From the desert to the lab: dr. berger
Today is the birthday of our co-founder Dr. Stephen A. Berger, and the perfect time to share his personal story and the history behind the creation of GIDEON.
Steve has been the “beating heart” of the company’s medical knowledge and insight since its inception. GIDEON could not be what it is today and will be tomorrow, without him. Join us on Memory Lane as we celebrate Dr. Berger’s contribution to the medical community.
A TALENTED YOUNG DOCTOR
Steve was brought up in New York and was destined to become either a lawyer or a doctor. Thankfully for us, he fell in love with the latter field. Dr. Berger graduated with a medical degree from the New York Medical College in 1967 and completed his Internal Medicine training there as the youngest in his group, finishing at the top of his class too!
After this, the Vietnam war erupted, and along with many junior doctors, Steve was conscripted into the US Navy. Despite not being well-traveled at the time, he took this in his stride and developed an interest in Infectious Diseases – something that set him apart from his peers back in New York.
He was assigned to the Sixth Fleet, stationed in the Mediterranean, which eventually took him to Israel. At the time, Dr. Berger explored his Jewish roots, and this is where he eventually made his home.
LT Steve Berger, U.S. Navy
After emigrating, Steve found the love of his life – an accomplished medical professional in her own right and currently Israel’s leading pe...
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