About

Clinical practice and research are not two parallel tracks, but two ways of engaging with the same questions.

Academic Formation

MD, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion.
MBA, Tel Aviv University.
LLB, Tel Aviv University.

Surgical Training

Residency in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov).
Certified Training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery, European Society for Micrographic Surgery (ESMS).

Academic Career

Dr. Friedman serves as Head of Research and Development at Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Centre. He teaches as a Senior Lecturer at the Dina Recanati School of Medicine at Reichman University and at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. He chairs the Arts in Medicine Programme at Reichman University and is Associate Editor of PRS Global Open, Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) and SAGE Open Medicine.

His research addresses questions that arise from surgical practice, drawing on plastic surgery, health law, ethics and decision science to develop new ways of thinking about complex problems. He is the author of four international books and has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles.

Current Work

Dr. Friedman maintains an active clinical practice in Tel Aviv, with a focus on complex breast surgery and reconstruction. He continues to publish and lecture, regarding clinical practice, research and writing as different expressions of the same professional work.

"My goal is not to perform as many operations as possible. It is to choose the right procedure, and sometimes to recommend not operating at all."

Professional Memberships

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM)
European Society for Micrographic Surgery (ESMS)

Doc TV Interview

Dr. Friedman was interviewed on Assuta's medical channel about the world of plastic surgery, his approach to patient care and working with patients through complex decisions.

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