Skip to Main Content

Ronnie Rosenthal, MD

Emeritus Faculty
DownloadHi-Res Photo

Appointments

Surgery
Primary, Secondary

Additional Titles

Surgeon-In-Chief, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

About

Titles

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

    Emeritus
    Primary
  • Surgery

    Senior Research Scientist
    Secondary

Other Departments & Organizations

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

Get In Touch

Contacts

Academic Office Number
Appointment Number