|
Trending Topics
|
Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/sk1c8vhaq
Ethiopian Immigrant to Israel Becomes Top Surgeon
(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Mero Getta tended to the family's livestock in Gondar, Ethiopia, and did not go to school until he was 8. In 1991, his family immigrated to Israel as part of Operation Solomon. Getta served in the IDF as a combat officer in the Golani Brigade and dreamed of becoming a doctor, after his father who was a traditional healer in their village in Ethiopia. Getta went to university and medical school at Ben-Gurion University with an IMPACT scholarship, on behalf of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF). He is currently specializing in head and neck cancer surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto before returning to work in Israel.