accepted to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Dr. Ofrat Beyar Katz

Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Ofrat Beyar Katz, completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology in Israel.

Dr. Noa Shani Shrem

Senior Physician - Oncology Department

Dr. Noa Shani Shrem, a senior physician at the oncology department at Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva.

Dr. Lisa Cooper

Ophthalmology - Hadassah Medical Center

The field of geriatric oncology and co-management continues to grow worldwide.

Dr. Liran Tiosano

Ophthalmology - Hadassah Medical Center

As the head of the medical unit (Rofe 1) in his reserve combat unit in the Israel Defense Forces.

Dr. Gilad Rabina

ophthalmologist

Stein Eye Institute is a world leader in the clinical research of retinal diseases and stem-cell transplants.

Dr. Emad Matanes

Director - Gyneco-Oncology Unit

As a resident, Dr. Emad Matanes participated in numerous gynecology-oncology procedures at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

Dr. Eldar Priel

Clinical Medicine Internal Medicine

A recipient of the “excelling resident award” in 2016, Dr. Eldar Priel will spend the next two years at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, as a clinical fellow in respiratory medicine.

2018-2019

Dr. Uri Landes

Cardiologist - Rabin Medical Center

A cardiologist at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Dr. Uri Landes is embarking on a fellowship in interventional cardiology.

Dr. Tal Sella

Sheba Medical Center

With his medical oncology residency at Sheba Medical Center in Tel-HaShomer completed and a fellowship grant from APF.

Dr. Ran Lador

Spine surgeon- Sourasky Medical Center

With financial aid from an APF fellowship grant, Dr. Ran Lador, a spine surgeon at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

Dr. Oren Gorden

Associate Medical Director

After finishing a residency program in general pediatrics at Israel’s famed Hadassah Medical Center.

Dr. Galit Livnat-Levanon

Director

Although she has risen to the position of Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases Unit at The Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center.

Dr. Adi Lador

Cardiology - Rabin Medical Center

Dr. Adi Lador, a fellow in the Cardiology division of Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, is the recipient of an APF fellowship grant.

Dr. Eyal Yosefof

Head and Neck Cancer

Dr. Eyal Yosefof is pursuing a fellowship in Head and Neck Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, gaining advanced expertise in precision radiotherapy, including adaptive radiation and proton therapy.

Dr. Renana Robinson

Multiple Myeloma

Dr. Renana Robinson is pursuing advanced training as a Visiting Scholar in the Myeloma Program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, focusing on complex multiple myeloma care, emerging immunotherapies, and clinical research.

Dr. Galor Raviv Sharabi

Reproductive Biology and Infertility Research

Dr. Galor Raviv Sharabi is pursuing a postdoctoral research fellowship at Stanford University, investigating how inflammation and immune mechanisms may influence ovarian aging, ovarian function, and women’s reproductive health.

Dr. Ilan Rahmani Tzvi-Ran

Kidney Transplantation

Dr. Ilan Rahmani Tzvi-Ran is pursuing a clinical fellowship in Nephrology Transplantation at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, gaining specialized expertise in the care of kidney transplant patients.

Dr. Jiryes Nashashibi

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Dr. Jiryes Nashashibi is pursuing a research fellowship in Cardiac Imaging at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, focusing on advanced imaging techniques and their potential to improve diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment.

Dr. Einat Gutman-Ido

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Dr. Einat Gutman-Ido is pursuing advanced fellowship training in High-Risk Obstetrics at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and North York General Hospital in Toronto, gaining specialized expertise in complex pregnancies, fetal imaging, and placental disorders.

Dr. Maayan Gal Kochav

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Dr. Maayan Gal Kochav is pursuing a two-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, gaining advanced expertise in treating endometriosis and complex gynecologic conditions.

Dr. Eli Fried

Interventional Congenital Cardiology

Dr. Eli Fried is pursuing an advanced fellowship in Interventional Congenital Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital, gaining specialized expertise in catheter-based treatments for complex congenital heart disease.

Dr. Yuval Avidan

Preventive Cardiology

Dr. Yuval Avidan is pursuing a fellowship in Preventive Cardiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, gaining advanced clinical and research expertise in cardiovascular risk assessment, early detection, and lifestyle interventions.

