Robert E. Rothenberg, M.D., is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College and Consultant Surgeon at the Cabrini Medical Center in New York. He is a fellow at the American College of Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery. Formerly, he was Attending Surgeon and a member of the Board of Trustees at the French and Polyclinic Medical School and Health Center. From 1954 to 1964, Dr. Rothenberg served on the Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, and from 1960 to 1966, he was Civilian Surgical Consultant to the United States Army Hospital, Fort Jay, New York.