Academy Fellows Cover Team USA During the 2017 Maccabiah World Games

Elliott Leitman, MD

One of the most rewarding experiences of being an orthopaedic surgeon is getting out of the clinic and hospital and practicing our profession in an international setting with colleagues from around the world. In 2009 and in 2017, I was fortunate enough to be part of the medical staff for Maccabi/USA. The Maccabiah World Games are held every 4 years in Israel. This Olympic-style event attracts more than 10,000 Jewish athletes from more than 80 nations. For the 2017 Games, the U.S.