Paul Rothenberg , MD

I was born and raised in Texas. I completed my undergraduate degree in Washington, DC before heading back to Texas for medical school. I completed an internship in General Surgery in Knoxville, TN before coming to West Virginia to start residency.

Resident

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Resident

• MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2019
• BS, American University, 2015

Brief bio:  I was born and raised in Texas.  I completed my undergraduate degree in Washington, DC before heading back to Texas for medical school.  I completed an internship in General Surgery in Knoxville, TN before coming to West Virginia.

What attracted you to WVU surgery for residency? 

What makes our program unique? 

What do you like about living in Morgantown?

Professional Societies/Leadership:

American College of Surgeons - Resident Member

Publications: 

• Rothenberg PE, Hughes BD, Amirkhosravi F, Onaiwu BP, Okereke IC. Factors during training which predict future use of minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Ann Med Surg (London). 2018;35:149-152.
• Long A, Rothenberg P, Patel D, MacDougall J, Hartings MR. The structure and peroxidase activity of myoglobin in alcoholic solvents. Polyhedron. 2016;114:138-144.

Abstracts:

• Rothenberg PE, Hughes BD, Okereke IC. Factors during training which predict future use of minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Academic Surgical Congress. 2018.
• Perone JA, Mehta HB, McClintic J, Norcini R, Rothenberg P, Rhodes J, Tyler DS, Brown KM. Does the ACGME resident case log really reflect resident operative experience? Academic Surgical Congress. 2017.

Presentations:

• Factors during training which predict future use of minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Presented at the Academic Surgical Congress, January 30, 2018.

Poster Presentation:

• Rothenberg P, Norcini R. Who made the cut: faculty and resident perspectives in the operating room. Presented at the Medical Student Summer Research Project Symposium, June 22, 2016.

Awards:  

St. Vincent's Student-Run Free Clinic Volunteer of the Year, 2017.

Personal Interests:

I enjoy working on cars and getting my hands greasy.  I also enjoy photography.