Background
Berggren, Ronald Bernard was born on June 13, 1931 in S.I., New York, United States. Son of Bernard and Florence (Schmidt) Berggren.
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Ronald Bernard Berggren
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Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1957.
Career
Assistant instructor surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1958-1962;
instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1965;
general surgical resident, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1958-1962;
resident plastic surgery, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1963-1964;
chief resident plastic surgery, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965;
senior resident surgery, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1962-1963;
assistant professor surgery, Ohio State University School Medicine, 1965-1968;
director division plastic surgery, Ohio State University School Medicine, 1965-1985;
associate professor surgery, Ohio State University School Medicine, 1968-1973;
professor surgery, Ohio State University School Medicine, 1973-1986;
emeritus professor surgery, Ohio State University School Medicine, since 1986;
attending staff, Ohio State University Hospitals
chief of staff, Ohio State University Hospitals, 1983-1985;
honorary staff, Ohio State University Hospitals, since 1986. Attending staff, director division plastic surgery Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, 1965-1990. Vice president Plastic Surgery Ednl.
Foundation, 1984-1985, president, 1986-1987. Secretary Plastic Surgery Training Program Dirs., 1981-1983, chairman, 1983-1985. Member medical advisory board Ohio Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps, since 1974.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Mid Ohio Health Planning Federation, 1979-1982, 84, Professional Services Review Organization, 1980-1984, Scioto Valley Health Systems Agency, 1985-1987. Delegate Council Medical Specialty Socs., 1982-1990, director, 1988-1990. Fellow American College of Surgeons (governor since 1996, chair governor's commission on ambulatory surgical care), member American Medical Association, Control Surgical Society, Columbus Surgical Society, American Society Plastic andReconstructive Surgeons (special honorary citation 1995), Ohio Valley Plastic Surgical Society, American Cleft Palate Association, American Association Plastic Surgeons (treasurer 1982-1985, vice president 1988-1989, president elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991), Franklin County Medical Society (president-elect 1982-1983, president 1983-1984), Plastic Surgical Research Council (chair 1975-1976), New York Academy Sciences, American Association SurgeryTrauma, Association Academy Surgery, American Burn Association, American Trauma Society, American Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (parliamentarian 1992-1993), American Society Maxillofacial Surgery, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (review com.for plastic surgery 1983-1990, member Executive Committee 1987-1990, 94, designate chairman 1988, chairman 1989, 94, institutional review committee since 1996), Council Medical Specialty Socs.
(director 1989-1990, secretary 1991-1992, president-elect 1993, president 1994), Council Plastic Surgical Organisation (convenor since 1996), Sigma Xi, PhiKappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Kappa.
Connections
Married Mary Beth Griffith, November 25,1954. Children: Karen Berggren Murray, Eric Griffith.
