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About Dr. Ronel

Daniel N. Ronel, M.D. specializes in aesthetic plastic surgery of the face and body. He attributes his passion for aesthetics to having been raised in an environment where the arts and sciences played equally important roles. His parents moved from France to Princeton, a small university town near New York City where his father was a respected scientist and the family had easy access to museums, concerts and lectures.

Dr. Ronel's plastic surgery practice is a similar marriage of science and art, requiring creativity, a comprehensive understanding of human anatomy, and a highly skilled attention to detail in order to provide surgical enhancements that are tailored to each patient's individuality and beauty. As a former pediatrician, his manner is gentle, caring, and compassionate. He is the only physician in the United States who has been board-certified in both Pediatrics and Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Ronel embraces both state-of-the-art surgical techniques and centuries-old, non-traditional methods of wound healing. His holistic, personal approach to each patient can make wonderful and amazing things happen.

Background
Dr. Ronel graduated with honors from both Princeton University and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His plastic surgery training was at the New York Presbyterian Hospital program, which includes New York Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery.

In addition to being a board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Ronel is also a board-certified pediatrician. His pediatric training was at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and Boston Children's Hospital (Harvard University). He served four years in the Air Force, where he was Chief of Pediatrics at Columbus Air Force Base.

Honors and Awards
Dr. Ronel was named one of America's Top Plastic Surgeons by the Consumer's Research Council of America. Because of his combined expertise in pediatrics and plastic surgery, Dr. Ronel is one of 13 national experts selected by Allergan to sit on the Breast Implant Research Team, an advisory panel on silicone breast implants.

A nationally recognized expert in the field of aesthetic injectables, he is one of eight surgeons selected to be on the Artefill Scientific Advisory Panel. Additionally, Dr. Ronel is a member of the Radiesse Medical Education Facility, a group composed of approximately 120 physicians from across the United States.

He was voted Albuquerque's Plastic Surgeon of the Year in 2007 by readers of The Herald, and was named one of Albuquerque's 2007 Top Docs by Albuquerque, the Magazine. In 2008 he received the Patient's Choice award, given by patients to less than 5% of their physicians in the United States.

Specializations and Affiliations
Dr. Ronel is affiliated with the Presbyterian, Lovelace, and St. Vincent medical systems, as well as the Physician's Medical Center of Santa Fe. He is also an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of the American Medical Association and the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association.

Dr. Ronel is a Board Certified Surgeon located on PerfectYourself, a Breast Augmentation and Liposuction resource, and an Albuquerque, New Mexico breast augmentation and liposuction expert. He is also a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.


Dr. Ronel's Curriculum Vitae