Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev
Born5 February 1964
Izhevsk, Udmurtia, USSR
now Russia
Died18 February 2021(2021-02-18) (aged 57)
Pastore Peak, Pakistan
Alma materIzhevsk State Medical Academy
Scientific career
FieldsNephrology
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School, University of Utah

Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev (died 2021) was a scientist, physician and mountain climber. He is an author of the textbook "".


On January 18th, 2021 he was climbing Pastore Peak near K2 in Karakoram mountains when he went missing. [1] [2] [3]

Goldfarb and his mountaineering partner were preparing to ascend Broad Peak, world's 12th highest mountain.

His body was discovered on Monday by Pakistani military after apparent fall.[4] Unfortunately, multiple attempts to recover the body during a week after accident did not succeed due to harsh weather conditions. Special expedition to recover remains was organized by Alex's son - Levi Goldfarb in the June of 2021, after 2 weeks of unsuccessful attempts the decision was made to stop any efforts.

Goldfarb, a well-respected medical doctor and Harvard lecturer, had volunteered to treat COVID-19 patients from the outset of the pandemic.

Scientific articles

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  • Alexander S. Goldfarb-Rumyantzev; Wajih Syed; Bhanu K. Patibandla; ,Yael Vin (2014), "Geographic disparities in arteriovenous fistula placement in patients approaching hemodialysis in the United States", Hemodialysis International, Wiley Online Library

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