Health care professionals

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Occupational titles are as provided by the source; odd-sounding titles are most likely those recorded by census takers.
- optical goods
     Greater Bangor
Harry Allen z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Anesthesiologist
     Greater Portland
Norman Wilson  Maine Medical Center   Harris Gleckman (2014)
appoint to staff
     Lewiston Auburn area
Julius H Gottlieb z"l  Central Maine General Hospital 1977 expanded Pathology Department  Lewiston Maine Jewish community - a People in Transition
appointed member
Henry Sprince z"l  Lewiston City Health Office 1930   Story of the Jews in Lewiston and Auburn
Chief of Medicine
     Greater Bangor
Lawrence Mark Cutler  Eastern Maine General Hospital 1997   Cutler family biography in Risen, Jewels of Maine
     Greater Portland
Albert Aranson z"l  Maine Medical Center   H Gleckman (2012)
clerk
     Greater Augusta
T M Kline  Togus Hospital 1913/1914   AugustaRegisters1913/1914
Dentist
     Bath
Gerald Cogan     NathanCoganBathHistory
     Brunswick
Harry Abelon z"l   1940 - 1987   Sherri Quint (2018)
     Greater Bangor
Jeffrey C Hoos     Jeffrey Hoos
Howard L Kominsky z"l     DavidRosen-AdvocateWeddingIndex
Dr Leo Stollar  Municipal Bldg Dental Clinic 1949 Other Data : 261 efferson St, Bangor - Municipal Bldg Dental Clinic dentist  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Dr Leo Stollar
     Greater Portland
Cyrus K Briggs z"l   1916 first Jewish dentists  Ben Band
Cyrus K Briggs z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
B James Cohen z"l   1930   1930Portland City Directories
B James Cohen z"l   1950   1950 Portland City Directories
Annette Goldberg z"l   1916 first Jewish dentists  Ben Band
Annette Goldberg z"l   1927   Ben Band
George Goldberg   1925   Ben Band
George Goldberg   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Solomon Golodetz   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Louise M Lourie z"l     Janice (Pachowsky) Carpenter
Henry Pollard z"l     Harris Gleckman
     Greater Waterville
E. Hyman Paikowsky   1930   1930USFederalMECensus, pg 1B
     Lewiston Auburn area
Myers / Myer Brownstone z"l     David Goodwin
Myers / Myer Brownstone z"l   1930   1930LewistonCensus
Myers / Myer Brownstone z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Myers / Myer Brownstone z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Myer M Halperin z"l     Robert Buzz Rosenberg family tree 2008
Myer M Halperin z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Myer M Halperin z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Bernard Ralph Marcus z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Lester Miller z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Dana Neuman   1930   1930LewistonCensus
Dana Neuman   1930   1930LewistonCensus
dentist - general practice
     Greater Bangor
Samuel J Rosen z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
dentist - military
Samuel Gold z"l  DOW Air Force Base Dental Clinic 1949 Other Data : 1 Fernald Rd Orono - DOW Air Force Base Dental Clinic  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Dr Staley Samuel Gold
Dentist-own practice
     York County
(excluding Greater Biddeford, OOB, and Sanford-Springvale)
Alvin Aaron z"l   1940   1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
Director/Camp Doctor/Medical Director
     Massachusetts
Charles Schlosberg  West End House   Obituary
Doctor
     Bath
Joseph I Smith z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census-Bath
doctor MD-general practice
     Lewiston Auburn area
