Yael Dreznik

Yael Dreznik was born in Israel and grew up in a town near Tel Aviv. She never aspired to be a doctor, and after her military service, she decided to become an economist, earning both her bachelor's and master's degrees in economics. She began working in the Ministry of Finance and quickly advanced to head of life insurance department at a relatively young age.

And then, in the middle of her career, she had a revelation. One bright day, she felt the urge to switch to medicine and study to become a doctor. And so, at the age of twenty-eight, with a young baby at home, she began studying medicine at Tel Aviv University. After completing her medical studies, she decided to specialize in general surgery and continue her residency in pediatric surgery, a field she had grown passionate about during her medical education.

Starting from 2021, Yael Dreznik is a senior surgeon at Schneider Children's Hospital in Israel, focusing, among other things, on surgical oncology.

During her residency, Yael began documenting her experiences in a diary, capturing all the touching and unique moments of her time as a surgical trainee. She decided to publish this collection of stories, in a Trilogy named: "Surgeon's life".

Yael is married and a mother of two daughters. Her eldest daughter serves as a combat soldier in the army, while the younger one is a high school student.

Books by Yael Dreznik:

1. The Trilogy "Surgeon's Life": in march 2022 Yael's first book "And the night has yet to come" was released in Hebrew, quickly becoming a bestseller in Israel. The book chronicles the life of a general surgery resident, hour by hour, with each chapter representing an entire hour during a shift, based on real-life events. About a year later, she decided to translate it into English and self-published it on Amazon. In September 2023, her second book on pediatric surgery, titled "Children of a bold god", was released. This book portrays twelve months where each month details a unique case in pediatric surgery, associated with a virtue or quality based on the 12 virtues of Aristotle. The book also includes details of the history of medicine and specifically the history of pediatric surgery. The third book, "portrait of victory", contains 30 short essays from a blog written by Dr. Dreznik. It provides a window into the emotional, frightening, saddening, and unique events in the world of medicine, and particularly in the realm of surgery. The thirty pieces in this book are not ordinary tales recounting some story from the operating room or ward life. They are stories that convey a specific message about how we should shape our lives. About how we must embrace ourselves and move forward, realize our dreams, and do our very best. Because only then can we imagine our own "picture of victory". This is the third book that concludes the trilogy of the surgeon's life.

2. The Seventh of October Project is a project aimed at documenting medical, nursing, and rescue teams during the Hamas attack on the State of Israel on the seventh of October, 2023. In this project, dozens of different healthcare professionals were interviewed, including hospital administrators, doctors, nurses, and rescue personnel. The project's goal is to raise global awareness of the heinous crimes committed by Hamas against humanity and to tell the story of one of the largest mass casualty events in the world. The book - "Battles in white"- has been published on April, 2024.

3. The series "Deliberate cut": In January 2024, the first book in this series- "Last week of August" was released. The book describes the life in the surgical department, the fascinating world of forensic investigations and police investigators, and keeps the reader in suspense until the surprising end.