Dr. Richard Baum
Dr. Richard Samuel Baum, one of the first board-certified neonatologists in the US, passed away July 3, 2020, in Denver. Rabbi Joseph Black officiated at the private graveside service June 8 at Emanuel Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
“Richard was insatiably inquisitive, always curious about what everyone else was doing and remembered every person he met,” his loved ones said. “He was immensely proud of his family and was a loving husband, father and brother.”
Dr. Baum was born Dec. 30, 1933, in Kansas City, Mo.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College with Magna Cum Laude distinction, and earned his MD at Columbia Medical School.
After serving as a US Air Force captain in Japan, he returned to the States and became one of the first board-certified neonatologists in the country.
Dr. Baum taught at Harvard University; created the neonatal ICU at the Methodist hospital system in Indianapolis, Ind.; and was medical director of the NICU at St. David’s in Austin, Texas.
In 1992, following an illustrious career, Dr. Baum and his wife Marcia settled in Denver, where he participated in the Jewish community.
He loved art, music, maps and restaurants.
Mrs. Baum passed away in 2011.
Dr. Richard Baum is survived by his children Rebecca Yonas and Jessica (Jeff) Stone; grandchildren Caleb and Hannah Yonas; sister Jane Wachsler; and nieces Annie (Paul) Niedergang and Elizabeth and Susan Wachsler.
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