Howard Apfel


Howard Apfel is an American Rabbi and Cardiologist practicing medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.

Background

Rabbi Dr. Apfel is a board certified pediatric cardiologist at Columbia University Medical Center and a maggid shiur in Yeshivat Shaalvim in Nof Ayalon, Israel. Rabbi Dr. Apfel has taught bioethics courses at the Yeshiva University Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem, at Touro College Landers College for Men and has given a shiur on Hilchot Shabbat as it relates to physicians at the Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Apfel has published extensively on contemporary halacha related articles, focusing on modern issues in Jewish medical ethics.

Education

Rabbi Dr. Apfel received his BA degree from Columbia University in 1985, and his medical degree Summa Cum Laude from the State University of New York, Downstate in 1989. Dr. Apfel completed his residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Babies and Children’s Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, specializing in congenital heart disease. He received Rabbinic Ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 2003.

Recognition

Dr. Apfel was cited in New Jersey's Top Doctor edition in 2009, 2012-2020 and the Metropolitan edition as well. as one of the top Pediatric Cardiologists in New Jersey. He was also ranked as the 2nd best Cardiologist in New Jersey by the Jewish Standard.

Awards

Rabbi Dr. Apfel has received many awards during his years of practicing medicine. The following is a chronological list of his awards:
Rabbi Dr. Apfel has been published in a number of periodicals. He has written for the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society and Tradition: The Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought. He was also a Senior mentor and writer for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Synagogue Compendium Of Torah and Medicine. In addition, has written over 20 articles for various peer reviewed medical journals.