In memory of Prof Yehiel (Chilik) Ziv

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Yehiel (Chilik) Ziv passed away on December 2014, after approximately 3 months of courageous battle with a malignant disease. Dr. Yehiel Ziv, or as we all called him: “Chilik,” was born in Israel in June 1951, to a family of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel. He earned his medical degree from the Hebrew University—Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, in a program of pre-military medical training, and served his country as a physician. Following his service, Dr. Ziv did his residency in general surgery at the Beilinson Medical Center, one of the top training programs in Israel. Following completion of his residency, he showed special interest in colorectal surgery, and had spent, in 1989, approximately 3 months at St. Marks hospital in London, enhancing his knowledge and capabilities in colorectal surgery. Between 1992 and 1994, he completed 2 years of colorectal surgery fellowship at the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, headed by Dr. Victor Fazio. In addition to his clinical training, Dr. Ziv has made a significant effort to enhance the Ileoanal pouch registry of the Cleveland Clinic and published landmark papers on this topic.

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