Itzhak BrookDr. Itzhak Brook is a physician who specializes in pediatrics and infectious diseases. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Washington D.C. and his areas of expertise are anaerobic and head and neck infections including sinusitis.He has done extensive research on respiratory tract infections and infections following exposure to ionizing radiation. Dr. Brook is the author of "My Voice-a Physician's Personal Experience with Throat Cancer". He is a board member of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Dr. Brook is the recipient of the 2012 J. Conley Medical Ethics Lectureship Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Brook was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006 and became a laryngectomee in 2008. Dr. Itzhak Brook je liječnik, specijalist pedijatrije i zaraznih bolesti. Profesor je pedijatrije u Georgetownu, Sveučiliste Washington D.C. i njegovo područje stručnog djelovanja su anaerobne infekcije glave i vrata, uključujuci sinusitis. Veliki dio svoje karijere proveo je istrazujuci infekcije respiratornog trakta i infekcije nakon izlozenosti ionizirajucem zračenju. Dr. Brook je sluzio u američkoj mornarici 27 godina. Autor je sest medicinskih udzbenika, 135 poglavlja u medicinskim knjigama i preko 750 znanstvenih radova. Urednik je tri i pridruzeni urednik jos četiri medicinska časopisa. Dr Brook je autor knjiga "My Voice - a Physician's Personal Experience with Throat Cancer" i "In the Sands of Sinai - a Physician's Account of the Yom-Kippur War". Član je odbora Alijanse za rak glave i vrata (Head and Neck Cancer Alliance). Dr Brook je dobitnik nagrade "J. J. Conleyja" 2012. godine za predavanje iz medicinske etike Američke akademije za otorinolaringologiju i kirurgiju glave i vrata (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery). Dr. Brooku je dijagnosticiran rak grla 2006. godine. Read More Read Less