the building are four "healing gardens" planned by Shlomo Aronson employing the principles of biophilic design, which posits that nature and vegetation impact positively on human health. Bio-park Below the medical center is the Jerusalem Bio Park (JBP), home to several biotechnology companies , including Hadasit the technology transfer company of Hadassah Medical Center. Notable alumni Arie S. Belldegrun (born 1949), director of the UCLA Institute of Urologic Oncology and is Professor and Chief of Urologic Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine Rivka Carmi (born 1948), pediatrician, geneticist, President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Aaron Ciechanover (born 1947), biologist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry Yehuda Danon (born 1940), doctor, Surgeon General of the Israel Defense Forces, Director General of Beilinson Medical Center, and President of Ariel University Raul Geller (born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer and orthopedic surgeon Avram Hershko (born 1937), Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry Emanuel Margoliash (1920–2008), biochemist Avraham Steinberg (born 1947) Professor of Medical Ethics, Director of Hadassah Medical Ethics Center, and Pediatric Neurologist Notable patients Saeb Erekat Branches See also Health care in Israel Medical tourism in Israel List of hospitals in Israel Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America References Further reading External links Guide to the Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish Historical Society at the Center for Jewish History Guide to the Hadassah Medical Organization Records in the Hadassah Archives, 1918–2011 on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish Historical Society at the Center for Jewish History Guide to the Architectural Records in the Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish Historical Society at the Center for Jewish History Hadassah Medical Center 1939 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Erich Mendelsohn buildings Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hospital buildings completed in 1939 Hospitals established in 1939 Hospitals in Jerusalem Mount Scopus Hospitals in Israel Medical education in Israel Teaching hospitals