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Bruce Sabin CHARLESTON - Bruce Sabin, 60, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday, July 25, 2020. He donated his brain to MUSC. There will be a private memorial in Charleston at a later date. Bruce was born in Orlando, Florida. After he graduated high school, he moved to Decatur, Georgia to attend Emory University. He earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science. He entered Emory Medical School in 1982. He drove ambulances during this time to pay for medical school. He completed his internship and residency in 1990 and began working as an internist with Kaiser Permanente. After working as a lead internist for Kaiser, he opened up his own practice in Snellville, Georgia. Bruce came to Charleston, SC in 2015 to begin teaching and seeing patients at MUSC. Bruce is survived by his wife, Sharon, his daughter, Holly, his step-daughters, Samantha, Jessica, and Deanna, his brother, Gary, and his sister, Lori. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Jul. 30 to Jul. 31, 2020.

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Lindsey Radabaugh

May 5, 2025

Thank you, Dr. Sabin, for the decades of guidance and care you provided me and my budding family. You provided more than medical healthcare. You provided whole-person care. You truly cared about our whole family, our physical health, mental health, & spiritual health.
Thank you for all those physicals approving me to run high school cross country. "You have a strong heart," you told me. "Keep this up and you´ll be healthy the rest of your life." I still run at age 44.
Thank you for saving my honeymoon by giving me all those shots and steroids the day before we flew out to Jamaica. "Don´t cancel your trip!" you said. "I promise you´ll feel better."´ You were right. It was an amazing honeymoon, and we are celebrating our 22nd anniversary this year.
Thank you for helping me resolve my recurrent tonsillitis so that I could be well enough to conceive my second child. "But two is enough for now, right?" you asked. "Finish your degree, then, let´s talk about that third baby you want." Yes, sir! I finished my masters and now that third baby is a 7th grader.
I can´t imagine my formative years without having you as my healthcare provider (mentor/helper). And I wish I could find anyone else remotely close to the care you provided. I don´t think it´s possible. You´re not replaceable in any way.
With all this, my prayers of comfort and strength are with the family. I can only imagine how your hearts have grieved. Thank you, family, for sharing a piece of Dr. Sabin with us, the community.

Michael Watson

May 5, 2024

LinkedIn suggested Doctor Sabin as a connection. I thought wow, the best doctor I've ever had and who I have not seen in years. Sure, connect! I then did a search to find out what he was up to and found this. Heart broken is not strong enough to describe how I feel. He was the only doctor that ever made me feel like he cared about me and all of his patients. R.I.P. Sir!

Marge Foster Wright

January 24, 2024

Decided to look him up today and saw his obituary. Sad to hear that Dr Sabin was a great doctor. As one of his previous patient´s he got me through a tough time in my life. He is an angel to me. Missed him ever since he moved to South Carolina. RIP

Mack and Jerene Cain

July 24, 2023

We think of Dr. Sabin often.
He had a very rare talent as a medical professional. We felt very confident with his diagnosis and always trusted him to lead us in the right direction for treatment.
We were sad when he moved to Charleston but we loved seeing that he was happy.
We miss him and know that he´s greatly missed by his family.

Mack and Jerene Cain

September 9, 2021

We were thinking about Dr. Sabin today and decided to look on FB to see how he was doing.
Our hearts are broken to see that he passed.
He was our beloved doctor from 1991 when he was at Kaiser and we followed him to his private practice in Snellville. We were sad when he moved to Charleston but we´re happy for him.
He was an amazing man and an amazing doctor. We know we will never find another doctor like him and know there are so many others who feel the same way.

Shelly & Bob Blitz

May 1, 2021

We have just learned about this terrible tragedy today 5/1/21 and are so very sorry for your loss...even though we haven't seen you all in many years, we remember what an exceptional young man Bruce was when he was in med school at Emory. So very, very sorry for your loss...the world's loss, too.

Kaylan Bifaro

January 24, 2021

I´m so very sorry for your loss. Dr. Sabin gave me a job in his clinic as a MA before I graduated from nursing school. He taught me more that summer, that I learned in nursing school. He was caring, kind, and had excellent rapport with his staff and patients. I still have the letter of recommendation he wrote fir me to help me obtain my first RN job. He will truly be missed!

Arlene

January 19, 2021

Dr. Sabin will really be missed, great boss and Dr. I learned a lot from him. May his soul R.I.P

Toni

January 5, 2021

Very saddened to hear this news!!!! Dr. Sabin was the best boss and great person with a good heart!!!!!!! He will be highly missed!!!

Thad G

September 13, 2020

Dr Sabin was my doctor for many years in Snellville. I always deeply appreciated him as a wise and gifted physician. He will be missed.

joyce luckey

September 9, 2020

He was a very caring Doctor. He was my doctor at kaiser Permanente.

kelton r peterson

August 12, 2020

Bruce was a kind, loving man. A wonderful doctor, father and husband...he will be missed by many...

Ozey Horton

August 12, 2020

Am so saddened to learn of Bruce’s passing. He embodied the Hippocratic Oath- -always accessible, always helpful. He was a delight to be around- -such a positive, practical, can do spirit.....and, a wry sense of humor. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. In deepest sympathy, Ozey Horton, Patient

Ozey Horton

August 12, 2020

Am so saddened to learn of Bruce’s passing. He embodied the Hippocratic Oath- -always accessible, always helpful. He was always a delight to be around- -such a positive, practical, can do spirit....and, a wry sense of humor. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. In deepest sympathy,
Ozey Horton, patient

Lillian Emerson

August 11, 2020

Bruce had a way of brightening a day or a room just by being who he was. It was my genuine pleasure to meet and share time with him.

Sara Bazemore

August 5, 2020

A wonderful person and a doctor you could trust. He compassion and knowledge showed on every visit. My condolences to the family. My heart is heavy for your loss. May God bring peace during the days to come

Kathy Erisman

July 31, 2020

RIP, Bruce.

Terry Izen

July 31, 2020

I was so sorry to hear of Dr. Sabin's passing. He was a very good doctor and a very good man. He was a kind and caring doctor. I will miss him but I will always remember him and his kindness.

Wanda DellaSperanza

July 31, 2020

Dr. Bruce Sabin was my physician, but I also considered him a friend. I was fortunate to meet him early in his training and to later become a patient at his practice in Snellville, Ga. My good fortune continued when I relocated to Charleston and once again acquired Dr. Sabin as my primary physician. A compassionate, respected and humble man, he is truly missed. We send our condolences and prayers to his family & friends.

Michael Hawkins, MD

July 31, 2020

Bruce was a colleague at MUSC and I admired him as a person, and respected him as a physician/educator. My prayers go up for his family and friends.

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