ROBERT KIRSCHNER

KIRSCHNER--Robert, MD, Robert Kirschner, MD, age 87, of New York died on April 1, 2023. He graduated in 1953 from Poly Prep Country Day School and went on to become a member of Yale University's 1957 class. He received a Doctor of Medicine degree from New York Medical College, completed a residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, and earned a fellowship in nephrology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. In 1959, he married Sylvia, the love of his life and best friend. From 1965 to 1968 Dr. Kirschner served as a Captain for the United States Air Force. Following his military service he practiced internal medicine and nephrology for fifty years. Bob loved to ski and sail. Whether it was after a day on the slopes or on the water, he could be found, Scotch in hand, reading The New York Times, and conquering the crossword puzzle. He is survived by his wife of 64 years Sylvia Kirschner; four children, Natalie Tallis, Leslie Kirschner, Kimberly Felty, and Marc Kirschner; sons-in-law Hans Tallis and Bryan Felty; daughter-in-law Susanna Kirschner; grandchildren Annika, Nicholas, and Charlotte Tallis, Storme and Calder Felty, and Aria and Zev Kirschner.