Boston doctor who treated COVID patients in N.Y. dies climbing mountain in Pakistan
By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated January 20, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
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Dr. Alex Goldfarb, center, pictured with sons Levi, left, and Ben, right.Handout
A prominent Boston doctor who was killed Jan. 16 in a mountain climbing accident in Pakistan had gone to New York to treat COVID-19 patients at the height of the pandemic and led a life that was âbeyond inspirational,â his son said Wednesday.
Alex Goldfarb, who was affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, went missing on Broad Peak in Pakistan, the 12th highest summit in the world. His body was found two days later close to the summit, according to the tour company that led a climbing expedition Dr. Goldfarb had joined.