The Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital


Kenneth Bloch, MD

Kenneth Bloch, MD

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Dr. Kenneth Bloch was born in New York City and grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. A graduate of Roxbury Latin School, Dr. Bloch obtained his Sc.B. and M.D. degrees from Brown University in 1978 and 1981, respectively. Dr. Bloch trained in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital beginning in June 1981. In 1984, Dr. Bloch undertook post-doctoral training with Dr. Jonathan G. Seidman in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. In 1987, he returned to the Massachusetts General Hospital to obtain subspecialty training in Cardiology where he pursued additional post-doctoral training with Dr. Thomas Quertermous. In 1990, Dr. Bloch joined the staff of the Cardiology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Bloch's laboratory moved to the Cardiovascular Research Center in 1992. He served as the Interim Director of the CVRC from 2002 through 2004. In July 2005, Dr. Bloch was named the William T. G. Morton Associate Professor of Anesthesiology. In the Spring 2007, Dr. Bloch's group will move to Thier 5 in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, but will remain an integral component of the CVRC Research Program. In March 2007, Dr. Bloch was named the first William T. G. Morton Professor of Anesthesiology. In the Spring 2007, Dr. Bloch's group moved to Thier 5 in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and remains an integral component of the CVRC Research Program.
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