Rita L. Ritsema, M.D. | Gastroenterology

Specialties

Gastroenterology
Board Certified in 1986

Internal Medicine
Board Certified in 1989

Location

120 Valley Green Lane
Suite 510
King of Prussia, PA 19406

510 Darby Road
Suite 203
Havertown, PA 19083

3855 West Chester Pike
Suite 340
Newtown Square, PA 19073

Fax: (610) 527-8805

Education & Training

Medical School
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Internship
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Affiliations

Bryn Mawr Hospital

Lankenau Hospital

Paoli Hospital

BMMSA Endoscopy Center

Societies & Memberships

American College of Physicians, 1989

American Gastroenterological Association, 1987

Teaching & Research

Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. July 1,1 986 to July 1, 1987

Undergraduate Distinction Work in Biology (Comparative Endocrinology)
Boston University: Sept 1, 1977 to May 20, 1979
Advisor: Ian P. Callard, Ph.D.

National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program
Boston University: August 15, 1978
“Evolution of Hormonal Control of Vertebrate Reproduction” ( Dr. Ian P. Callard, Advisor)

Laboratory for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA: June 1, 1979 to Sept 1, 1980
Advisor: Robert E. Carraway, Ph.D.

Publications

Carraway, R.E., Ruane, S.E., Ritsema, R.L. “Radioimmunoassay For Lys8, Asn9,Neuotensin 8-13: Tissue and Subcelluar Distribution of Immunoreactivity in Chickens.” (Submitted to the Journal of Biological Chemistry, June, 1982).

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