Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Medicine
Jerusalem, Israel
Marc Romain, MBBCh(Wits), DCH(SA), FCP(SA), MMed(Wits), is a specialist in internal medicine, general intensive care, and nephrology. He serves as a senior physician in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and is the Head of the Critical Care Nephrology and Nutrition Unit at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. Additionally, he is a Senior Lecturer in clinical education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Romain completed his undergraduate medical studies and specialty training in internal medicine in South Africa before moving to Israel, where he completed his fellowship training in both General Intensive Care and Nephrology at Hadassah University Hospital. His clinical and academic interests focus on multi-organ support therapies—including continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), hemoperfusion, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)—as well as aviation and disaster medicine. He has served on international medical delegations for disaster relief and emergency response, including a deployment to the Israeli Defense Force Field Hospital in Turkey following the 2023 earthquake.
With a deep passion for educating the next generation of healthcare professionals, Dr. Romain is the founder and co-director of the ICU Academy and the Director of the CRRT School at Hadassah. He is highly active in teaching medical students, nurses, and fellows, and has been awarded multiple outstanding teacher and outstanding doctor accolades from both Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center.
Outside of his clinical and academic work, Dr. Romain is an active volunteer physician for United Hatzalah. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and running marathons.