an orthopedic surgeon at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem, is a fellow in the Hand and Microsurgery Orthopedics Department of the University of Washington, Seattle. He intends to participate in the study of nerve regeneration, which would allow him to develop a similar research program in Israel. Additionally, he hopes to bring back to Hadassah, and to Israel, expertise in hand and microvascular surgery. Dr. Luria is accompanied by his wife, also an APF Fellow, and their three children.