Peter Elsbach

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. He specialized in biochemistry, infectious diseases and natural anti-bacterial host defense.

Life Elsbach was born on 9 November 1924 in Zeist. He spent his youth in the Dutch East Indies and during World War II was made prisoner by the Japanese. 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. Elsbach worked for the New York University School of Medicine for more than 40 years. He received an honorary degree from Lund University in 1993. Elsbach was a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

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