Avraham Rivkind
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Avraham "Avi" Rivkind is an Israeli
doctor. He is head of the department of general surgery and trauma unit of Hadassah Medical Center
in Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
from 1967 to 1970. He completed his pre-medical studies at the University of Siena in Italy
and received his Doctorate in Medicine from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
in 1980.
, Ezer Weizman
. Fellowship in traumatology and critical care, (MIEMSS) Baltimore, Maryland. Visiting Associate He is a professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California
in Trauma and Fore-gut surgery.
Rivkind is revered "for refusing to give up on the most hopeless patients, such as the soldier who was shot in the heart and pronounced dead on arrival and whom Rivkind revived." This soldier was Shimon Ohana, age 18, of the Border Police.
Rivkind has said he would like to invite Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas
to Hadassah Hospital. "I would start by showing him a 14-year old Palestinian boy I operated on last week - and who was injured when a bomb he was working with blew up. I would ask Haniyeh, 'Look at this boy. Would you want your son to look like this?' And then I would show him the care this boy is getting here ... And I'll ask him, 'Isn't this a better way to live between us?' "
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
doctor. He is head of the department of general surgery and trauma unit of Hadassah Medical Center
Hadassah Medical Center
Hadassah Medical Center is a medical organization that operates two University hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Israel, as well as schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.The hospital was founded by Hadassah,...
in Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
Biography
Avraham Rivkind was born in 1949 and served in the Israel Defense ForcesIsrael Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
from 1967 to 1970. He completed his pre-medical studies at the University of Siena in Italy
Italy
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and received his Doctorate in Medicine from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
in 1980.
Medical career
Rivkind is the Medical Director of United Hatzalah, Israel's largest volunteer emergency response organization. He is also an advisor to the Surgeon General of the IDF on trauma and ethics. He was the personal physician of the President of IsraelPresident of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
, Ezer Weizman
Ezer Weizman
' was the seventh President of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.-Biography:...
. Fellowship in traumatology and critical care, (MIEMSS) Baltimore, Maryland. Visiting Associate He is a professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in Trauma and Fore-gut surgery.
Rivkind is revered "for refusing to give up on the most hopeless patients, such as the soldier who was shot in the heart and pronounced dead on arrival and whom Rivkind revived." This soldier was Shimon Ohana, age 18, of the Border Police.
Rivkind has said he would like to invite Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
to Hadassah Hospital. "I would start by showing him a 14-year old Palestinian boy I operated on last week - and who was injured when a bomb he was working with blew up. I would ask Haniyeh, 'Look at this boy. Would you want your son to look like this?' And then I would show him the care this boy is getting here ... And I'll ask him, 'Isn't this a better way to live between us?' "