Jacob Adler

Dr. Jacob Adler (retired) was the Head of the Emergency Department of Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem for 20 years and served during these years as the adviser on Emergencies for the Ministry of Health. He is the former Deputy Commander of the Medical Corps of the Israeli Defence Forces and was the Head of the Medical Branch of the Home Front Command during the Persian Gulf War. Dr. Adler served in the past as Director General of Magen David Adom (Israel’s equivalent of Red Cross Ambulance Services) and as Head of the Medical Support Unit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.