Daniel Talmor, also known as Danny, was born in Saskatoon, Canada and at age 12 moved to Israel. Danny grew up in Jerusalem. His parent’s house was filled with visitors from all over the world and all walks of life.
After high school, Danny served in the Israeli army for three years before going to Ben Gurion University, Medical School, in Be’er Sheva. The teaching hospital in Be’er Sheva was the only hospital for the entire Negev region. As a student and later as a resident and attending physician, Danny was privileged to take care of the entire, incredibly, diverse population of the Negev Desert. He started his career as a cardiac surgeon but later transferred into anesthesiology to follow his interest in taking on the most critically ill patients.
In 1999, Danny moved to Boston and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), to pursue further training in anesthesia for cardiac surgery and critical care medicine, followed by a masters degree in Public Health, at the Harvard School of Public Health. At the end of his training, he remained at BIDMC as an attending physician.
Danny’s career progressed as he held multiple roles at BIDMC. He served as the director of Trauma Anesthesia, Chief of Critical Care Medicine, Vice Chair of the Department of Anesthesia and finally in 2014, was appointed as the Chair of the Department of Anesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine at BIDMC and The Edward Lowenstein Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. To this day, Danny oversees a department of 700 members delivering service at eight hospitals.
Throughout his career, Danny has been a prolific researcher and educator, publishing over 250 papers in the field of critical care medicine. His research has focused on individualized care for the mechanically ventilated patient and improving the outcomes of patients undergoing surgery and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He has lectured extensively around the world and takes great satisfaction in helping improve critical care in low and middle income countries. Danny continues to mentor extensively and to welcome physicians from all over the world into his department.
Danny lectures and consults extensively in numerous countries across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Working with doctors around the world to improve patient care is one of the great privileges of his job.
Danny got to know Sherman as a neighbor and later as a friend, spending hours bonding in the dog park. During the COVID pandemic, Danny worked 18 hour days, helping direct the COVID response at BIDMC. When Sherman was diagnosed with COVID, Danny took the time to check in on Sherman daily and be his personal doctor.
Danny and Sherman remain great friends to this day. In 2024, Danny took up Sherman’s offer to join The Trebuchet community as a mentor.