Dr. Raviv Allon

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Raviv Allon is pursuing a combined fellowship in Sleep Medicine and Sleep Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, gaining advanced expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Danielle Akler

Trauma and Combat Medicine

Dr. Danielle Akler is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Medicine, where she completed the Tzameret Military Medicine Program.

Dr. Elchanan Zloczower

advanced fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery

Dr. Ilit Turgeman

Medical Oncologist

Dr. Karny Shouchane-Blum

Vitreoretinal Surgery

Dr. Asaf Shemer

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Asaf Shemer is undertaking an advanced clinical fellowship in glaucoma at the University of British Columbia, one of North America’s leading centers for ophthalmic training and research.

Dr. Mati Shavit

pulmonary fellow and physician

Dr. Tal Schlaeffer Yosef

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Avihai Moscovici

Research Fellow focusing on colorectal and robotic-assisted surgery

Dr. Avihai Moscovici has been deeply committed to colorectal surgery since the earliest stages of his residency, with a particular focus on colorectal oncology.

Dr. Farouk Khury

Division of Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Eitan Keizman

advanced pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship

Dr. Alona Katzir

orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Uri Hadelsberg

Spine surgeon, Neurosurgeon, Entrepreneur

Dr. Ron Gurel

Senior Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon and Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Lev Freidkin

Senior Physician, Pulmonologist, and Lecturer

Dr. Shachar Daysi

congenital cardiac surgery fellowship

Dr. Shachar Daysi is participating in a highly specialized congenital cardiac surgery fellowship at Emory University—one of the world’s leading centers for pediatric and congenital heart surgery.

Dr. Leon Chertin

advanced pediatric urology fellowship

Dr. Or Barkai

Attending Physician and Breast Surgeon in the General Surgery Section

Dr. Or Barkai is pursuing an advanced surgical breast oncology fellowship in Canada in order to gain expertise and leadership training that extend beyond what is currently available in Israel.

Dr. Gal Antman

ophthalmologist, surgical oculoplastics fellow, and adjunct assistant professor

Dr. Ran Abuhasira

Director/Head of the Clinical Research Center

Dr. Zahi Abu Ghosh

clinical fellow and cardiologist

Joel Policzer, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Dr. Joel Policzer began his professional journey as a psychology major at Syracuse University before earning a Master of Medical Sciences from the University of Brussels in 1974 and an MD from New Jersey Medical School in 1976.

Sarah Howard, CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist

Sarah Howard is a nurse anesthetist at the University of Virginia and a passionate advocate for Israel.

Frank Rosinia, MD, MHCM

Professor of Practice, Dept. of Management at the Alvarez College of Business

Prof. Frank Rosinia obtained his doctor of medicine from Louisiana State University in 1983.

Seth Cohen, MD, MPH

Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University Medical Center

Dr. Cohen received his MD from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2000, and also completed a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology in 1999.

Dr. Tom Konikoff

research Fellowship - pancreatic cancer

Dr. Konikoff is completing a research Fellowship in pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Yael Fisher

An associate professor

Dr. Fisher is in her second year of a pathology department clinical Fellowship that spans two sub-specialties: molecular pathology and perinatal pathology.

Dr. Tal Capucha

clinical Fellowship

Dr. Capucha is doing a clinical Fellowship in maxillofacial deformities.

Dr. Shiri Barbash-Hazan

maternal-fetal medicine

Dr. Barbash-Hazan is doing a research Fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine.

Dr. Roi Sar-El

neuropsychiatry and neuromodulation

Dr. Sar-El is doing a research Fellowship in neuropsychiatry and neuromodulation.

Dr. Rawan Kharouba Mazawi

uveitis clinical Fellowship

Dr. Kharouba Mazawi is participating in a uveitis clinical Fellowship in Northwestern University’s medical school ophthalmology department.

Dr. Ory Haisraely

Radiation oncologist fellow

Dr. Haisraely is participating in a two-year clinical and research Fellowship in adult and pediatric neuro-oncology.

Dr. Omri Nativ

Urologic Oncology Fellow

Dr. Nativ is participating in a research and clinical uro-oncology Fellowship.

Dr. Netanel Eisenbach

thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Dr. Eisenbach is completing a clinical Fellowship in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Dr. Itay Kalisky

clinical Fellowship - inflammatory bowel disease

Dr. Kalinsky began his clinical Fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease in September 2023.

