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    Ronnie Rosenthal, MD

    Emeritus Faculty
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    Appointments

    Surgery
    Primary, Secondary

    Additional Titles

    Surgeon-In-Chief, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    About

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    Emeritus Faculty

    Surgeon-In-Chief, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    Biography

    Ronnie A Rosenthal, MD, MS, is a fellowship-trained surgeon who earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Specializing in geriatric surgery, Dr. Rosenthal is dedicated to helping older adult patients who have a variety of gastrointestinal and biliary diseases. She is the Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Geriatric Surgery Taskforce and lead editor of the major textbook on this subject. She has led or participated in many national projects to improve the surgical care of older adults, including the current John A. Hartford Foundation/ ACS Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery Project.

    Appointments

    • Surgery

      Senior Research Scientist
      Secondary

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    Education & Training

    Fellow
    S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center/Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (1982)
    Chief Resident
    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (1981)
    Resident
    S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (1980)
    MD
    SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1977)
    Intern
    S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (1977)
    Research Fellow
    S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

    Research

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Ronnie Rosenthal's published research.

    Publications

    2024

    2023

    2021

    2019

    2017

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • honor

      Edward H Storer Resident Teaching Award

    • honor

      Secretaries Hands and Heart Award

    • honor

      Society of Distinguished Teachers

    • honor

      Leah Lowenstein Faculty Graduation Award for Promotion of Humane Equalitarian Medical Education

    • honor

      New York State Regents Scholarship

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