Background
Berardi, Ronald Stephen was born on January 12, 1943 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Desiderio John and Florence (Salvaggio) Berardi.
Berardi, Ronald Stephen was born on January 12, 1943 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Desiderio John and Florence (Salvaggio) Berardi.
Bachelor of Science in Chemstry, U. Pittsburgh, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, 1967.
Intern, Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital, Chicago, 1967-1968;
resident in pathology, Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital, Chicago, 1968-1969;
resident in pathology, Malcolm Grow United States Air Force Medical Center, Washington, 1969-1971;
resident in pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1971-1972;
resident in pathology, U. Pittsburgh Health Center Hospital, 1972-1973;
Sarah Mellon Scaife fellow in immunopathology, U. Pittsburgh, 1973-1974;
associate pathologist, Latrobe (Pennsylvania) Area Hospital, 1974-1980;
chief pathologist, director laboratories, Latrobe (Pennsylvania) Area Hospital, since 1980;
co-director laboratories Henry Clay Frick Community Hospital, Latrobe Area Hospital, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, 1974-1980. Associate instructor University of Illinois, Chicago, 1967-1969. Teaching fellow U. Pittsburgh, 1972-1974, teaching faculty, 1974-1976.
Instructor Thomas Jefferson College Medicine, Philadelphia, since 1977. Medical director School Medical Technology Indiana University of Pennsylvania, since 1980. Lab.insp. College American Pathology, Chicago, since 1980.
Chairman infection control committee, tissue transfusion committee, cancer registry, cost containment committee Latrobe Area Hospital, since 1980.
Member National Advisory Board American Security Council, Boston, 1985. Member Republican Presidential Task Force, Washington, 1985-1988. Member Republican National Committee, Washington,1985.
Senatorial scholar, 1961-1963. Member Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, United States Senatorial Business Advisory Board, 1988, state advisor to the United States Congressional Advisory Board. United States Congressional Advisory Board (state advisor).
Fellow American Society Clinical Pathologists, College American Pathologists, United States-Can.Acad. Pathology Inc., International Biographical Association. Member American Association Blood Banks, American Medical Association (Physicians Recognition award 1985), American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences, International Platform Association, American Biographical Institute (distinguished leadership award), American Institute Chemists, American Medical Writers Association, Westmoreland County Medical Society (editor bulletin), Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (affiliate), Latrobe Country Club, University Club, United States Senatorial Club, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta.
Married Diane Lenore Wytaske, June 17, 1967. Children: Lenore Christine, James Ronald, Anne-Marie.