Dr. Ronan was born at the Presidio in San Francisco. He was raised in Petaluma where he attended St. Vincent Grammar and High School. He graduated St. Vincent H.S. with more than 20 awards and scholarships. He participated in sports year-round (football, basketball, baseball and tennis) throughout these years and we chosen for multiple All-Star teams, MVP awards, etc.

Dr. Ronan majored in Physiology at the University of California at Davis. At Davis, he juggled research (on alligators!!), work (ambulance driver), and a busy fraternity social schedule. Dr. Ronan received a Letter of Commendation from Governor Pete Wilson for field work as an EMT. Next, Dr. Ronan graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. It was in Richmond that he met and married his wonderful wife, Leslie. Dr. Ronan continued his training (residency and fellowship) in general and then plastic surgery at the Medical College of Virginia. During his residency and fellowship, Dr. Ronan was chosen as the Chief Surgical House Officer at Columbia Hospitals (Chippenham, Johnston-Willis and John Randolph) for multiple years. Before returning to California, Dr. Ronan had a son, Jack. His daughter, Charlotte was born after he returned to the Bay Area.

Dr. Ronan has medical licenses in both California and Virginia. Dr. Ronan performs most surgeries at the Blackhawk Surgery Center. This is an accredited surgery center (Medicare and AAAASF), and he uses a Board Certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Ronan served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at the San Joaquin General Hospital where he taught residents the art and science of reconstructive plastic surgery.

Dr. Ronan is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He scored in the 99th percentile during the 2002 Plastic Surgery In-service Exam. He received the prestigious S. Dawson Theogaraj in 2000 for excellence in plastic surgery scholarship. He is a life member of the Heritage Society of the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also a life member of the Maliniac Circle (Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation). Dr. Ronan is a member of multiple committees of the American Society of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Ronan is a member of numerous prestigious medical organizations.

With Operation Kids (Richmond, VA), Dr. Ronan has had the privilege of participating in multiple foreign missions to repair cleft lips, palates, burns, and other congenital deformities of children in Guatemala. Dr. Ronan is also a member of Rotary International and Rotoplast, another organization that focuses on providing plastic surgery to children in third world countries. Dr. Ronan is on the Board of Directors for Operation Kids.

Dr. Ronan has been quoted by Glamour magazine, the San Francisco Examiner, and Fashion Wire Daily. He has also authored several articles for local magazines, including the Valley Citizen, Diablo, and others. Dr. Ronan has lectured in the United States and authored journal articles and a textbook chapter regarding both aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. Dr. Ronan is often invited to speak about aesthetic or cosmetic plastic surgery to lay audiences at charitable events, organization meetings, and seminars.

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Board Certification:
American Board or Plastic Surgery
9/14/02

Fellowship:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Medical College of Virginia
VirginiaCommonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
7/99 - 6/01

Residency:
General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
7/96 - 6/99

Internship:
General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
7/95 - 6/96

Medical School:
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Degree: MD
8/91- 5/95

College:
University of California, at Davis
Davis, California
Degree: BS Physiology
8/86 - 6/91

Licensure:
Commonwealth of Virginia, July 1997 - Present
State of California, May 2000 - Present

Certification:
Advanced Burn Life Support, American Burn Association
Advanced Trauma Life Support, American College of Surgeons
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association

Employment:
Blackhawk Plastic Surgery, A Medical Corporation, Inc.
Private Practice Plastic Surgery
President and Founder
Blackhawk, CA
March 2002 - Present

Blackhawk Surgery Center
Outpatient Surgical Center
Founder and Medical Director
Blackhawk, CA
2004 - Present

Chief Surgical House Officer, Columbia Hospitals
Chippenham Medical Center
Johnston-Willis Medical Center
John Randolph Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia
August 1997 - June 2001

Professional Organizations:
American Society of Aesthetic Surgery
Active Member
2005 - Present

American Society of Plastic Surgery
Active Member
2003 - Present

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery
Active Member
2003 - Present

American College of Surgeons
Fellow
2003 - Present

American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Active Member
2003 - Present

California Medical Association
2001 - Present

American Medical Association
2001 - Present

Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
2001 - Present

American College of Surgeons
Associate Fellow
2001 - 2003

American College of Surgeons
Candidate Fellow
1999 - 2001

American Medical Association
Resident Physician Section
1995 - 2001

American Medical Student Association
1991 - 1995

Professional Organization Activities:
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Scientific Program Evaluation Committee
2004 - Present

American Society of Plastic Surgery
Young Plastic Surgeons Committee
2000 - Present

American Society of Plastic Surgery
Device and Technique Assessment Committee
2001 - Present

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Ethics Committee
2004 - Present

Honorary Societies:
Maliniac Circle
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
Life member as of 2001

Heritage Foundation
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Life member as of 2001

Hospital Appointments:
Blackhawk Surgery Center
Danville, CA
2005 - Present

Chief of Plastic Surgery
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
2001 - Present

Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Tracy, CA
2001 - Present

San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
2001 - Present

HealthSouth Surgery Center at Blackhawk
Blackhawk, CA
2001 - 2004

Honors, Awards:
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
In-service Exam 99th percentile
2002

