Hadassah On Call: New Frontiers in Medicine takes you behind the headlines with Hadassah Medical Organization doctors and specialists, patients and nurses. Listen and be amazed.
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We're thrilled to welcome Maayan Hoffman to our Hadassah On Call team! A savvy, insightful American-Israeli journalist, today she is running a Jerusalem-based strategic communications company. Among her clients is The Jerusalem Post, where she serves as head of conferences. Previously, she served as news editor, head of strategy and senior health analyst covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
A third-generation Hadassah member, mother and wife living in Jerusalem, Maayan has held several senior journalism positions and written about health, innovation and more for publications including The Washington Post, The American Spectator, The Hill and Roll Call.
May 20, 2026
In this episode of Hadassah On Call host Maayan talks with Dr. Vered Molho-Pessach, head of dermatology at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, about common skin conditions in children and adults, including eczema, acne and molluscum.
Feb 20, 2026
In this episode, host Maayan Hoffman discusses the dangers of polypharmacy—typically defined as taking five or more medications simultaneously in older adults—with Dr. Yosef Caraco, director of clinical pharmacology at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem.
Jan 22, 2026
Listen as Dr. Neville Berkman discusses what pneumonia is, how it differs from other respiratory illnesses, and why it remains dangerous. He also addresses common misconceptions, the role of vaccines in prevention, and lifestyle factors that affect lung health.
Jan 16, 2026
The episode features the top episodes of 2025 of the Hadassah On Call podcast.
Dec 4, 2025
In this episode, we welcome Gidon Melmed, executive director of Hadassah in Israel. He discusses Hadassah’s response during the 2023 Hamas crisis, advances in oncology, neurology, AI and surgical robotics, and its recognition by Newsweek as a top smart hospital.