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Yael Dreznik is a pediatric surgeon and author of Twenty-Six.

Medical heroes of October 7: the story of Dr. Amit Frenkel and Soroka Hospital staff

Yael Dreznik, MD
Physician
August 2, 2024

An excerpt from Battles in White: October 7 attack: The story of the medical, nursing, and rescue teams.

Dr. Amit Frenkel is an intensive care physician at Soroka Hospital. He is married and a father of three, his wife is a psychiatrist, and his eldest son is a soldier serving in the south of the country. The family lives in Meitar, a small pastoral settlement a fifteen-minute drive from Soroka. In times of …

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Medical heroes of October 7: the story of Dr. Amit Frenkel and Soroka Hospital staff

Confessions of a surgical resident: trials, tribulations, and the 26-hour shift

Yael Dreznik, MD
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April 8, 2023

An excerpt from Twenty-Six.

5 a.m.

“Reminder to everyone, morning round at 6, lots of new patients,” flashes a message from Puta on the residents’ WhatsApp group.

It’s dawn, and the first rays of sunlight illuminate the corner of the bedroom. I roll over, but the alarm clock on my phone keeps ringing. …

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Confessions of a surgical resident: trials, tribulations, and the 26-hour shift

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