Thirteenth Holistic Doctor (MD, PhD) Found Dead- Allegedly Jumped Out 20th Floor Window
We are so sorry to break this news (as gently as possible) on yet another holistic doctor found dead within a matter of months. My heart goes out to his friends, family, and his patients who are commenting on my Facebook page tonight about the wonderful memories of this great man.
Also for those who wanted to see the other holistic doctors who died this past summer (NOT counting strange accidents etc) the recap can be found here through #12 with video.
Dr. J.E. Block MD, PhD, FACP (aka “Doc Block”) allegedly jumped out the window today on Halloween eve.
Jerome E. Block, M.D., jumped to his death from the Central Park West Apartments, police said.
They said Block jumped from the 20th floor of the complex around 9:30 a.m.
The article (which describes him as a well known prominent doctor) also says that he was fined for medical fraud. In fact, every breaking local news article I can find about it screams in the headlines about medical fraud. A man who says he is his attorney (and appears to be) is disputing some of these claims as can be seen in the comments at the bottom of the link. He says if these allegations were true- Dr. Block would have lost his license. Some are calling it a smear campaign and he only died a matter of hours ago.
Dr. Block’s website has this to say about him in his bio:
Dr. Block specializes in Scientific and Alternative Medicine. Integrations Health Center is the premier Integrated Medicine center in Mid-America, providing not only expert traditional medical (allopathic) care, but also Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Born in Philadelphia, PA he attended medical school in New Jersey with post graduate work at USC and UCLA. He is double board certified in Internal and Urgent Care Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He taught full time at UCLA and the University of Missouri before entering private practice in a small Kansas town. Prior to entering private practice, he was the chief of staff for two decades. During his time in Tulsa he has also taught at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a published author, and has been a popular newspaper columnist and radio commentator. Married and the father of eight with 15 grandchildren, He currently practices full time in Tulsa Oklahoma and recently completed his Ph.D. in Integrative Medicine.
We will keep you up to date. We see comments pouring in on the the local articles and his Facebook what a wonderful man and doctor he was. Nothing but praise…
He was even listed in the top 10 best Holistic doctors in his city to boot on Yelp.com