External Media
Articles, documentaries, and interviews from outside outlets featuring PeaceMed members and their work.
American Doctor
From Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, American Doctor follows three American physicians—Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—who volunteer in besieged hospitals in Gaza, then return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind.
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American Doctor — Official Trailer
The official trailer for American Doctor, now playing in select theaters.
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‘American Doctor’ Review: Going to Gaza to Help, in Any Way They Can
This documentary by Poh Si Teng focuses on a planned medical trip to Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, by physicians from the United States.
View on The New York Times
‘Can we accept what we have done or not done?’: harrowing film follows doctors in Gaza
American Doctor follows three volunteer doctors as they try to save lives on the frontline and then return to the US to become advocates in Congress.
View on The Guardian
These American doctors treated Gaza’s wounded. Then they came home to bear witness
The director of American Doctor and two physicians in the film discuss the challenges of treating Gaza’s wounded civilians and why they believe the world must see what is happening there.
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“American Doctor” Reveals the Distressingly Urgent Need for Medical Care in Gaza
On the film’s premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, with Dr. Thaer Ahmad, director Poh Si Teng, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, and Dr. Mark A. Perlmutter.
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‘American Doctor’ Takes You Inside the Interfaith Fight to Save Palestinian Lives
Director Poh Si Teng opens up about her harrowing Gaza documentary.
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Gaza documentary “American Doctor” goes inside hospitals
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, one of the subjects of American Doctor, on how medical workers in Gaza’s hospitals have struggled to care for the sick and wounded.
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Dr. Thaer Ahmad & Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on Volunteering in Gaza & New Film “American Doctor”
A conversation with Dr. Thaer Ahmad and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa about volunteering in Gaza, joined by the film’s director, Poh Si Teng.
View on Democracy Now!
‘It leaves me without words’: What American doctors saw in Gaza
Surgeons Mark Perlmutter and Feroze Sidhwa speak to Christiane Amanpour about what they witnessed in Gaza and their mission to speak out.
View on CNN
“Doctors are actually supposed to bear witness to crimes”
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on his time working in Gaza, what he witnessed, and why he and his colleagues are speaking out.
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What American Doctors Saw in Gaza
Dr. Thaer Ahmad and director Poh Si Teng join the Intercept Briefing to talk about American Doctor and the conditions in Gaza.
View on The Intercept Briefing
American Doctor in Gaza: Labeled a Criminal by Israel, Saving Palestinians & Raising Awareness
A conversation about volunteering as a doctor in Gaza and raising awareness back home.
View on Pod Save the World
“American Doctor” Film Profiles Physicians in Gaza
A short look at the physicians profiled in American Doctor.
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New documentary ‘American Doctor’ follows 3 physicians on medical mission in Gaza
CBS Chicago reports on the new documentary following three physicians on a medical mission in Gaza.
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What American Doctors Saw in Gaza
American doctors describe what they saw while volunteering in Gaza’s hospitals.
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“Completely Illegal”: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on Israel’s “Outrageous” Attacks on Gaza Hospitals & Staff
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on attacks on Gaza’s hospitals and health workers.
View on Democracy Now!
Palestine Talks: In conversation with Mark Perlmutter, volunteer doctor in Gaza
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Perlmutter on volunteering in Gaza.
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‘We were praying for her to faint’
Orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter recounts amputating the leg of a five-year-old girl in Gaza without anaesthesia after supplies ran out.
View on Al Jazeera English
‘Just horrific’: Two doctors recount what they witnessed in Gaza
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and Dr. Mark Perlmutter went to Gaza to try to assist the collapsing healthcare system. They describe to Bianna Golodryga the ‘disaster’ they saw firsthand.
View on CNN
Gaza Through a Doctor’s Eyes: Dr. Thaer Ahmad’s testimony
Dr. Thaer Ahmad gives his testimony on working as a doctor in Gaza.
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On the Frontlines
Dr. Thaer Ahmad’s TEDx talk on frontline medicine.
View on TEDx Illinois Tech
AMERICAN DOCTOR: Humanity Beyond Sides
Director Poh Si Teng, Dr. Thaer Ahmad, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on making American Doctor.
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