Background
Rosenberg, Dennis Melville Leo was born on January 27, 1921 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of Nathan and Dorothy (Lee) Rosenberg. came to the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1953.
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Dennis Melville Leo Rosenberg
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Bachelor of Science with honors, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1941. Bachelor of Medicine, Bch., University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1945.
Career
Intern, Johannesburg General Hospital, 1946; resident in surgery, Tulane University Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 1947-1951; resident in surgery, Children's Hospital, Johannesburg, 1952; assistant thoracic surgeon, Biggs Hospital, Ithaca, New York, 1953-1954; practice medicine specializing in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, New Orleans, 1955-1993; senior surgeon, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, 1955-1993; chief department cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Touro Infirmary, 1972-1985; assistant surgeon, Department Surgery Tulane University, New Orleans, 1946-1950; instructor surgery, instructor thoracic surgery, Department Surgery Tulane University, New Orleans, 1950-1957; from assistant professor to professor, Department Surgery Tulane University, New Orleans, 1957-1991; professor surgery emeritus, Department Surgery Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1991. Consultant surgeon Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1962-1990.
Achievements
Membership
With Medical Corps, South African Army, 1940-1945. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, American College Chest Physicians, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, International Cardiovascular Society, American Thoracic Society, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Society Vascular Surgery, International Society Surgery, Royal Society Medicine, Southern Association Vascular Surgery.
Connections
Married Jeanna Van der Kar, January, 1947.
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Nationality
South African