Dr. Gabriel Levin

Gynecologic Oncologist, Director of Oncology

Since July 2023, Dr. Levin has been doing a clinical Fellowship in gynecologic oncology.

Dr. David Dothan

Urologic Oncology clinical Fellowship program

Dr. Bat-Hen Annie Daviko

Pediatrician and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Dr. Daviko will complete a clinical Fellowship in advanced pediatric emergency medicine and pursue Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) training.

Dr. Amit Zabtani

Orthopedic Surgeon, Co-Founder, and Chief Medical Officer.

Dr. Zabatani is completing a clinical Fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology.

Dr. Amit Kosto

clinical Fellowship

Dr. Kosto is participating in a clinical Fellowship in chronic pain rehabilitation.

Dr. Tehilah Meged-Book

geriatric medicine

Dr. Meged-Book is completing a Fellowship in geriatric medicine.

Dr. Hadas Allouche Kam

PTSD research Fellowship

Dr. Allouche Kam is completing a childbirth related PTSD research Fellowship.

Robert (Bob) Lipstein, CPA

Treasurer

Bob is a Certified Public Accountant and is a retired KPMG Partner.

Fabienne Rottenberg, DPM, FACFAS

Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Dr. Fabienne Rottenberg was born in Paris, France and moved to the United States for her undergraduate degree.

Gershon Fink, DO

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Dr. Fink, a devoted advocate for children with special needs, is the visionary founder and CEO of Blue ABA, as well as the medical director for Mellow Kids.

Amir Goldshtein

Executive Director

Executive Director Amir Goldshtein has been an integral part of APF since 2012.

Dr. Yosef Landman-Gigi

radiation oncologist

Dr. Landman-Gigi is a radiation oncologist at one of the largest hospitals in Israel.

Dr. Yaniv Nur

senior orthopedic physician

Dr. Nur has been a big part of Assuta University Hospital’s Surgical Trauma Medicine Consultation Department.

Dr. Ran Ankory

spine surgeon

As a Lieutenant Colonel in the IDF, Dr. Ankory has served in two distinct roles over the past several years.

Dr. Oshrat Silberstein

pediatrician

Before coming to Canada Dr. Silberstein, a pediatrician at Soroka University Medical Center, completed a fellowship in Palliative Medicine.

Dr. Omer Gal

surgical management

Dr. Gal will complete a clinical fellowship at the Miami Cancer Institute’s Radiation Therapy Center.

Dr. Meital Zikry

advanced mechanical ventilation

Dr. Zikry is an intensivist focused on respiratory failure and advanced mechanical ventilation.

Dr. Maru Gete

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Gete will complete a research and clinical fellowship in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Gal Tsaban

Clinical Cardiology

Dr. Tsaban will complete a clinical fellowship in advanced echocardiography at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Benzion Samueli

genitourinary pathology

Dr. Samueli will complete a clinical fellowship in genitourinary pathology at one of the world’s top cancer centers in this field.

Dr. Shani Dahan

Echocardiography Clinical Fellow and cardiologist

Dr. Dahan will complete a research fellowship in the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Sabrina Weill

Content Director & Co-Founder at Weill Media

For Dr. Weill it was always clear how crucial it is to have someone who can recognize and treat the body synchronously as a whole, rather than its isolated parts.

Dr. Orly Yariv

radiation oncologist

Dr. Yariv is the first physician at Rabin Medical Center to practice Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) and gastrointestinal cancer treatment in a worldwide leading center.

Dr. Ola Gutzeit

associate member

Dr. Gutzeit will complete a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Research fellowship at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

Dr. Ofer Rotschild

Neurology and a senior physician

Dr. Rotschild will complete a Stroke Research fellowship in the department of Neurology/Stroke Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Naomi Pode-Shakked

senior nephrologist and principal investigator

Dr. Pode-Shakked is completing the second year of her three-year fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Misgav Rottenstreich

Maternal-Fetal Medicine expert, and Director

Dr. Rottenstreich is in the first year of a two-year research and clinical fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Dr. Fares Darawshy

Pulmonary Medicine

Dr. Darawshy will complete a research fellowship in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Asael Lubotzky

senior pediatrician and neonatal/pediatric neurologist

Dr. Lubotzky is completing a two-year clinical and research Neonatal Neurology fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Alon Bar

Senior Emergency Medicine specialist

Dr. Alon Bar will complete a Trauma and Critical Care fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.

