ADAM HAMAWY

Career Timeline & Background

• Adam Hamawy is an American reconstructive surgeon in Princeton, New Jersey and former combat surgeon. He gained national attention as part of a volunteer team of American doctors in Gaza that was unable to leave due to Israel seizing and closing the Rafah border crossing during the Gaza war.
• Adam Hamawy is an American reconstructive surgeon in Princeton, New Jersey and former combat surgeon.
• He gained national attention as part of a volunteer team of American doctors in Gaza that was unable to leave due to Israel seizing and closing the Rafah border crossing during the Gaza war.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth, who credits Hamawy with saving her life when they were both serving in the Iraq war, personally intervened to help them leave.
• Hamawy was one of three doctors who chose to stay behind until the non-Americans on the team could depart.
• Funding context: Imported from FEC filings. Raised funds: Yes. First filing: 2026-01-30. Last filing: 2026-01-30.

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