Our Services
Refuah Resources is a Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to
Providing Medical Referrals, Research, Advocacy and Support
to Individuals and Families Facing Medical Challenges.
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Precise Referrals
Refuah assists patients confronting illness by identifying the medical resource most appropriate to their particular circumstance. Based on exhaustive research and experience, Refuah pinpoints both the facility and the team of physicans with whom each patient has the best chance for success. Refuah’s referral staff has a deep and thorough understanding of leading doctors’ scopes of expertise. Refuah’s comprehensive database is comprised of the foremost medical professionals across the spectrum of medical and surgical specialties. This impressive index of doctors spans the global medical community. It includes esteemed diagnosticians and surgeons for complex and atypical disorders, as well as leading physicians for more routine, albeit serious, conditions.
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Complex Research
To make suitable referrals, the staff at Refuah Resources relies heavily on its training and expertise as well as on Refuah’s physician referral database. This formidable task becomes more complex with advances in medicine and medical technology. To ensure that referrals are up to date with current medical advances, Refuah invests considerable time and effort on comprehensive research. This time-consuming effort is integral to Refuah’s operation and essential for the accuracy of its referrals.
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Dedicated Support
Refuah Resources’ team of experts ensures that patients and their families understand diagnoses, the urgency with which different illnesses require care, and the pros and cons of various treatment options. Often, it is not just medical advice that is needed, but also a sympathetic ear and a caring heart. When necessary, Refuah maintains contact with the patient and family – monitoring progress and interacting with doctors and hospitals as courses of treatment change, conditions improve or worsen, and new doctors are introduced to the patient’s medical team. Refuah’s comprehensive database is comprised of the foremost medical professionals across the spectrum of medical and surgical specialties. This impressive index of doctors spans the global medical community. It includes esteemed diagnosticians and surgeons for complex and atypical disorders, as well as leading physicians for more routine, albeit serious, conditions.
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Advocacy
Refuah Resources enjoys excellent working relationships with respected physicians in all areas of medicine. This is crucial when time is of the essence. Refuah’s referral staff expertly cuts through red tape to expediently get patients the care they need. Doctors who have witnessed Refuah’s work firsthand have become its allies and advocates. Refuah often sends patient records to experts all over the world for their review, and to obtain opinions and recommendations for treatment protocols.
About Refuah Resources' Director
About Rabbi Shuky Berman
Rabbi Berman has been deeply and passionately involved in medical research for the past twenty years. He has spent countless hours discussing medical advances and recommended treatments with physicians across the continent and around the world.
He has developed an extraordinary medical referral service for patients in need, and has become a tireless advocate and medical advisor for patients and their families. Over time, Rabbi Berman has become the “go-to” person for guidance and assistance in dealing with medical issues both complex and routine.
Patient Stories
200 calls per day
Thousands of lives saved
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An Advocate at Every Step
Doctor & Patient Testimonials
Physician Testimonials
Elaine Wyllie, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurology
Cleveland Clinic
With an open hand and a caring attitude, Refuah will reach out to people in crisis and help them through it.
Peter Scardino, MD
Chair, Department of Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Your ability to match the right patient with the right doctor... Has made you the most effective medical liaison I have ever worked with.
Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS
Division of Gastroenterology Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Your insight... Is absolutely extraordinary and far exceeds that of most of my colleagues.
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Contact Information
Phone
T: 718-437-7474
F: 718-437-7020
Address
5904 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
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