Prof. Rivkind, a senior member of the Israeli health system and founder of Trauma Medicine in Israel, is a “Yakir Yerushalayim” and winner of the “Mordechai Hatzaddik Award for Profit and Rescue for the Citizens of Israel and the Jewish People” on behalf of the Hadassah Women.

Prof. Rivkind is a descendant of an illustrious family of rabbis descended from the Rebbe of Kotzk; he was born in Rishon Lezion in 1949 and after getting to know the world of medicine closely as an IDF researcher, he decided to dedicate his life to saving lives. After specializing in trauma medicine in the United States, he returned to Israel and established the first trauma department in the country at Hadassah Hospital, through a stubborn struggle against many opponents. The proven success of the department under Prof. Rivkind’s management has led to the establishment of trauma medicine departments in other hospitals as well.

Prof. Rivkind, who educates generations of physicians in human medicine and is considerate while seeing the patient’s needs and creating the appropriate program for his recovery and return to life, volunteers in a long line of projects for society aiding Yad Sarah to achieve its goals for the Israeli health world.