Dr. Yuval Fouks

Fertility Specialist and Reproductive Endocrinologist

Dr. Fouks is in the first year of a two-year research fellowship in reproductive medicine with Boston IVF.

Dr. Yossi Dux

breast cancer surgery

Dr. Dux is completing a one-year clinical fellowship in breast cancer surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Yishay Weill

ophthalmology consultant

Dr. Baumfeld will complete a clinical fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstruction with Inova Women’s Hospital’s urogynecology division in Fairfax, VA.

Dr. Stav Sarna Cahan

senior plastic surgeon

Dr. Sarna Cahan is completing a clinical fellowship in acute and reconstructive burn care management at Massachusetts General Hospital and pediatric burn care at the Shriners Hospital for Children.

Dr. Shai Shimony

physician and leukemia specialist

Dr. Shimony is completing a two-year advanced fellowship in leukemia at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Niv Pencovici

Head of Research

Dr. Pencovici is in the first year of a two-year fellowship in abdominal multiorgan transplantation at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Mariana Yalon

radiologist and senior physician

Dr. Yalon is completing a research fellowship in the CT Clinical Innovation Center in the department of radiology at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Lilah Rinsky-Halivni

occupational physician

Dr. Rinsky-Halivni, MD, PhD, is a specialist, teacher and researcher in the field of occupational medicine for Clalit Health Maintenance Organization.

Dr. Lea Ohana Sarna Cahan

physician

Dr. Johad Khoury

senior physician - pulmonology

Dr. Khoury, a senior physician in pulmonology, accepted a research fellowship at Yale University.

Dr. Itay Lotan

senior neurologist

Dr. Lotan, a senior neurologist in the department of neurology and the neuroimmunology clinics at Rabin Medical Center.

Dr. Idan Goren

senior physician

Dr. Goren, a senior physician in the inflammatory bowel diseases unit at Rabin Medical Center.

Dr. Henry Chill

Senior Physician and Attending Physician

Dr. Chill is in his first year of a three-year clinical fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Evanston Hospital, affiliated with the University of Chicago.

Dr. Haim Leibovitzh

CEO - Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics

Dr. Leibovitzh is completing his third year of a clinical and research fellowship in advanced inflammatory bowel disease at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.

Dr. Guy Feldman

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Feldman is completing a clinical fellowship in orthopedic surgery trauma at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Dor Lotan

Assistant Professor of Cardiology

Dr. Lotan is participating in a clinical fellowship program in advanced heart failure at Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

Dr. Dan Feldman

Professor of Neuroscience - University of California

Dr. Feldman will spend this year as a research fellow in the gastroenterology department of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Yael Baumfeld

Gynecologist

Dr. Baumfeld will complete a clinical fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstruction with Inova Women’s Hospital’s urogynecology division in Fairfax, VA.

Dr. Guy Avital

Medical Doctor (MD)

Dr. Avital will complete a research fellowship in critical care at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio.

Dr. Avia Abramovitz Fouks

MD - Stroke Research Fellow

Dr. Abramovitz Fouks will complete a stroke research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Since 2017.

Dr. Shira Sherman

Oncologist

Dr. Shira Sherman, an oncologist, will spend two years as a research fellow at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Dr. Noam Shohat

Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Noam Shohat is completing a one-year fellowship in Pelvic and Lower extremity reconstruction at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia.

Dr. Michael Mimouni

Director - Unit at Rambam Health Care Campus

Dr. Maya Heled Akiva

Senior Consultant in Pediatrics

Dr. Maya Heled Akiva was a senior consultant in pediatrics and a fellow in adult infectious diseases at Assuta University Hospital in Ashdod.

Dr. Haggai Schermann

Foot and Ankle Surgeon

Dr. Haggai Schermann will spend this year as a Research Fellow in the Foot and Ankle Service of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Haggai Bar-Yoseph

senior gastroenterologist

Dr. Haggai Bar-Yoseph has spent the last year as a postdoctoral fellow.

Dr. Gilad Sherman

Diseases Specialist

Dr. Gilad Sherman, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, is participating in a Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship.

Dr. Gidon Test

Staff Member

Dr. Gidon Test is an attending physician in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Soroka University Medical Center in Beer Sheva.

Dr. Fahmi Shibli

Director of Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Dr. Fahmi Shibli, a fellow in Neurogastroenterology and Motility, has been working for the last year as a postdoctoral fellow.

