Sunday, June 21

Tag: Deaths

Esther Akinsanya, Nurse
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Esther Akinsanya, Nurse

Esther Akinsanya – a Nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, England – passed away in April, due to COVID-19. Esther was 55 years old. Akinsanya died days after testing positive for the coronavirus, in the same hospital where just a week earlier she was treating patients on the front line. Source: Buzz Feed News Please help us in adding details.
Harvey Hirsch, Paediatrician
Medics, Profiles, United States

Harvey Hirsch, Paediatrician

Harvey Hirsch – a Paediatrician at CHEMED, Lakewood, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 29 April, 2020. Harvey was 68 years old. Hirsch was awarded a Top Doctor Award 2011 by New Jersey Monthly Magazine and the Favorite Kids Doctor 2012 by New Jersey Family Magazine. Source: app Please help us in adding details.
Richard Kesner, Nurse
Medics, Profiles, United States

Richard Kesner, Nurse

Richard Kesner – a Nurse at CareOne at The Highlands, Edison, New Jersey – passed away on 27 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Richard was 46 years old. Kesner, 46, who lived in Woodbridge, died five days later on April 22 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He had continued to work long hours during the pandemic even though he had asthma, which put him at greater risk. A doctor told him his lung condition may have been rooted in years of working in a warehouse and breathing in dust before he changed careers, following his sister into nursing. Source: North Jersey.com Please help us in adding details.
Mikhail Lebedev, Neonatologist
Medics, Profiles, Russia

Mikhail Lebedev, Neonatologist

Mikhail Lebedev – a Neonatologist, Emergency Medical Physician, atStation of Emergency Medical Care n.a. A.S. Puchkova, Moscow, Russia – passed away on 27 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Mikhail was 61 years old. Mikhail Lebedev was one of the founders of resuscitation care for newborns in Yaroslavl, and in recent years he worked in Moscow as a doctor for an outpatient resuscitation team for newborns. He made thousands of shipments of the heaviest newborn babies. Source: Pravmir Please help us in adding details.
Andreas Hagemann, Family Doctor
Germany, Medics, Profiles

Andreas Hagemann, Family Doctor

Andreas Hagemann – a Family Doctor in Praxis, Wahlwies, Germany – passed away on 27 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Andreas was 61 years old. Source: SUDKURIER Please help us in adding details.
Mohan Adiseshiah, Surgeon
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Mohan Adiseshiah, Surgeon

Mohan Adiseshiah -- a Vascular Surgeon (retired) at University College London Hospital in England -- died on April 27 due to COVID-19. His collegaues described Mr Adiseshiah as “a true giant of heart surgery”, adding that he nurtured generations of surgeons across London hospitals. His family described him as a “dedicated doctor, brave surgeon, a gentleman, unfailingly generous, wickedly witty and so loved by us and many family, colleagues, students and friends across the globe”. Source: Evening Standard Please help us in adding details.    
Sisir Mandal, Orthopedic Surgeon
India, Medics, Profiles

Sisir Mandal, Orthopedic Surgeon

Sisir Mandal – an Orthopedic Surgeon at Bellevue Hospital, Kolkata, India – passed away on 27 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Sisir was 69 years old. Source: The Times Of India Please help us in adding details.
Roberto V. Anastacio, Cardiologist
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Roberto V. Anastacio, Cardiologist

Roberto V. Anastacio – a Cardiologist in Makati, Philippines – passed away due to COVID-19. He was 79 years old. “We remember and mourn a colleague, Dr. Roberto Anastacio, who once chaired the Cardiac Graphics Section of the Philippine Heart Center before eventually moving to the University of Sto. Tomas as member of the faculty and consultant of the same university as well as of Makati Medical Center. He too fell prey to this dreadful COVID virus while in confinement at MMC. We weep with the family as we entrust his soul to our Lord, the Almighty,” said the Executive of the University. Source: Philippine Heart Center Please help us in adding details.