American Friends of Soroka Medical Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the outstanding medical care and breakthrough research at Soroka Medical Center, the leading medical center in Israel and the only major hospital in southern Israel, the country's fastest-growing and most diverse region.
Located in Be’er Sheva in the country’s most diverse and fastest-growing area, Soroka Medical Center is Israel’s leading medical center and one of its largest and most strategic institutions. The sole major medical center for the entire Negev region, Soroka serves over 1.2 million residents, including over 400,000 children, in an area that comprises 60% of Israel’s land. Home to Israel’s newest comprehensive Cancer Center, The Legacy Heritage Oncology Center & Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center represents peaceful coexistence in action, providing world-class healthcare for all.


Caroline Freidfertig
President

Carlos M. Gutierrez
Vice President

Hillel Caplan
Treasurer

Henri Boll
Board Member

Ran Daniel
Board Member

Dvora Fields
Board Member

David Faramarz Kimiabakhsh
Board Member

Pedro Lichtinger
Board Member

Julie Ratner, EdD
Board Member

Angela Retelny
Board Member

Therese Rosenblatt, PhD
Board Member

Jay E. Selman, MD
President Emeritus

Ruth C. Steinberg
President Emeritus

Itay Wiser, MD, PhD
Board Member

Rachel Heisler Sheinfeld
Executive Director

Valerie Siebenberg
Donor Relations and Development

Roselyne Freeman
Director, Greater Miami Chapter

Rahel Shamailova
Marketing Manager

Cristina Marzullo
Liaison to Evangelical Community
Kim Amzallag
Development
Consultant
Eliza de Sola Mendes
Development
Consultant
Sharon Plaue
Volunteer
Coordinator
Medical Affairs
Retired, Anesthesiologist
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Columbia University Medical Center
Psychiatry
Columbia University Medical Center
Adult Palliative Medicine
Private Practice
Otolaryngology
NYU Langone Hospitals
Medical Oncology
Yale New Haven Hospital & School of Medicine
Epidemiology
Founding Chair of the Dept. of Medicine
Soroka Medical Center
Founder of Efrat Emergency Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Columbia Doctors / Columbia University Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Northwell Health
Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Oncology
NYU Langone Health
Radiation Oncology
Soroka Medical Center
Neurology
New York University Medical Center
Dermatology and Laser Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Pediatric Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center
Interventional Vascular Therapy
Professor at Columbia University Medical Center
Director of Clinical Ethics
Columbia University Medical Center
Pediatric Pulmonology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pathology
Northwell Health: The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Diabetes Research
Jacobi Medical Center
Urology
Memorial Sloan Kettering and Norwalk Hospital
Breast CancerOncology
Weill Cornell Medicine in New York
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism