Notice: Urgent Ortho Care is no longer available at our Newington location. We invite you to visit any of our four Middletown locations and apologize for any inconvenience. | Physical therapy is now available on Saturdays from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm at 430 Saybrook Road in Middletown and in Marlborough on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

Lee R. Bloom, MD

Specialties
Sports Medicine
Clinical Interests

Joint Replacements, Advanced Arthroscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Ligament Reconstruction, Cartilage Restoration, Trauma Care

Located In

Middletown, Hebron, Newington, Westbrook

About

Lee Bloom, MD is a licensed, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Middlesex Orthopedic & Spine Associates. He specializes in advanced arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery. He cares for patients that require ligament reconstruction, and cartilage restoration procedures as well as broken bones, tendon repair, and joint replacements.

Dr. Bloom takes a personalized approach with each patient, tailoring their treatment with the goal of conservative, nonoperative management. He is devoted to providing his patients with innovative and compassionate care and if surgery is required, he employs the latest techniques and technology to get patients back to their active lifestyles.

Dr. Bloom grew up in West Hartford, CT and attended Loomis Chaffee High School. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University where he played on the Men’s Golf team. He received his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY where he served as chief resident.

He completed his orthopedic sports medicine fellowship with the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City where he received additional subspecialty training in advanced arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery. During his fellowship, Dr. Bloom participated in the care of professional athletes on the New York Jets football team.

Dr. Bloom likes to work with his patients to determine which treatments are best for their lifestyle, goals and recovery. He takes pride in his compassionate bedside manner and remains attentive to his patients throughout their rehab process.

Having trained at multiple trauma centers in New York, Dr. Bloom has experience with fracture care and traumatic injuries. This training combined with his clinical expertise in arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery gives him the versatility to treat a wide range of orthopedic conditions.

Outside of work Dr. Bloom enjoys staying active by playing golf, hockey, and swimming. Most of all, he loves spending time with his friends and family, including his wife and three young children.

Aetna
  • Commercial Plans (Including APCN Plus, We do not accept regular APCN)
  • Managed Medicare
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of CT
  • Commercial and Exchange
  • Managed Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Plans Outside CT)
  • Cards with the “PPO” inside the suitcase logo
CarePartners of Connecticut
  • Managed Medicare (HMO/PPO)
Cigna
  • Commercial, MetroNY, and LocalPlus
  • Cigna+Oscar, Cigna+MVP
ConnectiCare
  • Commercial and Exchange (Except “Value” Network)
  • Managed Medicare
Connecticut Medicaid
Connecticut State Workers’ Compensation
EmblemHealth
  • Emblem Commercial and Exchange (Except for Millennium and Enhanced Care Prime Networks)
  • Managed Medicare (VIP Prime, Bold, Reserve)
Medicare (Including Railroad Medicare)
Oxford
  • Liberty and Freedom Plans
TriCare
UHC/NYSHIP/NY Government Empire Plan
United Healthcare
  • All Commercial Plans (Except Indemnity and Compass)
  • Managed Medicare

Fellowship

Lenox Hill Hospital Sports Medicine

Medical School

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Residency

State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery

College

Brandeis University
Bachelor of Science

Memberships
  • American Orthopaedic Association

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