Honorary Academician

Health Sciences: MD in Medicine

Date of admission: June 8, 2016

Admission speech: “Genocide”

Reply speech: Dr. Josep Ignasi Saranyana i Closa, PhD in Theology and Philosophy

Albert Schweitzer Peace Award: Awarded for his commitment to nuclear prevention, the promotion of human rights, and the defense of human dignity through words and social action.

Prof. Emeritus Dr. ERNESTO KAHAN

  • Born in Argentina. Physician, poet, and Doctor Honoris Causa in Literature.

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery.
  • Doctor of Medicine.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

  • Professor at universities in Israel, Argentina (UBA, Patagonia), the Dominican Republic (UCE), Peru, Mexico (UNAM), and Spain (Salamanca).
  • Director of the Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Occupational Health, Tel Aviv University (1985–1997).
  • Deputy Director of Beilinson Medical Center (now Rabin), Israel (10 years).
  • Academic Director of Family Medicine programs at Tel Aviv University and strategic health systems courses at the International Histadrut Institute.
  • Visiting researcher at the University of Washington, USA.
  • Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (Israel).
  • Academic Director of Health Courses at the Galilee Institute.
  • Director General of the National Ministry of Health (Argentina).
  • World Bank Consultant for primary healthcare projects in Ecuador (1998).
  • Advisor and trainer in health systems, community medicine, epidemiology, and emergency medicine in Israel, Latin America, and Europe.
  • Honorary Academician of the International Academy of Science, Technology, Education and Humanities (AICTEH).
  • Executive President of the Hispano-American Union of Writers (UHE).
  • First Vice President of the World Academy of Arts and Culture – World Congress of Poets (UNESCO).
  • President of ISRAEL IPPNW – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Nobel Peace Prize, 1985).
  • Founding Honorary President of the World Wide Peace Organization (WWPO).
  • President of the Israeli Association of Writers in Spanish (AIELC).
  • In 2002, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by the World Academy of Arts and Culture.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Author of 14 books on medicine and literature.
  • Over 200 scientific papers on epidemiology, primary care, medical ethics, and health systems.
  • Literary essays and poetry collections translated into more than 11 languages.
  • Featured in numerous international poetry anthologies.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

  • Delegate at the Nobel Peace Prize 1985 ceremony (IPPNW).
  • Schweitzer Peace Award (1991).
  • World Peace Ambassador, Youth of Uruguay (1996).
  • Order of Merit in Public Health Héctor Abad Gómez (1999).
  • Rectoral Medal, University of Chile (2002).
  • Excellence in Health Award, Global Organization for Health Excellence (2004).
  • Gold Medal, World Congress of Poets (2005).
  • Recognised as “World Creator of Peace in Harmony,” Global Harmony Association (Russia, 2008).
  • Over 50 international distinctions as Illustrious Guest or Honorary Citizen across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the United States.