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Hope for the world
We are proud to share that a medical delegation, organised by the Ministry of Health has left Israel to provide medical treatment to hundreds of injured civilians, including many burn victims as a result of an explosion at a gas reservoir in Krabach, Armenia. Leading the delegation is our very own Director General of Shaare […]
Shaare Zedek Opens Expanded Department of Emergency Medicine
Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, this week commemorated the opening of its expanded Department of Emergency Medicine with a ceremony attended by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, Israel’s Minister of Health Moshe Arbel and other dignitaries and friends of the hospital. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog offered a video greeting. Home to a Level One Trauma Centre, Shaare […]
Dr David Applebaum z”l
This year marks the 20th Yahrzeit of Dr David Applebaum z”l. An incredible man who dedicated his life to healing and changed the path of emergency medicine. He pioneered the idea of immediate care clinics in Israel (Terem), to divert non-emergency cases from hospital emergency rooms and was considered ‘a master of emergency medicine’ by […]
Pulse 2023
We are pleased to share with you our latest edition of Pulse. This year it focuses on the Weinstock Family Department of Emergency Medicine. Throughout the pages you will see for yourself, how vital your support is to the future of the hospital. With your help we will be able to ensure our doctors and […]
We are hiring!
Shaare Zedek UK is in a very exciting period of change. We have welcomed Jonathan Paull our new Chairman and Oshrit Cowan our new CEO and are now looking to hire for two new positions. Fundraising Manager Salary – £42,000 – £48,000 FTE (based on experience) Hours – open to flexibility (Core hours […]
Virtual Reality Surgery at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre
*First in the World- Shaare Zedek Medical Centre Utilizes Augmented Reality Robotic Technology in Complex Spinal Surgery* In a further embrace of medical technology that has become a hallmark of the Jerusalem hospital, Dr. Cezar J. Mizrahi performed the first-ever procedure of its type utilizing Augmented Reality (AR) to address an unstable spinal fracture at […]
Shaare Zedek UK appoint new CEO
PRESS RELEASE 07.06.2023 Shaare Zedek UK is pleased to announce that Oshrit Cowan has been appointed CEO succeeding Simi Ben Hur who will leave at the end of July. Simi has decided to take a career break after 10 successful years in the role. Oshrit will start on June 7th which will allow a suitable […]
Osteoporosis drug to help breast cancer patients
Providing hope for women carrying the BRCA1 genetic mutation, a clinical trial at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem is investigating whether a drug used to treat osteoporosis can prevent breast cancer. Leading this trial is Dr. Rachel Michaelson-Cohen, a gynaecologist and the director of the prenatal genetics unit at Shaare Zedek. She told The […]
Yom Hazikaron
On YomHazikaron Israel’s Day of Remembrance we remember the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terror. Our doctors sadly see far too many in our emergency department, whose lives we have been unable to save. A very personal story for us is that of our own Dr David Applebaum who was the Director of our […]
Yom Hashoah
On Yom Hashoah we want to share with you the story of a young boy, only 8 years old. The first photo was taken in Poland in 1942. Quite soon after the picture was taken, the Germans entered the village and rounded up all the Jews from the ghetto and put them on a […]
Dr Iddor Paldo appointed Vice President of the World Federation of Neurosurgery
Shaare Zedek’s Director of the Brain Tumour Treatment Unit Dr Iddo Paldo has been appointed as Vice President of the World Federation of Neurosurgery. Representing the most senior appointment of any Israeli physician to the prestigious international body of neurosurgery. Born in Jerusalem, to a family that can trace its roots back nine generations in […]
Running Hero – an interview with Professor Ofer Merin
We are very grateful to the Jewish News for including a recent interview with Professor Ofer Merin in their latest ‘Life’ magazine. Click on the below image and head to page 39 to read the full article detailing Professor Merin’s recent experiences as part of Operation Olive Branch with the IDF Medical Field Hospital in […]