Morris Eli Goldman z"l   1940   1940 US Fed Census Lewiston
Foot speciality
Henry I Platz z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Hospital administration
     Bath
Carol Lee Koranda   in Portland, OR  NathanCoganBathHistory
Internal medicine and cardiology
     Greater Portland
Albert Aranson z"l     H Gleckman (2012)
Medical Doctor
     Bath
Jacob "Jake" Smith z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census-Bath
Medical Doctor - Orthopedic Surgeon
     New York
Eber (Abraham) Resnick z"l   1939 - 1970   Janelle Resnick Marciano (2018)
Medical Doctor-Hospital
     Greater Augusta
Fred Nusomen   1940   1940 US Fed Census - Augusta
neurosurgeon
     Greater Rockland
Ross Davis z"l  Augusta General Hospital   Adas Yoshuron
Nurse
     Greater Biddeford
Sheldon Paul Frankel z"l     ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert
     Greater Portland
Pearl Gerber z"l     Stephanie Gerber Stern
Esther Kantor z"l     ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
     Lewiston Auburn area
Izobel Bornstein   1936   1936 Abromson
Evelyn Miller   1936   1936 Abromson
Sylvia Semer   1955   1955 Zelch
     Russia
Frieda Haase   1935   HainesMarriageRecords
OB/Gyn
     Greater Portland
Mark Stuart Levine     Mark Levine (2016)
optometrist
     Bath
Benjamin Zimmerman z"l     NathanCoganBathHistory
Optometrist
     Greater Bangor
Herbert C Emple z"l     Judy Gatchell (2017)
optometrist
     Greater Portland
Samuel Fineberg     Charles Brand
Morris L Fireman   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Daniel I "Danny" Kornetsky z"l     MtSinaiCem-CardIndex
     Greater Waterville
Phillip Russakoff z"l   1947 - 1994   Dale Russakoff
     Lewiston Auburn area
Samuel E Alperen z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Arthur Werner z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Oral Surgeon
     Greater Portland
Lester M Silverman z"l     Buffy Silverman (2015)
Orthopedic Surgeon
     New York
Eber / Eben Resnick     Janelle Resnick Marciano (2018)
Osteopathic
     Lewiston Auburn area
Irving J. Shalett   1936   1936 Abromson
Owner-drug store
     Greater Bangor
Edward L Allen z"l  Allen Drug Co.   Edward Allen's obituary
Michael Allen  Allen Drug Co. 2012   Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
Arnold Garson  Liggett-Rexall Pharmacy   Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
     Greater Portland
Maurice Minkin z"l  Health Drug   Bruce Bekritsky
David / Hiram D Weisman/Wiseman   1920   1920-Federal Census
Pediatrician
     Greater Bangor
Eugene E Brown z"l     Obituary
Benjamin \"Ben\" Shapero  Partnership - Ben Shapero and Paul Shapero 1946 - 1998   email - Paul Shapero (June 2018)
Ronald Striar  Partnership - Ben Shapero and Paul Shapero   Ruthanne Singal (2013) / Paul Shapero (June 2018)
     Greater Biddeford
Carl M Haas z"l     Jennie Aranovitch
pharmacist
     Greater Bangor
Merrill Robert Allen  Allen Fairmount Pharmacy 1949 Other Data : 122 Grant St, Bangor  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Merrill Robert Allen
Maurice Alpert z"l   1936   HainesMarriageRecords
Herbert Trager z"l  Post Office Pharmacy 1949 Other Data : 92 Forest Ave, Bangor - Post Office Pharmacy pharmacist  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Herbert Trager
     Greater Biddeford
Arthur Simensky z"l     ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
     Greater Portland
Milford S Fink   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Oscar Horwich z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Abraham Lamper z"l   1930 also sub-post office  1930PortlandCityDirectory
Morris Wolf   1906 c   
pharmacy asst.
