Prof. Leon D. Sabath, M.D.

Professor Leon D. Sabath, MD (1930-2019), a world-renowned scholar of infectious diseases, who served at the University of Minnesota Hospital for 45 years and at Boston City Hospital as faculty, physician and clinician as well as at Oxford University, passed away peacefully on July 21 surrounded by his three daughters. A child of Russian immigrants, a Harvard graduate (AB ‘52, MD ‘56), a developer of antibiotics, a great humorist, Korean War veteran, an avid skier, sailor, cellist, and chess player, he was still at work on big research projects and remained eternally the optimist even in the darkest hours. He is survived by three daughters: Natasha Shabat, Joanna Sabath, Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D. his son-in-law, Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi, and three grandchildren. The funeral will take place 12 noon TUESDAY, July 23rd at TEMPLE ISRAEL, 2323 Fremont Ave. So. Minneapolis. Burial will take place at the Beit Olam Cemetery in Wayland, MA. SHIVA to take place in Concord, MA and in Cincinnati, OH. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Temple Israel in his memory.