Dr. Vladimir Zelenko

We wholeheartedly declare Dr. Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko our Hero of the Week. Dr. Zelenko died on June 30, 2022 after a battle with lung cancer. Although he died at the early age of 48, his achievements and contributions toward the greater good of humanity are worth a lifetime of a hundred years.

Dr. Zelenko was a true doctor. For more than 20 years, he was a general practitioner in a community in Orange County, New York, where he worked as an “old-style” family physician for some 4,000 families who regarded him not only as their doctor but as part of their families’ lives. He knew all his patients personally and understood the different needs of each member of his community.

When Covid-19 reached his town, there were no treatments, and many looked to him for help. Unlike large numbers of medical professionals who were left stunned and paralyzed by the fear and imagery disseminated by the media and authorities, Dr. Zelenko stood by his community. He went back to what he knew—the art of medicine—and with common sense and prayer, sought a way to help his patients. Through a YouTube lecture and his own research, experience, and medical understanding, he discovered what is now known as the “Zelenko Protocol” for early treatment of Covid-19, which has helped millions of people worldwide.

Dr. Zelenko was everything a doctor should be. He did not protect himself behind the “complexity” of the situation; for him, the issues were simple. He knew that solutions would be available as long as he did what a true doctor would do—help his patients. Dr. Zelenko’s formidable intellect, high emotional intelligence, and professional integrity made him a “North Star of Medicine”: trustworthy, fearless, with clear-cut discernment, and tireless in fulfilling his assignment.

He was unequivocal regarding the need to avoid and stop the mRNA injections and spoke out about their dangers to universities, presidents, and religious authorities alike, not to mention in the countless public interviews he gave. Even though he was “but a country doctor,” Vladimir Zelenko was a “Zaddik”—a righteous one—of our time. You can witness this as he addresses a Rabbinical Court in Israel in August of 2021.

This tribute also includes his wife and eight children.

May his soul be blessed.

El Maleh Rachamim

Hero of the Week: July 11, 2022: Dr. Vladimir Zelenko