Ronnie Rosenthal, MD
Emeritus FacultyCards
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
EmeritusPrimarySurgery
Senior Research ScientistSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Surgery
- Yale Ventures
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
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- December 12, 2024
Dr. Raul Guzman Receives the 2024 Dr. Walter E. Longo MD Award
- January 26, 2024
Dr. Alan Dardik Appointed Chief of Surgery for the VA Connecticut
- October 25, 2023
Dr. Benjamin L. Judson Receives Walter E. Longo MD Award
- August 23, 2022
Yale Team Investigates Why Disadvantaged Older Adults Often Have Worse Outcomes After Major Surgery