Marianne Levinsky z"l   worked many yrs as pharm. Asst.  ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
Physician
     Aroostook County
Samuel David Daniels   started his medical practice in California where he lived for about 50+ years.  Diana Lee Daniels Thompson (email Nov 2013)
     Bath
Jacob "Jake" Smith z"l     Suzanne Nusbaum (2015)
     Greater Augusta
Julius Ciembronowicz z"l   Neurosurgeon  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/julius-ciembroniewicz-obituary?pid=188510574&view=guestbook
     Greater Bangor
Stephen Morris Alpert     Beth Israel100
Helen Krause z"l   otolaryngologist  Pittsburh obituary
Hans Shurman z"l     see photo
Edward Stern z"l     BethIsrael50
     Greater Biddeford
Maurice Ross z"l     Jennie Aranovitch
     Greater Portland
Mark Aranson     H Gleckman (2012)
Robert "Bobby" Aranson     H Gleckman (2012)
Edith Caplan   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Elias Caplan   1930   Ben Band
David Davidson z"l   1959   MtSinaiCem-CardIndex
Gisela Davidson z"l     Jessica Lantos (2018)
William Deixel   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory / Ben Band
Jacob Melnick z"l     Ben Band
William R Needelman z"l     headstone
Joseph R Uroalf   1916   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 127
     Knox County
(excluding Greater Rockland)
Louis Langman z"l     obituary
     Lewiston Auburn area
Hillel Entin     Jeffrey S Entin (2017)
Morris Eli Goldman z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Morris Eli Goldman z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Julius H Gottlieb z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Rudolph Haas   1955   1955 Zelch
Rudolph Haas   1955   1955 Zelch
Max Dr Hirshler   1955   1955 Zelch
Max Dr Hirshler   1955   1955 Zelch
Edward Leslie Reeves z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Helene M Reeves z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
Henry Sprince z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
     Lincoln County
Judith Weisman   1980-present   Judith Weisman (2013)
     Massachusetts
Michael Grodin   Professor Bioethics, Human Rights, Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health  Michael Grodin
     New York
Morris Theodore Koven   1926   HainesMarriageRecords
     Romania
Simon Frucht   1923   HainesMarriageRecords
     York County
(excluding Greater Biddeford, OOB, and Sanford-Springvale)
Alvin Aaron z"l   1985   Dan Steeby (2013)
physician hospital
     Lewiston Auburn area
Julius H Gottlieb z"l   1930   1930LewistonCensus
Psychologist
     Greater Portland
Cary Mack  United States Justice Department   Cary Mack (2016)
Psychology counselor
     Lewiston Auburn area
Jonathan Alan Berent   2011 c Berent Associates : info@socialanxiety.com  Nancy Levinsky
registered nurse
     Cumberland County
(excluding Greater Portland)
Patricia Ann Weiner z"l     ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
Respiratory Therapist
     Greater Portland
David Kissin  Maine Medical Center   Benjamin Kissin (2017)
salesman - dental supplies
     Lithuania
Joseph M Shapiro   1930   1930USFedCensus
Joseph M Shapiro   1930   1930USFedCensus
Speech/language pathologist
     Bath
Nancy Greenblatt  Easton a Public Schools (MA), Portland Public Schools, (ME)   Nancy Greenblatt (2017)
staff of
     Greater Bangor
Eugene E Brown z"l  Eastern Maine General Hospital 1948-1981 father of Arlon Brown  Dr. Eugene E Brown at State Cardiac Clinic at Eastern Maine General Hospital
student Medical College
     Aroostook County
Louis Goldstone   1930   1930 US Federal Census - Aroostook
Surgeon
     Lewiston Auburn area
Albert A EHRENFRIED  Beth Israel Hospital   Am Jewish Archives short bio
Henry Sprince z"l   1930   1930LewistonCensus
title not known
     Greater Bangor
Max Baer Bennett  Allen Drug Co. 1949 Other Data : 20 Westland Dr, Bangor - Allen Drug Co. general manager  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Max Baer Bennett
Lawrence Mark Cutler  Eastern Maine General Hospital 2012 first Jew appointed to staff of  Eliot Cutler to speak in Rockland about growing up Jewish in Maine
Fae Ray  Eastport Health Center 1981   Groundbreaking for Eastport Health Center
Helen Weatherbee  Eastern Maine General Hospital 1956 probably not Jewish  Dr. Eugene E Brown at State Cardiac Clinic at Eastern Maine General Hospital
     Greater Waterville
Dorothy Adair "Bibby" Alfond z"l  Thayer Hospital 2010 member, Women's Auxiliary  Marcia Beckerman interview
trained nurse - hospital
     Lewiston Auburn area
Ester E / Esta O Levin   1930   1930USFedCensus