Background
Sabath, Leon David was born on July 24, 1930 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Sholom and Sarah (Cherkas) Sabath.
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Leon David Sabath
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Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1952; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1956.
Career
Intern, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1956-1957; senior resident in medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1962-1963; junior resident in medicine, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1959-1960; fellow in infectious disease, Harvard University and Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, 1960-1962; fellow in antibiotic resistance, Sir William Dunn School Pathology, University of Oxford, England, 1963-1965; member of faculty department medicine, Harvard University, also staff physician, Boston City Hospital, 1965-1974; assistant, Harvard Medical School, 1965-1967; assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, 1967-1970; associate professor, Harvard Medical School, 1970-1974; head section infectious diseases, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974-1983; professor medicine, University of Minnesota, since 1974. Chairman committees University of Minnesota Hospitals. Adjunct faculty Rockefeller U., 1990-1991.
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Membership
Trustee E.P.A. Cephalosporin Fund, University of Oxford, since 1970. Captain Medical Corps Army of the United States,1957-1959. Fellow American College of Physicians, Infectious Disease Society American.
Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Microbiology (vice chairman division antimicrobial chemotherapy 1976-1977, chairman 1977-1978), American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Theapeutics, Central Society Clinical Research, American Federation Clinical Research, Society Gen.Microbiology, Massachusetts Medical Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, British Society Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Sigma Xi.
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Children— Natasha, Joanna, Rachel.
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American