ORTHODONTICS The view of Jerusalem from Dr. Jaffe's Center for Foot Surgery Steven M. Lash, DDS, MS Rebecca L. Rubin, DMD, MS 248-851-7272 6177 Orchard lake Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan www.lashorthodontics.com Or thodoniists A Medical Milestone DMC physician performs complex reconstructive surgery in Israel. Melanie Moss Special to the Jewish News y If you answer "yes"to this question, you may be suffering fro m Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue. Our specialized physicians have treated over 15,000 patients nationwide with 80% showing improvement in symptoms after their 4th visit. We understand, we listen, and we will work with you to overcome your pain and fatigue. _ FIBROMYALGIA & FATIGUE CENTERS INCORPORATED A28 June 26 • 2008 Call 248.813.5300 to make an appointment or RSVP to our seminar. Seats are limited. www.fibroandfatigue.com ear after year, new distinc- tions are added to our country's list of medical accomplishments. If we break, disfigure or dismember any part of our body, chances are there is a doctor nearby who can put us back together again. For example, take Dr. Lefkowitz Michigan native and DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital podiatric surgeon Dr. Harvey Mark Lefkowitz, whose cutting-edge medical techniques have made him known locally and internationally. Dr. Jaffe Lefkowitz believes that America's medi- cal advancements are a privilege that should be shared with others. This has set him on a course toward giv- ing back to a country his ancestors and modern-day family members call home. Israel, to the average person, seems millions of miles away, but to Lefkowitz it is a country he carries close to his heart. To him, it's a country that birthed a culture of people who stand up for their beliefs. A country in which he takes pride in its history and the care it gives his two adult daugh- ters and their families. Lefkowitz's story began long ago when his mother, a Holocaust survi- vor, was devastated by the death of her medical-school-bound brother at the hands of Hitler's soldiers during World War II. That sorrow motivated Lefkowitz to become everything his uncle could have been. Twenty-four years later, Lefkowitz became the youngest podiatrist in Michigan and has achieved many distinctions. Only recently did he receive, from Dr. Richard Jaffe, Israel's chief of podiatry, an offer of a lifetime — an opportunity to give back to the country that he will forever carry in his heart. In March, Lefkowitz, went to Jerusalem to perform reconstructive surgery on orthopedic surgeon and former chief medical officer to the United Nations Dr. Yaacov Adler. The complex surgical technique, which is not performed by Israeli doctors, required Lefkowitz to reconstruct a flat foot and ruptured ankle tendon. Jerusalem is a modern city with universal healthcare, but does not always offer procedures that go that extra mile. The need for more advanced procedures motivates doc- tors like Lefkowitz to share their expertise with their international col- leagues, like Jaffe, to perform special-