years, died peacefully at his home on November 15, 2021. He was 92 years old.
Marvin was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. After graduating first in
his class from the University of Virginia pharmacy school, he became an officer
during the Korean War, working closely with doctors treating sick and wounded
soldiers. Inspired, he went to medical school. After graduation, he did his
internship and residency, including a year as chief resident, at Mt. Sinai hospital.
For the next decade, he served as a full-time faculty member at Mt. Sinai, doing
kidney disease research and practicing internal medicine. After entering private
practice, he continued his affiliation with Mt. Sinai as a clinical professor of
medicine. Numerous doctors called Marvin their physician. He was always just a
beeper away.
Marvin loved the outdoors, spending weekends in the country and taking
long walks in Central Park with his children and dog Blossom. He read The New
York Times every day and loved listening to NPR. Marvin was an unstoppable
force. He was an avid tennis player and dedicated runner, completing multiple
marathons. Yet, his favorite leisure activity was reading the New England Journal
of Medicine.
Marvin is survived by his sister, Elinor; two sons, Steve (a doctor) and
David, from his marriage to Dorothy “Chickie” Weiss ; three daughters, Rachel,
Leah and Sara, from his marriage to Audrey Beck; three grandchildren, Rebecca,
Daniel, and Nicolas (a third-generation Goldstein doctor); and four great
grandchildren, Mariana, Julia, Gabriel, and Amelia. He also is survived by
numerous close friends and grateful patients. He will be deeply missed. Please send
condolences to The Goldstein Children, 35 E. 85th Street, NY, NY 10028.
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