S Dawson Theogaraj Award
Plastic Surgery Scholastic Excellence
2000

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
In-service E xam 94th percentile
2000

Top 5 score on Medical National Board Exam, selected to represent MCV at the American College of Physicians Conference, March 1994

A.D. Williams Research Fellowship
Richmond, VA
1992
EMT, Yolo Ambulance, ë89 - ë91, full-time while in college, received Letter of Commendation from the California Highway Patrol and from California Governor Pete Wilson for field duty

National/Regional Presentations:
Body Contouring after Morbid Obesity Surgery
Complications and Revelations in 259 Consecutive Cases
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
Orlando, Florida
June 2001

Minimally Invasive Approach to Familial Multiple Lipomatosis
American Society of Plastic Surgery
New Orleans, Louisiana
September 1999

Published in:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic Surgical Forum
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Book Chapter:
Body Contouring Following Significant Weight Loss

Bibliography:
Mehrhof AI, Ronan SJ, Pozez AL. Body contouring and incisional herniorraphy in 259 patients after morbid obesity surgery. Prepared for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Ronan SJ, Bandak AZ. The pedicled radial forearm ëfree flap.' Submitted to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Ronan SJ, Broderick T. Minimally invasive approach to Familial Multiple Lipomatosis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000, 106(4), 878 - 880.

Ronan SJ, Broderick T. Minimally invasive approach to Familial Multiple Lipomatosis. Plastic Surgical Forum. 1999, 22, 365 - 367.

Lipshy KA, Ronan SJ, Lawrence W Jr., et al. Complications of mastectomy and their relationship to biopsy technique. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1996, 3(3), 290 - 294.

Sillman AJ, Ronan SJ, Loew ER. Scanning electron microscopy and microspectrophotometry of the photoreceptors of the Ictalurid catfish. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 1993, 173, 801 ñ807.

Sillman AJ, Ronan SJ, Loew ER. Histology and microspectrophotometry of the photoreceptor of a crocodilian, Alligator mississippienis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 1991, 273, 93 - 98.

Foreign Missions:
Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 2006

Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 2005

Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 2004

Operation Kids
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Relief mission, operated on children with cleft lips/palates, burns, congenital anomalies, etc.
February 2001

Operation Kids
Relief mission, operated on children with cleft lips/palates, burns, congenital anomalies, hand injuries, etc.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 2000

Service Organizations:
Rotary International
Tri-Valley Club
President 2003-2004
President-Elect 2002-2003
Past-President 2004-2005
Foundation Chair 2004-2005
International Chair 2005-2007
Charter Member

Operation Kids
Medical Relief Organization
Board Member
2004 - Present

Lectures:
Foreign Plastic Surgery Missions
Kiwanis of San Ramon Valley
Danville, CA
March 2005

Operation Kids
Tri-Valley Rotary
Pleasanton, CA
February 2005

Plastic Surgery
Brentwood Golf Club
Women's Breast Cancer Luncheon
Brentwood, CA
June 2004

Modern Aesthetic Surgery
Women's Council of Realtors
Dublin, CA
November 2002

Aesthetic Surgery Update
Brentwood Golf Club
Women's Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon
Brentwood, CA
August 2002

Modern Aesthetic Surgery
Hilton Hotel, Livermore
February 2002

New Techniques in Aesthetic Surgery
Marriott Hotel, San Ramon
January 2002

Aesthetic Surgery
San Leandro Hospital
September 2001

Update on Aesthetic Surgery
Blackhawk Surgery Center
July 2001

Body Contouring after Morbid Obesity Surgery
MCV Research Day
June 2001

Blepharoptosis: Evaluation and Repair
Grand Rounds, MCV Plastic Surgery
March 2001

Aesthetic Surgery Update
San Leandro Hospital
February 2001

Asian Blepharoplasty
Plastic Surgery Conference, MCV
December 2000

Breast Augmentation
Plastic Surgery Conference
May 2000

Physical Symptoms and Body Image in Reduction Mammaplasty
Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds
January 2000

Modern Aesthetic Surgery
Blackhawk Surgery Center
January 2000

The Lateral Circumflex Artery
Plastic Surgery Conference
May 1999

Mallet Finger
Hand Surgery Conference
April 1999

Phases of Skin Graft Survival
Plastic Surgery Conference
April 1999

Flexor Tendon Avulsions and Ruptures
Hand Surgery Conference
March 1999

Accurate Nodal Staging of Malignant Melanoma
Surgery Rounds
Medical College of Virginia
February 1999

Melanoma: New Strategies
Plastic Surgery Conference
February 1999

Ulnar Nerve Entrapment: Diagnosis and Treatment
Plastic Surgery Conference
January 1999

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Hand Surgery Conference
January 1999

Parathyroid Gland: Disease and Treatment
General Surgery Conference
December 1998

Mirizzi's Syndrome
General Surgery Conference
September 1998

Meckel's Diverticulum
General Surgery Conference
July 1998

Facial Injuries in Children
Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds
Medical College of Virginia
November 1998

Congenital Disorders of the Hand and Upper Extremity
Grand Round, MCV Plastic Surgery
April 1994

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Its Injury
Primary Care Grand Rounds
December 1993

Wound Care and Wound Healing
OB/GYN Grand Rounds Lecture at MCV
August 1993