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LOS ANGELES: HEALTHCARE & MEDICINE
April 11-12, 2019
Los Angeles is a global leader in Healthcare and Medicine with top research institutions and healthcare facilities. This Career Up Now brings together industry leaders with emerging professionals to explore Jewish wisdom, network, career advancement, and forming meaningful relationships to advance industry and mindsets. We will also explore the unique role that Israel plays in this dialogue and humanitarian efforts.
AGENDA
April 11, 2019
THURSDAY
6:00 pm Mingling & Heavy Hors d'oeuvres
6:00 pm IsraAid Humanitarian Art Gallery (explore Israel's response
to humanitarian disasters
around the world)
6:30 pm Program Begins
6:40 pm Exploration of Values
6:45 pm Rabbi Jason Weiner, On Jewish Medical Ethics
6:55 pm Breakout Sessions on Jewish Values Lead By Industry Leaders
7:30 pm Open Spaces, exploration of unique topics related to medical innovation, Israel/Judaism, and career paths
8:15 pm Closing, dessert, and continued networking
April 12, 2019
FRIDAY
1:30 pm Jewish Tour of Cedars-Sinai Hospital with Rabbi Jason Weiner and Meeting
with Hospital Division Head and
recent mayor of Beverly Hills,
Dr. Julian Gold about being mayor
MENTORS FOR THE GATHERING
Rabbi Jason Weiner
Senior Rabbi & Director
Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai
Dr. Ben Drillings
Director
A2Z Health Wellness Centers
Kathryne Cooper
Entrepreneurship
and Private Equity
Dr. Vered Gigi
Chief Scientific Officer
CURE Pharmaceutical
Asher Gottesman
Founder & Executive Chairman
Transcend Recovery Community
Eric S. Millstein, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery and
Sports Medicine
D.I.S.C. sports and Spine Center
Dr. Daniel Nazarian, DMD
Entrepreneurship
and Private Equity
TAU Ventures
Harry Nelson
Attorney, Author,
and Entrepreneur
Nelson Hardiman, LLP
Dr. Shirley Pakdaman
Psychology
Farah Shamoulian
IsraAID Humanitarian
Professionals Director
Dr. Navid Ezra
Dermatologist
California Dermatology Institute
Dr. Leora Gabay, Ms.Ed.D.
Kinesiology
Los Angeles Valley College
Dr. Esther Hess
Founder and Executive Director
Center for the Developing Mind
Dr. Natanel Jourabchi
Dermatologist
Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Diana Katsman
Opthamologist
Retina Institute of California
Tali Leitner
Registered Nurse
UCLA Health
PARTNERS
Dr. Michael Navid Pakdaman
Radiology
Cedars-Sinai
Dr. David Shamoulian
Facial Plastic Surgeon
Allure Aesthetic Surgery of Beverly Hills
Jasmin Niku
Counsel
Cedars-Sinai
Dr. Deborah Fein
Psychiatrist
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