Medical Officers & Advisory Board

Independent expertise across medicine, science and professional practice

CERM’s medical and advisory structure is designed to test its work against real clinical practice, scientific evidence and established models of practitioner standards.

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Medical leadership & advisors

Dr. Sas Barmoshe (Bar-Moshe), Medical Officer
Medical Officer

Dr. Sas Barmoshe (Bar-Moshe)

Belgium

Urologist and urologic surgeon with CHIREC Hospital Group in Brussels. His clinical background in urology, oncological surgery and circumcision supports CERM’s work on procedural safety, complication pathways and referral standards.

Dr. Joseph Spitzer, Medical Officer
Medical Officer

Dr. Joseph Spitzer

United Kingdom

General practitioner and Medical Officer of The Initiation Society. A Mohel since 1981, he brings more than four decades of Brit Milah experience and extensive work in training, professional standards, continuing education and complication management.

Dr. Nuphar Veiga, PhD, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Dr. Nuphar Veiga, PhD

Belgium

Scientist at VIB–KU Leuven with a research background in precision nanomedicine, targeted drug delivery and RNA therapeutics. She contributes scientific evidence appraisal and clear separation between established evidence, emerging evidence and advocacy claims.

Dr. Michael Ben Akon, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Dr. Michael Ben Akon

Israel

Director of the Children’s Division at Laniado Hospital, certified Mohel and participant in Israel’s formal mohel certification framework. He combines paediatrics, neonatal care, hands-on practice and certification experience.

Dr. med. Alexandre Malkov, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Dr. med. Alexandre Malkov

Germany

Berlin-based specialist in orthopaedics, trauma surgery, surgery and hand surgery who also performs circumcision procedures. He contributes a German clinical and outpatient-practice perspective on hygiene, aftercare and surgical standards.

Dr. David Luzon, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Dr. David Luzon

Italy

Orthopaedic surgeon at Ospedale Israelitico di Roma, listed Mohel of the Jewish Community of Rome and Vice-President of the Rome section of the Italian Jewish Medical Association. He contributes physician–Mohel and continuity-of-care experience.

Dr. Ronen Rub, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Dr. Ronen Rub

Israel

Director of the Urology Department at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center and a specialist in adult and paediatric urology. With advanced training in paediatric urology in Paris and at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, he brings extensive surgical experience and particular expertise in circumcision and urological care.

Dr. Samuel Simha, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Dr. Samuel Simha

France

French emergency physician, experienced Mohel and member of the Association Française des Mohalim (AFM). He combines frontline medical expertise with extensive practical experience in Brit Milah, with a particular focus on safety, clinical standards and the management of potential complications.

Prof. dr. Arnon Kater, Advisory Board
Advisory Board

Prof. dr. Arnon Kater

Netherlands

Deputy Head of Department at Amsterdam UMC, Chair of the Good Research Practice Committee, and Professor of Haematology and Experimental Immunology. An international CLL researcher, he contributes academic rigour and expertise in research quality and scientific governance.

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What the advisory structure does

Review

Challenge the evidence

Medical and scientific claims are reviewed for accuracy, relevance and appropriate certainty.

Standards

Translate evidence into practice

Experts help convert broad principles into teachable competencies, practical thresholds, checklists and referral pathways.

Governance

Protect credibility

Multidisciplinary oversight helps CERM distinguish medical judgement, religious qualification, institutional policy and certification decisions.