Rita L. Ritsema, M.D.

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

Society and Memberships

American College of Physicians; 1989

American Gastroenterological Association; 1987

Teaching and 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).