Aryeh Eldad
| Aryeh Eldad | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 1950 |
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Knessets | 16, 17, 18 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2003–2012 | National Union |
| 2012–2013 | Otzma LeYisrael |
Prof. Aryeh Eldad, M.D. (Hebrew: אריה אלדד, born 1 May 1950) is an Israeli physician and politician, and a former member of the Knesset for the National Union and Otzma LeYisrael.
Eldad was born in Tel Aviv in 1950. As a child, he was a voice actor in radio plays for Israeli state radio. He is married with five children. His father, Israel Eldad, was a well known Israeli public thinker and formerly one of the leaders of the militant underground group Lehi. He is a resident of the Israeli settlement of Kfar Adumim and is a Brigadier-General (reserves) in the Israel Defense Forces.
Eldad studied medicine at Tel Aviv University, where he earned his doctorate. He served as the chief medical officer and was the senior commander of the Israeli Defense Forces medical corps for 25 years, and reached a rank of Tat Aluf (Brigadier General). He is renowned worldwide for his treatment of burns and won the Evans Award from the American Burns Treatment Association. Eldad is a professor of medicine and was head of the plastic surgery and burns unit at the Hadassah Medical Center hospital in Jerusalem.
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