Jack Penn
Jack Penn · Science & Medicine
Helped establish organized reconstructive plastic surgery in Israel and co-founded the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
1909, South Africa and Israel — 1996
South Africa and Israel
Jack Penn is recognized among Israeli contributors to Science & Medicine — Helped establish organized reconstructive plastic surgery in Israel and co-founded the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
Jack Penn was a Jewish plastic surgeon and one of the forefathers of reconstructive plastic surgery in Israel. He helped establish organized reconstructive surgery there and co-founded the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, and he cared for wounded soldiers during Israel's 1948 War of Independence. His work laid foundations for the specialty in Israel.
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Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
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Helped establish organized reconstructive plastic surgery in Israel and co-founded the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)