Howard Apfel
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Howard Apfel is an American
Rabbi
and Cardiologist, currently practicing medicine at Columbia University Medical Center
.
Dr. Howard Apfel's maternal great grandfather was the prominent Lithuanian talmudist, activist, and scholar Chaim Yitzchak Hacohen Bloch
. His maternal grandfather Rabbi Abraham P. Bloch was also a prominent rabbi, and author of the popular book "Day by Day in Jewish History." Continuing in their tradition, Rabbi Apfel received his rabbinic ordination from RIETS
in 2003. He has served as a rabbi in YUHSB for three years, last year in the Beis Midrash Katan of the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy
. Previously, Rabbi Apfel had been a maggid shiur at Yeshivot, Mevaseret and Torat Shraga
in Israel. He has taught bioethics courses at the Yeshiva University Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem, at Touro College
Landers College for Men and has given a shiur on Hilchot Shabbat as it relates to physicians at the Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
for the past three years. He currently teaches a bi-weekly class on Medical Halacha at Yeshiva University
and has published numerous contemporary halacha related articles. Rabbi Dr. Apfel is a board certified pediatric cardiologist at Columbia University Medical Center
. He also was a Senior mentor and writer for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Synagogue Compendium Of Torah and Medicine. He has also written over 20 articles for various peer reviewed medical journals.
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Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and Cardiologist, currently practicing medicine at Columbia University Medical Center
Columbia University Medical Center
Columbia University Medical Center is an academic medical center that includes Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, College of Dental Medicine, School of Nursing and Mailman School of Public Health...
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Background
RabbiRabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Dr. Howard Apfel's maternal great grandfather was the prominent Lithuanian talmudist, activist, and scholar Chaim Yitzchak Hacohen Bloch
Chaim Yitzchak Bloch Hacohen
Chaim Yitzchak Hacohen Bloch was a prominent Lithuanian rabbi from 1894-1922. In 1922 he left to the United States and was appointed rabbi in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he remained until his death in 1948.- Background :...
. His maternal grandfather Rabbi Abraham P. Bloch was also a prominent rabbi, and author of the popular book "Day by Day in Jewish History." Continuing in their tradition, Rabbi Apfel received his rabbinic ordination from RIETS
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , or Yeshivat Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University, located in Washington Heights, New York. It is named after Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, who died the year it was founded, 1896...
in 2003. He has served as a rabbi in YUHSB for three years, last year in the Beis Midrash Katan of the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy
Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy
The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, also known as Yeshiva University High School for Boys , MTA or TMSTA , is an Orthodox Jewish day school , the boys' high school of Yeshiva University in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.-History:The Talmudical...
. Previously, Rabbi Apfel had been a maggid shiur at Yeshivot, Mevaseret and Torat Shraga
Torat Shraga
Yeshivat Torat Shraga is a post-high school yeshiva in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, Israel. Rabbi Avishai David is the rosh yeshiva...
in Israel. He has taught bioethics courses at the Yeshiva University Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem, at Touro College
Touro College
Touro College is a sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by Dr. Bernard Lander, the College was established primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community...
Landers College for Men and has given a shiur on Hilchot Shabbat as it relates to physicians at the Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
for the past three years. He currently teaches a bi-weekly class on Medical Halacha at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
and has published numerous contemporary halacha related articles. Rabbi Dr. Apfel is a board certified pediatric cardiologist at Columbia University Medical Center
Education
Rabbi Apfel received his BA degree from Columbia University in 1985, and his medical degree Summa Cum Laude from the State University of New York, Downstate in 1989, and completed his residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Babies and Children’s Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and specializes in congenital heart disease.Awards
Rabbi Dr. Apfel has received many awards during his years of practicing medicine. The following is a chronological list of his awards:- 1986, McGraw-Hill Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
- 1987, Lange Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
- 1987, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 1988, New York Academy of Medicine Award for Significant Achievement in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine and Overall Academic Excellence
- 1988, Lange Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
- 1989, Sandoz Award for Academic Excellence
- 1990, Samuel Karelitz Intern of the Year Award for Clinical Acumen, Diligence and Humanity
- 1992, Stanley Levin Resident Teaching Award for Clinical Expertise and Teaching Commitment
- 1994, Hatch Young Investigators Award for Cardiovascular
- Dr. Apfel was listed in New Jerseys Top Doctor edition as one of the top Pediatric Cardiologists in New Jersey
Publications and Articles
Rabbi Dr. Apfel has published many articles for various publications. He has written for the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyJournal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual Orthodox Jewish academic journal published by the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and edited by Alfred Cohen...
. He also was a Senior mentor and writer for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
Synagogue Compendium Of Torah and Medicine. He has also written over 20 articles for various peer reviewed medical journals.
- Fetal intervention: Halacha's response to a new bioethical dilemma. (Journal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyJournal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyThe Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual Orthodox Jewish academic journal published by the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and edited by Alfred Cohen...
) - Halachik and Medical perspectives of Banking Umbilical Cord Stem Cells. (Journal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyJournal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyThe Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual Orthodox Jewish academic journal published by the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and edited by Alfred Cohen...
) - Life Saving Duties on Shabbat: Switching Call with a Non-Observant Jew. (Journal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyJournal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyThe Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual Orthodox Jewish academic journal published by the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and edited by Alfred Cohen...
) - Reading Options on Shabbat. (Journal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyJournal of Halacha and Contemporary SocietyThe Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual Orthodox Jewish academic journal published by the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and edited by Alfred Cohen...
) - Verapo Yerapeh: Diverse Approaches to the License to Heal. (Albert Einstein College of MedicineAlbert Einstein College of MedicineAlbert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
Synagogue Compendium Of Torah and Medicine) - Pulmonary position cryopreserved homografts: durability in pediatric Ross and non-Ross patients. (The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery)