Meet Dr Nir Samuel – Insights from an IDF MedEvac Team Leader

An evening with Dr. Nir Samuel, IDF Reserves MedEvac Team Leader and Professor Mark Fitzgerald ASM
Event Details: Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 7:30–9:00 PM
Dr Samuel will share his experiences on the frontlines as an IDF MedEvac Team Leader since October 7th, 2023
Professor Fitzgerald ASM will share his insights about the importance of Australia-Israel Collaboration in Trauma Medicine.
Dr Nir Samuel is a trauma and emergency medicine specialist at Schneider Children’s Medical Center (SCMC) in Israel. In the IDF Reserves, he serves as a trauma and MedEvac team leader. In 2022, Nir specialized in major trauma at The Alfred Major Trauma Service and the National Trauma Research Institute supported by an AUSiMED Medical Fellowship. Since October 7th 2023, he has been deployed for over 300 days in his IDF Reserves Medevac Team Leader role.
Professor Mark Fitzgerald is Director of Trauma Services and the National Trauma Research Institute at The Alfred, Melbourne. He is a world-leading trauma care specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience in the resuscitation of major trauma patients, his work takes him from the frontline of the E&TC to the hospital’s trauma wards, attending critically ill patients with multiple, life-threatening injuries.