Max Bloom, M.D., 88

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CRANSTON – Dr. Max Bloom died June 13.  He was the husband of Frances (Feld) Bloom.  They were married for nearly 60 years.

Born in Providence, eldest son of the late Ise and Anna (Nathanson) Bloom, he lived in Cranston for more than 50 years.

A well-known and highly sought cardiologist in private practice, he was affiliated with several hospitals in the area. He retired in 1987.

A World War II Army veteran, he served in Europe as a medic.

He was a graduate of Brown University and Yale University School of Medicine, and was a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.  He developed and instituted the first hospital intensive care unit in Rhode Island and helped develop, and remained an important contributor to, the cardiac care program at The Miriam Hospital.

He was also a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Brown University’s medical school.

He was the father of Ira Bloom and his wife Deborah Ebner of Wilmette, Ill., Steven Bloom and his wife Marti of Needham, Mass. and the late Paul Bloom.  He was the brother of Eleanor Chason and her husband Sidney of Bangor, Maine,  and the late Joseph Bloom and his wife Ruth Lee; grandfather of Matthew and Samuel and grandfather (by marriage) of Laura, Hank and Alex.

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