Newsweek Names Hadassah Medical Organization One of the World’s Best Hospitals for Oncology and Cardiology – Again
Cardiac surgery is added to the group of specialties for which the Israeli medical center is recognized as a global leader. NEW YORK, NY — Newsweek has named Israel’s Hadassah Medical Organization a global leader in cardiology, oncology and cardiac surgery in the media company’s “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027.” This is seventh consecutive year the medical […]
Hadassah Hospitals’ Transplant Unit Awarded Grant to Advance Liver Transplant Research
Hadassah hospitals’ Transplant Unit has been awarded a research grant from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) to study liver aging and advance transplant medicine. The research will examine how telomere dysfunction, which is associated with cellular aging, contributes to liver and lung disease. The Transplant Unit at the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) is one of […]
Hospital Preparedness in Crisis and War: Inside Hadassah’s Frontline Operations. Live webinar with HMO leaders!
How does a major hospital remain operational, protect patients and staff, and deliver life-saving care when facing war, mass-casualty events, and ballistic threats? Join Hadassah Medical Center leaders for a practical, experience-based look inside hospital preparedness– from strategic command and surge capacity to emergency department operations, pediatric care, trauma response, workforce readiness, and training. This webinar […]
A lifechanging experience at Hadassah: Meet Dr. Diekramabo Ikenna Aguwuom
Dr. Diekramabo Ikenna Aguwuom is the first female orthopedic surgeon in Rivers State, Nigeria, an area of some 9.9 million inhabitants. Dr. Aguwuom dreamed of completing a fellowship in spine surgery, and during a 2018 trauma fellowship at the Hadassah Medical Organization, she began the journey towards making her dream a reality. She graduated from […]
Hadassah Medical Delegation Makes Historic First Visit to Pacific Island Nation of Vanuatu, Trains Medical Teams in Pediatric Emergency Care
Prof. Saar Hashavya, Director of the Department of Pediatrics at Hadassah and head of the delegation: “It is a source of great pride to bring Israeli medical expertise to places that have never encountered us before—to see local teams benefit from the training and support, and experience advanced technologies for the first time.” —————- A delegation […]
Happy New Year from Hadassah Medical Organization
Left: Dalia Itzik (Photo credit:Rami Zarnegar); Right: Prof. Yoram Weiss (Photo credit:Arnon Bossani). Dear Friends, As we welcome Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we reflect with gratitude on an extraordinary year at Hadassah and on the many people whose dedication made these achievements possible. This year, a landmark national planning decision cleared the […]
Inside Hadassah Hospitals: Insights from Prof. Yoram Weiss
From artificial intelligence and personalized cancer treatments to organoids, robotics and advanced rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) Director General Prof. Yoram Weiss, MD, offered an inside look at the innovative work happening today at Hadassah hospitals in Israel during a recent visit to the New York City headquarters of Hadassah: The Women’s Zionist Organization of […]
In World First, Hadassah uses new technique against deadly brain cancer
For the first time anywhere, physicians at Hadassah Ein Kerem have used an innovative procedure to treat a 77-year-old patient with recurrent glioblastoma. One of the most aggressive and malignant brain tumors, life expectancy with the disease is approximately 15-16 months, with only about 10% of patients surviving five years from diagnosis. The Hadassah team […]
After Pain and Despair, Hadassah Treatment Restores Hope to Cancer Patient
In a recent Ynet News piece, Dr. Yuval Tal, director of the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, shares the remarkable story of a patient with multiple myeloma whose debilitating pain and severe itching persisted despite years of treatment. Most conventional treatments had failed, but Dr. Tal believed there had to be another […]
Innovative Surgery at Hadassah Hospital Saves a Teacher’s Sight
Aya, a 38-year-old high school teacher from Jerusalem, suffers from keratoconus, a corneal disease in which the cornea — the transparent window at the front of the eye — becomes increasingly deformed. Instead of remaining round and symmetrical, it gradually becomes cone-shaped, causing severe distortion of vision. “For years, I was treated with special and […]