Dr. Ronan’s CV
Board Certification:
American Board of Plastic Surgery
(9/14/02)
Fellowship:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
(7/99 – 6/01)
Residency:
General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
(7/96 – 6/99)
Internship:
General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
(7/95 – 6/96)
Medical School:
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Degree: MD
(8/91- 5/95)
College:
University of California, at Davis
Davis, California
Degree: BS Physiology
(8/86 – 6/91)
Licensure:
Commonwealth of Virginia
(July 1997 – Present)
State of California
(May 2000 – Present)
Certification:
Advanced Burn Life Support
American Burn Association
Advanced Trauma Life Support
American College of Surgeons
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
American Heart Association
Employment:
Blackhawk Plastic Surgery, A Medical Corporation, Inc.
Private Practice Plastic Surgery
President and Founder
Blackhawk, CA
(March 2002 – Present)
Blackhawk Surgery Center
Outpatient Surgical Center
Founder and Medical Director
Blackhawk, CA
(2004 – Present)
Chief Surgical House Officer, Columbia Hospitals
Chippenham Medical Center
Johnston-Willis Medical Center
John Randolph Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia
(August 1997 – June 2001)
Professional Organizations
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Active Member
(2005 – Present)
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Active Member
(2003 – Present)
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery
Active Member
(2003 – Present)
American College of Surgeons
Fellow
(2003 – Present)
The Aesthetic Society Education and Research Foundation
Active member
(2005 – Present)
Plastic Surgery Education Foundation
Active member
(2001 – Present)
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Active Member
(2003 – Present)
California Medical Association
(2001 – Present)
American Medical Association
(2001 – Present)
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
(2001 – Present)
American College of Surgeons
Associate Fellow
(2001 – 2003)
American College of Surgeons
Candidate Fellow
(1999 – 2001)
American Medical Association
Resident Physician Section
(1995 – 2001)
American Medical Student Association
(1991 – 1995)
Professional Organization Activities:
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Product Advisory Committee
(2007 – Present)
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic Sub Committee, In-Service Committee
(2007 – Present)
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Instructional Course Committee
(2006 – Present)
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Public Education Communications Committee
(2006 – Present)
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Scientific Program Evaluation Committee
(2004 – 2007)
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Young Plastic Surgeons Committee
(2000 – 2005)
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Device and Technique Assessment Committee
(2001 – Present)
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Ethics Committee
(2004 – Present)
Honorary Societies:
Maliniac Circle
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
(Life member as of 2001)
Heritage Foundation
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
(Life member as of 2001)
Hospital Appointments:
Blackhawk Surgery Center
Danville, CA
(2005 – Present)
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
2001 – Present
(Chief of Plastic Surgery, 2001 – 2008)
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Tracy, CA
(2001 – 2006)
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
(2001 – Present)
Honors, Awards:
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
In-service Exam 99th percentile
(2002)
S Dawson Theogaraj Award
Plastic Surgery Scholastic Excellence
(2000)
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
In-service Exam 94th percentile
(2000)
Top 5 score on Medical National Board Exam, selected to represent MCV at the American College of Physicians Conference, (March 1994)
A.D. Williams Research Fellowship
Richmond, VA
(1992)
EMT, Yolo Ambulance, ‘89 – ‘91, full-time while in college, received Letter of Commendation from the California Highway Patrol and from California Governor Pete Wilson for field duty
National/Regional Presentations:
Body Contouring after Morbid Obesity Surgery
Complications and Revelations in 259 Consecutive Cases
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
Orlando, Florida
(June 2001)
Minimally Invasive Approach to Familial Multiple Lipomatosis
American Society of Plastic Surgery
New Orleans, Louisiana
(September 1999)
Published in:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic Surgical Forum
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Book Chapter: Body Contouring Following Significant Weight Loss
Bibliography:
Mehrhof AI, Ronan SJ, Pozez AL. Body contouring and incisional herniorraphy in 259 patients after morbid obesity surgery. Prepared for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Ronan SJ, Bandak AZ. The pedicled radial forearm ‘free flap.’ Submitted to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Ronan SJ, Broderick T. Minimally invasive approach to Familial Multiple Lipomatosis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000, 106(4), 878 – 880.
Ronan SJ, Broderick T. Minimally invasive approach to Familial Multiple Lipomatosis. Plastic Surgical Forum. 1999, 22, 365 – 367.
Lipshy KA, Ronan SJ, Lawrence W Jr., et al. Complications of mastectomy and their relationship to biopsy technique. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1996, 3(3), 290 – 294.
