Chana Katan ( he, חנה קטן; born 9 September 1958) is an American-born Israeli gynecologist, teacher, author, and public figure.
Biography
Katan established and directed the IVF unit at Laniado Hospital (
Netanya
Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...
, Israel). She founded the wellness center for women in
Kiryat Sefer, and the sexology clinic at the
Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Since 2012, she has written a regular column in the weekly magazine "B'Sheva" on the topics of Medical Ethics, Family and Judaism. She is married to Yoel Katan and they have 13 children.
Selected works
*Chayei Isha – 2013
*Chayei Mishpacha – 2014
*Beyachad – 2016
Awards
*"Woman of the Year" –
Emunah' – 2011
*"Katz Prize" – 2015
[Miriam Lottner]
"Celebrating 68 Extraordinary Women in Israel"
The Times of Israel, el 12 de mayo de 2016, número 5 – "Dr. Chana Katan"
References
1958 births
Living people
American emigrants to Israel
Israeli women writers
Israeli gynaecologists
Jewish American writers
Jewish women writers
21st-century American Jews
Israeli women physicians
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