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Documentary 'American Doctor' follows three doctors on medical missions in Gaza

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published August 24, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark Perlmutter {PEARL-mut-tur}, a Jewish American orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina, and Thaer {THAA-uhr} Ahmad, a Palestinian American emergency physician from Chicago. They are among three doctors working in Gaza featured in the documentary "American Doctor."

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Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.