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Date: July 30, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Forbes
Communication & Public Affairs
Phone: 732-235-6356
Email: jenn.forbes@umdnj.edu
High-Risk Pregnancy Expert to Lead Maternal/Fetal Medicine Programs at
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ – UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital welcome physician Todd Rosen, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive services and director of maternal-fetal medicine at the medical school and director of the regional perinatal center at the hospital. A perinatologist, Dr. Rosen is a member of The Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, the school’s multi-disciplinary faculty practice with approximately 500 physicians encompassing more than 200 sub-specialties, who have privileges at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Dr. Rosen is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as in the subspecialty of maternal-fetal medicine. He specializes in high-risk pregnancies including multiple pregnancies, prenatal diagnosis and pre-term labor. Dr. Rosen is well-published and lectures frequently on the prenatal care of women and fetuses during high-risk pregnancies and birth. Before joining Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Rosen was on faculty at Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons, where he served as attending physician in the division of maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal research.
A graduate of Rutgers University College of Engineering, Dr. Rosen earned his medical degree at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. He also completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine and afterward, served on the faculty of New York University School of Medicine. He then served as attending physician and director of maternal-fetal medicine of Morristown Memorial Hospital and the Atlantic Health System.
Appointments with Dr. Rosen can be made by calling The Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group 732-235-8006.
Through the partnership of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, expert physicians have the significant resources of an academic medical center to ensure patients benefit from a comprehensive treatment program beginning with diagnosis to the completion of rehabilitation.
Renowned both clinically and academically, the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine has managed thousands of high-risk pregnancies. From the division’s many works published in leading medical journals to its prestigious fellowship program, the division continues to advance the field of high-risk obstetrics. Critically ill newborns receive the highest level of care through the Division of Neonatology, supported by the care available at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The Division of Neonatology has the state’s only perinatal and neonatal fellowship training program.
UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,800 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments, hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs.
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is a 600-bed academic medical center and the principal hospital of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Robert Wood Johnson is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. RWJUH is the first hospital in the nation to implant the AbioCor self-contained artificial heart since the device received FDA approval in 2006. RWJUH is one of only three sites in the nation approved to offer this groundbreaking technology. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, and women’s and children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). The hospital is also a Level 1 Trauma Center and serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness. The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for heart and heart surgery (No. 36), cancer (No. 40) respiratory disorders (No. 50), according to U.S.News & World Report’s 2009 ranking of “America’s Best Hospitals.” The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated RWJUH as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified RWJUH as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. RWJUH is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years. Visit us online at www.rwjuh.edu.
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