By any measure, medicine advances through innovation. But every once in a while, innovation is sparked by a mentor, a fellowship, and a vision that ultimately transforms an entire healthcare system. For Dr. Dana Ben-Ami, the incoming chief of the Gastroenterology Institute at Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), that journey began in 2018, when she was selected for an advanced fellowship in interventional endoscopy at the renowned Center for Interventional Endoscopy at AdventHealth in Orlando, Florida. "Working alongside physicians who transformed gastrointestinal medicine was an extraordina...