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 | | | Neil Abramson, MD, FACP | | Dr Neil Abramson graduated Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his post-graduate education included the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory of the Harvard Medical School. He served as clinical hematologist , medical oncologist and initiated the fellowship programs in | | |
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Hematology and Medical Oncology for the University of Florida-Jacksonville.He's also the former Director of Education and Clinical Research at the Baptist Cancer Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida. Amongst his many achievements ,he's received awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology for Outstanding Clinical Research and the Mayo Clinic for Outstanding Service and Teaching.
Dr Neil Abramson brings years of experience ,and insight into Jewish Medical Ethics and has lectured extensively in these areas. |
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| | | | Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb PHD | | Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Yeshivat Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic presentations on ethical and philosophical issues (http://dovidgottlieb.com). | | | | |
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| | Richard Axelbaum PHD | | Richard Axelbaum PHD is currently the Director of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization at Washington University in St. Louis. He also heads the Laboratory for Advanced Combustion and Energy Research and has directed the Engineering section of the NASA Missouri Space Grant Consortium at Washington University in St. Louis since 1997. Professor Axelbaum has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and holds four patents. | | | |
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| Prior to joining Washington University in 1990 he was a research associate and lecturer at Princeton University. He has worked for General Electric and Barry-Wehmiller and in 2006 was a visiting professor at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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| | | Doron Kornbluth | Doron Kornbluth is a sought-after international speaker. He has lectured audiences of all ages and backgrounds in over 100 cities around the world. His unique, inspirational and humorous seminars on topics such as Why Be Jewish? and How to find your Jewish Soulmate? have been popular and effective with young Jews everywhere .
http://www.doronkornbluth.com/index.asp | | | | |
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| | Jonathan Stern | | Jonathan Stern graduated Washington University in 1997 with dual Master degrees in Business Administration and Architecture. Today, Jonathan has his own real estate consulting firm called Strategic Real Estate Planning, LLC, where he develops and implements strategic business plans for real estate projects. Jonathan currently lives in University City with his wife and five children and is active giving classes to young professionals interested in growing in Jewish living. | | | |
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| | | Daniella Hermalin MD | | With a passion for medicine as well as food, Daniela Hermelin, M.D. provides nutritional and lifestyle coaching for individuals who are seeking non-pharmaceutical and non-interventional methods for common medical problems. When not educating individuals about healthy eating, she along with the help of her husband, David, are busy raising their three children. Daniela Hermelin, M.D. received a B.A. degree in biology and music from Brandeis University and an M.D. from St. George's University. | | | | |
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| | Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz | | Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz is from the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world and an author of note. He was born in Johannesburg ,South Africa and studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand and graduated with distinction in surgery. He spent a year in St. Louis, Missouri, as an American Field Service Scholar and subsequently returned there for elective work in internal medicine at Washington University. | | | |
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| Rabbi Dr. Tatz founded the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum, of which he is Director, for the purpose of teaching and promoting knowledge of Jewish medical ethics internationally. He has written five highly acclaimed works on the deeper aspects of Judaism, some of which have been translated into Russian, French, Spanish and Portuguese. He currently lives in London,where he lectures on Jewish thought and medical ethics for the Jewish learning exchange and internationaly. |
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| | | Eli Feen Md | | Eli Feen is the Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He graduated Harvard University with a major in Philosophy,and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Eli is the President of U City Shul and is very active in the St Louis Jewish community | | | | |
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| Jackie Engel
Psychotherapist
APS (Australian Psychological Society) | | Jackie had a private practice in Sydney Australia and worked as the resident "Psychologist" on the national "Today Show", a TV breakfast current affairs program for 2 years. Her background includes working with youth off the streets, consulting to private and public hospitals and facilitating therapeutic groups. Jackie also consulted and did organizational work for the police, media personalities and other non profit organizations. She later specialized in family therapy, working with young people and general stress, relationships, self esteem issues. | | | |
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| Jackie went to Israel in 2004 to assess and educate herself about her Jewish heritage. She fell in love with it, never left and is now teaching and counseling at Neve Yerushalayim . Jackie also runs the PERI program – an internship in Israel for students who would like to excell and lecture on a host of subjects, from interpersonal relationships to medical ethics based on the teachings of the Torah. |
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