Rita L. Ritsema, M.D.

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 1,1986 to July 1,1987
• Undergraduate Distinction Work in Biology (Comparative Endocrinology)
  Boston University: Sept 1,1977 to May 20,1979
  Advisor: Ian P. Callard, PhD.
• 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, PhD

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).