Max Louis van der Heijden studied medicine at the municipal University of Amsterdam. He sat for his medical finals on 2 October 1935. His surgery was at 56-58 Pleinweg in Rotterdam. He was married to Frida van Essen. They had a son Henk.
J.H. Coppenhagen, Anafiem Gedoe‘iem. Overleden joodse artsen uit Nederland 1940-1945 (Rotterdam 2000) 99.
In addition, a Jokos file (number 53121) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 5186/10749).