David Herbert Rosenbaum M.D. died September 3rd, 2022 at the age of 77.Born during the last year of World War II, in Pune, India to Edmund and Senta Lucia Rosenbaum, refugees of the Holocaust. David immigrated to Brooklyn via ocean-liner at the age of 5.David graduated from Erasmus Hall high school as a member of the National Honor Society and attended Brown University, majoring in French Literature graduating cum laude. He studied medicine at Duke University and later at New York University. David then served as a visiting fellow at the National Hospital for Nervous and Mental Diseases in London before completing his internship and medical residency at Bellvue Hospital. Dr. Rosenbaum then completed his Neurology residency at Columbia Presbyterian in June of 1974 and began a long career at Mt. Sinai by becoming an instructor in Neurology the following month.David met his wife, Catherine, at the Paris Health club in 1979. They married in May, 1983 in their apartment on 95th street and Riverside Drive in Manhattan.Dr. Rosenbaum continued working at Mt. Sinai, The Bronx VA, Montefiore Hospital and St. Barnabas Hospital for decades. During which time he served on numerous committees, boards, task forces, and working parties, earning scores of awards and accolades. He was the author or co-author of over 50 contributions to the medical literature in Neurology.In 2000 Dr. Rosenbaum began practicing in North Bergen, New Jersey and became an attending physician at Englewood hospital, a position he held until his passing.Dr. Rosenbaum is survived by his wife, Catherine; his sister, Elenor; his sons, Nicholas, Raphael and Colin; and his grandson, Simon.A lover of the Hudson Valley, David was laid to rest on September 8th, 2022 in a private ceremony with his immediate family at the Natural Burial Ground at the Town of Rhinebeck cemetery in Rhinebeck, NYA memorial service will be held at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, 630 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024 on September 21st, 2022 at 3:00pmIn lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Rosendale Food Pantry (P.O. Box 8 Tilson, NY 12486) or the Rosendale Theater collective (https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/donation/) https://www.lastingmemories.com/david-h-rosenbaum-md

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Published by the Daily Freeman from Sep. 14 to Sep. 16, 2022.

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Robert L Dickman

September 8, 2023

David and I were extremely close while we were at Brown together. We took many road trips and were even counselors at a Camp in Maine in1963. He was an Usher in my wedding in1965. We saw each other once since then but thinking of him will forever make me smile. May his memory be for a blessing. Bob Dickman M.D. Bosypn MA

F Tonia Romano

June 23, 2023

I send my deepest sympathies to the family of Dr. David Rosenbaum. He saved my life. I will pray for his loved ones for comfort.

Nasiek Dariusz

September 21, 2022

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

We will always remember you as a great professional, colleague and friend.
RIP David.
Dariusz Nasiek

Barbara Comerford

September 20, 2022

Dr. David Rosenbaum embodied all that is good in humanity. I was honored as a disability lawyer to work with him on many cases throughout the years. When I told my clients who treated with him of his passing, every one of them, without exception, was devastated. One recent story speaks volumes about his outstanding character and his unmatched compassion. My client, who suffers from a severe neurodegenerative disease, who treated with Dr Rosenbaum, was facing loss of benefits without an immediate report from him. I called and asked him if he could see my client that day via telehealth so he and his family (which included disabled children) could continue to pay their bills. He immediately complied and emailed me the report. It was not until after he furnished me the crucial report that he shared that he was dying. I could not believe that facing his own mortality and physically suffering as much as he was, he put aside his own heartache to help this severely disabled man and his family. The loss of David Rosenbaum is not just a great loss to his patients, it is an enormous loss to the world. I was honored to know him, and I will always hold in my heart his example of supreme courage and un-equalled compassion. God bless you David Rosenbaum. May you rest in peace.

Essell Hoenshell-Watson

September 18, 2022

RIP, David. it was such a pleasure to get to know you and celebrate our birthdays together at A Tavola, where you and Catherine are celebrities. Your knowledge and appreciation of wine and food was so appreciated, but it was your conversation and personality which lit up the table. I wish i had known your background on French lit, i would have loved to chat about Molière and Racine. Your family will be a treasure for me in the future as you are such a part of them. Thank you for making this world a more healthy, intelligent, fun, urbane place. Truly you are a one of a kind! Your light will shine brightly in our memories.

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