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Dr Burton “Bud” David Rose, nephrologist

8May

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Dr Burton “Bud” David Rose, nephrologist

Burton "Bud" David Rose an American nephrologist and the creator of the UpToDate medical software application died on April 24, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19. Rose was a clinical professor of medicine at Harvard University. He also held positions at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was co-author of Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders; Pathophysiology of Renal Disease; and Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials. Rose created the first version of UpToDate in his house in 1992. It was released on floppy disks. His work (creation of UpToDate) has influenced the modern practice of medicine more than any work in the current generation of practicing physicians. Ma...

8May

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Dr Isaac Abadi, Rheumatologist

Dr. Isaac “Saky” Abadi, a prominent Venezuelan rheumatologist who founded the country’s National Center for Rheumatic Diseases, died in Miami of COVID-19. He was 84. Abadi was born in Merida, a city in northwestern Venezuela. He graduated from the Universidad de los Andes’ medical school as a surgeon. The fellow at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York was a member of the Rheumatology Service of the University Hospital of Caracas. Abadi was also the head of the Chair of Medical Clinic and Medical Therapeutics at the Luis Razetti School of Medicine. He continued lecturing at the Universidad Central de Venezuela’s medical school and made improvements to the educational curriculum of the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance. Local 10

8May

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Dr Niaz Ali, Pediatrician

Dr Niaz Ali – a Pediatrician at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Please help us in adding details.

8May

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Jeff Kurtzman, flight attendant

Jeff Kurtzman, a Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant who participated in an illness-stricken training session in Honolulu in June, has died of complications from the coronavirus, reported Hawaii News Now. Jeff Kurtzman, a Los Angeles-based flight attendant who joined the company in 1986, passed away in the night of July 21, 2020, in California, according to Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram. Ingram sent an email to Hawaiian Airlines employees on Wednesday, saying Kurtzman had ‘become well known to his In-Flight colleagues for his passion for discovering new places, people and cultures’ and was admired for his ‘terrific sense of humor and knack for easy conversation.' “He embodied the values of aloha and malama that we hold dear,” Ingram said...

8May

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John Abruzzo

John Abruzzo, a nurse at Huntington Hospital died of the coronavirus. He began working at Huntington Hospital in 2002. "We at Huntington Hospital are devastated by the loss of our colleague John Abruzzo, RN, from COVID-19," the hospital said in a statement. "He was among the brave caregivers dedicated to their patients during this challenging time." abc7NY

8May

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Daniel Schaeffer Kemp, organic chemist

Daniel Schaeffer Kemp an American organic chemist and an emeritus professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – died from respiratory complications due to COVID-19 near Concord, Massachusetts. He is survived by his legacy as a giant of chemistry and teaching, revered by the countless students and a close group of associates he trained, mentored and inspired during his unique and celebrated life. His close companion over the last 35+ years, cockatoo Octavian (“Tavvy”), has been placed in loving care. Kemp's work was focused on the synthesis and conformational analysis of peptides. He developed several chemical ligation strategies and methods for templating the formation of helices and sheets. The eponymous Kemp's triacid and the Kemp elimination reacti...

8May

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John Lara, Emergency Dept Tech

John Lara – an Emergency Dept Tech at Clara Maass Medical Center and Orange Regional, Belleville, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on May 8, 2020. John was 40 years old. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.

7May

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Joseph A. Bonjiorno, Psychiatrist

Joseph A. Bonjiorno – a Psychiatrist at St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Joseph was 78 years old. Source: Cremation Society of IIIinois Please help us in adding details.

6May

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Kiing Shooter, Rapper

Kiing Shooter, a New York City rapper who was signed to Nas’ Mass Appeal Records and Jungle’s Street Dreams Records, die on May 5, 2020, after contracting Covid-19. William Daniels, better known by his stage name Kiing Shooter, was a rapper from Queensbridge, New York. Kiing Shooter first came into the public eye alongside NYC rapper and longtime friend Dave East, after releasing numerous freestyles with the rapper in 2017. Kiing Shooter gained recognition with his single "They Say" which was released on June 29, 2018. He subsequently released his debut EP "Fucc The Doubters" on August 24, 2018, with features from Dave East, Don Q and Mac and it peaked at 148 on the US Billboard 200. His second EP, No Turning Bacc was released on April 20, 2019 and his debut So...

Brian Axsmith, paleobotanist & paleoecologist

6May

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Brian Axsmith, paleobotanist & paleoecologist

Brian J. Axsmith –an American paleobotanist, paleoecologist, and professor of biology at the University of South Alabama, where he taught ecology, evolutionary biology, and the evolution of vascular plants – died of Covid-19 on May 5, 2020. Axsmith studied the evolutionary history of conifers and vascular plants. He specialized in the Neogene paleobotany of the Gulf Coastal Plain in the present-day United States, especially Alabama and Mississippi, as well as the Mesozoic paleobotany of eastern North America and China. Axsmith was raised in suburban Philadelphia. He received a bachelor of science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Axmsith obtained his doctorate in biology from the University of Kansas in 1998. Some of Axsm...