Fertility and Assisted Reproduction: 5th International Jewish Medical Ethics Conference 2013
Fertility: Past, Present, and Future – Rabbi Gideon Weitzman
Ambiguous Genitalia in Halacha – Rabbi Avraham Steinberg, MD
Oncofertility: Preserving Fertility in Cancer Patients - Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD
IVF & Stem Cell Research - Dr. Alan Kadish
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Meet the speakers
Dr. Alan Kadish
Alan H. Kadish is the president of the Touro College System. The Touro College and University System includes Touro College (based in Manhattan) and New York Medical College, which are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Touro University, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Born in Brooklyn, Dr. Kadish graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1977 and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College…
Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg
Prof. Steinberg was born in Hoff, Germany. He studied in the Rabbinic Academy of Yeshivat Harav Kook, Jerusalem after which he studied medicine and completed his internship in the Hebrew-University Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem.Prof. Steinberg served as a Medical Officer in the Israeli Air Force. He was a resident in the department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek, and the department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital Medical Center, Bronx, New York, after which he became a fellow…
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Edward Reichman is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Professor in the Division of Education and Bioethics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, where he teaches Jewish medical ethics. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and writes and lectures internationally in the field of Jewish medical ethics.
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman is the Director of the Puah Institute in the US and the Head of the English Speaking Section of the Puah Institute for Fertility and Medicine in Accordance with Halacha in Israel. He was born in Britain and studied in Yeshivat Beit El, receiving Rabbinic Ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. On completion of his studies, he founded the Kansas City Community Kollel and served as the first Rosh Kollel. On his return to Israel, he started working for…