Alan D. Rosenthal, M.D.
Alan D. Rosenthal, M.D. is a board-certified
pediatric neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment
of children and adults. He has experience in performing
craniofacial and skull base surgery; treating developmental
and compressive spine disorders, hydrocephalus, and
tumors; and addressing the impact of central nervous
system (CNS) dysfunction on patients and family.
Alan D. Rosenthal, M.D. attained
a B.A. degree in history at Yale University and his
medical degree at the University of Virginia. He completed
his internship in general surgery at the University
of California/Los Angeles Medical Center and did a
one year residency in general surgery at the Bellevue
Medical Center, New York, New York. He performed his
neurosurgical training at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
and the Children’s Hospital Medical Center of
Boston. He served his last year as Chief Resident
and Teaching Fellow in Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical
School under Dr. Donald D. Matson, a pioneer and the
foremost American advocate for pediatric neurosurgery
of his era.
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Alan D. Rosenthal, M.D has been consistently named in New York
magazine’s “The Best Doctors in New York”
and included in the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors:
New York Metro area. |
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Following his training, before the establishment
of subspecialty fellowships, Dr. Rosenthal was recruited
to Long Island to develop pediatric neurosurgery for
that geographic area. Practicing pediatric neurosurgery
in the same location for over three decades has allowed
Dr. Rosenthal to have personal, hands-on following
of infants through childhood and life. This opportunity
promoted his interest and experience in associated
adult disciplines including: craniofacial and skull
base surgery, developmental and compressive spine
disorders, hydrocephalus and tumors in adults and
children, and the impact of central nervous system
dysfunction on patients and family.
Dr. Rosenthal was formerly Chief of
Neurosurgery and Co-Director of the Neuroscience Institute
at Winthrop University Hospital, where he established
the first Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit on Long
Island. He was also instrumental in bringing the first
CyberKnife to the New York metropolitan area, located
at Winthrop University Hospital.
Dr. Rosenthal is a Diplomate of the American
Board of Neurological Surgeons, and is a member of
many professional societies including Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons, the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological
Surgeons. He has been consistently named in New York
magazine’s “The Best Doctors in New York”
and included in the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors:
New York Metro area.
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