Peter Elsbach (9 November 1924 – 10 May 2020) was a Dutch physician. He was professor of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine.[1] He specialized in biochemistry, infectious diseases and natural anti-bacterial host defense.[2][3]

Life

Elsbach was born on 9 November 1924 in Zeist.[4][5] He spent his youth in the Dutch East Indies and during World War II was made prisoner by the Japanese.[6] In 1950 he obtained a degree in medicine from the University of Amsterdam. The next three years he was an intern at the local hospital. In 1953 he moved to the United States where he started residency training at the New York University School of Medicine. From 1956 to 1959 he did clinical fellowships at Rockefeller University.[1] After returning to the New York University School of Medicine in 1959, he obtained his PhD in Medical Sciences from Leiden University in 1964 with his dissertation Uptake of Lipid by Phagocytic Cells. An Examination of the Role of Phagocytosis.[6][7] Elsbach worked for the New York University School of Medicine for more than 40 years.[6]

Elsbach was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.[8] He received an honorary degree from Lund University in 1993.[5] In 2008 he received honorary life membership of the International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society.[9] Elsbach was a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.[2]

Elsbach died on 10 May 2020 at the age of 95.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Elsbach". New York University School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Peter Elsbach, MD". American Society for Clinical Investigation. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Highlights of Dutch Immunology 50 years of Immunology in The Netherlands" (PDF). Dutch Society for Immunology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2017.
  4. ↑ D. J. van de Kaa; Kaa; Y. de Roo (19 December 2008). De Leden Van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen: Een Demografisch Perspectief: 1808 Tot 2008. Amsterdam University Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-90-6984-552-4.
  5. 1 2 "Hedersdoktorer vid Medicinska fakulteten" (in Swedish). Lund University. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Peter Elsbach M.D. Ph.D." The Birkshire Eagle via Legacy. 21 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "New York Academy of Medicine Collection of International Medical Theses" (PDF). UNC Health Sciences Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "P. Elsbach". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Honorary Life Membership". International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
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