Dr. Daniel Umansky

Neurosurgeon and Assistant

Dr. Daniel Umansky is completing his second year as a clinical and research fellow.

Dr. Dana Singer Harel

Physician

Dr. Singer Harel, a senior attending emergency room physician.

Dr. Barak Ringel

Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Barak Ringel completed his residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

Dr. Assi Milwidsky

Director - Mechanical Circulatory Support

Dr. Assi Milwidsky is spending two years training in the Cardiology Heart Failure and Transplant program.

Dr. Assaf Moore

Radiation Oncologist

Dr. Assaf Moore is participating in a brachytherapy fellowship in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Gary M. Mann, B.Sc., MD

Emergency Medicine Specialist

Gary Mann is a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completed his surgical training at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Affiliated hospitals.

Richard G. Schmidt, MD

President - Orthopedic Oncology Surgeon

Dr. Schmidt is an Orthopedic Oncology Surgeon in the Philadelphia area. He maintains a full-time practice in Orthopedic Surgery which began in 1986.

Dr. Noa Shani Shrem

Senior Physician - Oncology Department

Dr. Noa Shani Shrem, a senior physician at the oncology department at Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva.

Dr. Liran Tiosano

Ophthalmology - Hadassah Medical Center

As the head of the medical unit (Rofe 1) in his reserve combat unit in the Israel Defense Forces.

Dr. Yair Mina

Staff Clinician

Dr. Uri Greenbaum has the privilege of being accepted to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Dr. Uri Greenbaum

Clinical and Research Fellow Department

Dr. Uri Greenbaum has the privilege of being accepted to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Dr. Ofrat Beyar Katz

Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Ofrat Beyar Katz, completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology in Israel.

Dr. Lisa Cooper

Ophthalmology - Hadassah Medical Center

The field of geriatric oncology and co-management continues to grow worldwide.

Dr. Gilad Rabina

ophthalmologist

Stein Eye Institute is a world leader in the clinical research of retinal diseases and stem-cell transplants.

Dr. Emad Matanes

Director - Gyneco-Oncology Unit

As a resident, Dr. Emad Matanes participated in numerous gynecology-oncology procedures at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

Dr. Eldar Priel

Clinical Medicine Internal Medicine

A recipient of the “excelling resident award” in 2016, Dr. Eldar Priel will spend the next two years at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, as a clinical fellow in respiratory medicine.

Jonathan Siegal, MD

Chairperson, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital

Dr. Jonathan Siegal is an Emergency Medicine physician at Brooklyn Hospital.

Dr. Galit Livnat-Levanon

Director

Although she has risen to the position of Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases Unit at The Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center.

Dr. Adi Lador

Cardiology - Rabin Medical Center

Dr. Adi Lador, a fellow in the Cardiology division of Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, is the recipient of an APF fellowship grant.

Dr. Oren Gorden

Associate Medical Director

After finishing a residency program in general pediatrics at Israel’s famed Hadassah Medical Center.

Dr. Ran Lador

Spine surgeon- Sourasky Medical Center

With financial aid from an APF fellowship grant, Dr. Ran Lador, a spine surgeon at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

Nancy Schmidt, RN, BSN

Immediate Past President, Orthopedic Oncology Nurse

Nancy Schmidt graduated in 1986 with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Ursuline College.

Marvin Wayne, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington

Medical school at University of Michigan. Surgical Residency University of Colorado.

Hilton Mirels, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Hilton Mirels, MD, is currently in private practice in Westchester County, affiliated with Montefiore/Sound Shore Medical Center and also on the orthopedic staff of The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.

Robert J. Kelman, MD

Emergency Medicine Specialist

Dr. Robert Kelman attended Wayne State University for both college and medical school, in Detroit, MI. After a Transitional Year at Providence Hospital, in Southfield, MI, he went to New Orleans to train at LSU Charity Hospital, in Emergency Medicine.

Jeffrey M. Devries, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Devries is currently serves as Emeritus Clinical Professor at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Michigan.

Dr. Uri Landes

Cardiologist - Rabin Medical Center

A cardiologist at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Dr. Uri Landes is embarking on a fellowship in interventional cardiology.

Dr. Tal Sella

Sheba Medical Center

With his medical oncology residency at Sheba Medical Center in Tel-HaShomer completed and a fellowship grant from APF.