Saul Merin is an Israeli ophthalmologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal and genetic eye diseases. Merin's contributions include his seminal book, Inherited Eye Diseases now in in its second edition.

A Professor of Ophthalmology at Israel's Hadassah Hospital, Merin also works at the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's East Jerusalem hospital, where he has developed good relationships with ophthalmologists working in the area of the Palestine Authority.

While based primarily in Israel, Merin has a 25-year relationship with and visiting professorship at the The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

The University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary houses the departments of ophthalmology and otolaryngology of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Located in the heart of the Illinois Medical District, the Infirmary is a leading center for research and treatment of disorders of the...

http://www.uic.edu/com/eye/Department/Publications/Annual%20Reports/AR2004/AR04%20alumni.pdf.

Personal history

Merin escaped deportation

Deportation

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 by train to Auschwitz on August 3, 1943, and was hidden by Aniela (Zawadzka) Szwajce in Będzin

Bedzin

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, a town in southwest Poland

Poland

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, until arrival of the Soviet army in January 1945 http://www1.yadvashem.org/about_yad/magazine/magazine_new/mag_36/Prayer.html. He emigrated to Israel in 1949.

Training & Positions held

• Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1953-1960
• Duty Army Service, I.D.F., 1961-1963
• Training in ophthalmology at Hadassah Medical Center
  Hadassah Medical Center
  Hadassah Medical Center is a medical organization that operates two University hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Israel, as well as schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.The hospital was founded by Hadassah,...
  
   under Professor I.C. Michaelson, 1963-1969
• Specialist in ophthalmology, 1969
• Service in Africa: Malawi
  Malawi
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  , 1965-1967
• Several professional tours in Africa
• Fellowships and additional training, Hospital for Sick Children
  Hospital for Sick Children
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  , Toronto
  Toronto
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  , Ontario
  Ontario
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  , Canada (Pediatric ophthalmology
  Pediatric ophthalmology
  Pediatric ophthalmology is a sub-speciality of ophthalmology concerned with eye diseases, visual development, and vision care in children.-Training:...
  
  ); University of Illinois at Chicago
  University of Illinois at Chicago
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  , Illinois
  Illinois
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  , USA (Medical Retina)
• Professor of Ophthalmology, Hebrew University, since 1979
• Chairman of Israel Ophthalmological Society, 1976-1982
• Chairman of Israel Society for Vision and Eye Research, 1985-1995
• Chairman, Israel Board of Ophthalmology, 1989-1995
• Chairman, Unit of Ophthalmology, Hadassah
  Hadassah
  Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America is an American Jewish volunteer women's organization. Founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, it is one of the largest international Jewish organizations, with around...
  
  Mt. Scopus, 1979-1998

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