Sillman AJ, Ronan SJ, Loew ER. Scanning electron microscopy and microspectrophotometry of the photoreceptors of the Ictalurid catfish. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 1993, 173, 801 –807.
Sillman AJ, Ronan SJ, Loew ER. Histology and microspectrophotometry of the photoreceptor of a crocodilian, Alligator mississippienis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 1991, 273, 93 – 98.
Foreign Missions:
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 2009
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 2007
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 2006
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 2005
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 2004
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Relief mission, operated on children with cleft lips/palates, burns, congenital anomalies, etc.
February 2001
Operation Kids
Relief mission, operated on children with cleft lips/palates, burns, congenital anomalies, hand injuries, etc.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 2000
Service Organizations:
San Francisco 49ers Foundation
Director
2006 – Present
Rotary International
Tri-Valley Club
President 2003-2004
President-Elect 2002-2003
Past-President 2004-2005
Foundation Chair 2004-2005
International Chair 2005-2007
Charter Member
Operation Kids
Plastic Surgery Medical Relief Organization
Director
2004 – Present
Blackhawk Plastic Surgery Foundation
Executive Director
2008 – Present
Lectures:
Aesthetic Surgery and Adjunctive Procedures
Vancouver, Canada
February 2009
Anti-Aging Laser and Non-Laser Therapy
Walnut Creek, CA
December 2008
Lecturer and Live Demonstrations, Clinical Symposium
Cutera Corporation
Newport Beach, CA
March 2008
Lasers in Aesthetic Medicine
Modesto, CA
September 2007
Aesthetic Lasers and the 3D Concept
Cutera Corporation
Las Vegas, NV
November 2006
Aesthetic Laser Principles and Application
Cutera Corporation
San Jose, CA
August 2006
Foreign Plastic Surgery Missions
Kiwanis of San Ramon Valley
Danville, CA
March 2005
Operation Kids
Tri-Valley Rotary
Pleasanton, CA
February 2005
Plastic Surgery
Brentwood Golf Club
Women’s Breast Cancer Luncheon
Brentwood, CA
June 2004
Modern Aesthetic Surgery
Women’s Council of Realtors
Dublin, CA
November 2002
Aesthetic Surgery Update
Brentwood Golf Club
Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon
Brentwood, CA
August 2002
Modern Aesthetic Surgery
Hilton Hotel, Livermore
February 2002
New Techniques in Aesthetic Surgery
Marriott Hotel, San Ramon
January 2002
Aesthetic Surgery
San Leandro Hospital
September 2001
Update on Aesthetic Surgery
Blackhawk Surgery Center
July 2001
Body Contouring after Morbid Obesity Surgery
MCV Research Day
June 2001
Blepharoptosis: Evaluation and Repair
Grand Rounds, MCV Plastic Surgery
March 2001
Aesthetic Surgery Update
San Leandro Hospital
February 2001
Asian Blepharoplasty
Plastic Surgery Conference, MCV
December 2000
Breast Augmentation
Plastic Surgery Conference
May 2000
Physical Symptoms and Body Image in Reduction Mammaplasty
Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds
January 2000
Modern Aesthetic Surgery
Blackhawk Surgery Center
January 2000
The Lateral Circumflex Artery
Plastic Surgery Conference
May 1999
Mallet Finger
Hand Surgery Conference
April 1999
Phases of Skin Graft Survival
Plastic Surgery Conference
April 1999
Flexor Tendon Avulsions and Ruptures
Hand Surgery Conference
March 1999
Accurate Nodal Staging of Malignant Melanoma
Surgery Rounds
Medical College of Virginia
February 1999
Melanoma: New Strategies
Plastic Surgery Conference
February 1999
Ulnar Nerve Entrapment: Diagnosis and Treatment
Plastic Surgery Conference
January 1999
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Hand Surgery Conference
January 1999
Parathyroid Gland: Disease and Treatment
General Surgery Conference
December 1998
Mirizzi’s Syndrome
General Surgery Conference
September 1998
Meckel’s Diverticulum
General Surgery Conference
July 1998
Facial Injuries in Children
Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds
Medical College of Virginia
November 1998
Congenital Disorders of the Hand and Upper Extremity
Grand Round, MCV Plastic Surgery
April 1994
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Its Injury
Primary Care Grand Rounds
December 1993
Wound Care and Wound Healing
OB/GYN Grand Rounds Lecture at MCV
August 1993
