Dr. A. Mark Clarfield is an Emeritus Professor of Geriatrics and head of the Centre for Global Health of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
He grew up in Toronto went to medical school there before moving to Montréal. He is certified in Family Medicine, Public Health and Geriatric Medicine. In 1992 together with his family he moved to Israel. Apart from work he enjoys performing in his folk music band, "The Unstrung Heroes".