Dr. Klaus Lewin, a UCLA pathologist and longtime Palisadian, died on October 25 in Pacific Palisades. He was 69. Born in Jerusalem on August 10, 1936, Lewin attended Victoria College in Alexandra, Egypt, before pursuing a medical degree at Westminster Hospital in London. He and his wife, Patricia, also a physician, moved to California to start work at Stanford Hospital, but he eventually transitioned to full professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UCLA, where he practiced for 25 years. There he helped train a generation of new pathologists while earning a reputation as one of the pre-eminent gastrointestinal pathologists in the world, lecturing and traveling widely. Lewin is survived by his wife, Patricia; three children (all physicians), David of Charleston, Nicola of Seattle and Bruno of Los Angeles; and five grandchildren, as well as many people who counted this gentleman as friend and mentor. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the UCLA Geriatric and Gerontology Center, or to Kehillah Israel, 16019 Sunset, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
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