Notably, they will highlight the urgent case of a 9-month-old baby girl in critical need of medical evacuation for a liver transplant.

Panelists include:

● Dr. Mark Perlmutter, orthopedic & hand surgeon, President, World Surgical Foundation

● Dr. Adam Hamawy, plastic surgeon, ret. US Army combat surgeon who saved Senator Duckworth’s life

● Dr. Zena Saleh, general surgery resident with clinical interest in trauma, critical care, global health

● Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, trauma and critical care surgeon with a master’s in public health

● Mr. Josh Paul, Former Director in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

“When I saw hospitals being destroyed and learned of surgeons targeted, I knew that the large innocent population would suffer,” said Dr. Mark Perlmutter who completed his medical mission at the European Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza in April 2024. “Once there, 80% of the patients at the emergency room were children and 70% of patients requiring surgery were children. I helped by sharing the best gifts God had bestowed on me: my skills.”

Panelists will provide common-sense recommendations that mirror actions Congress has already taken to save lives in Ukraine, such as assisting with emergency medical evacuations, calling for the protection of health care workers and civilians, committing to the online training of Palestinian medical staff, and calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.

“The searing testimonies of these incredibly brave American doctors who have returned from Gaza compel our government to examine the role of U.S. weapons in causing so much harm to so many,” said Josh Paul, the first State Department official to resign in protest of Biden Administration policies. “Their testimonies confirm that providing Israel arms without conditions led to the injury of hundreds of thousands of civilians and violated U.S. law.”