Dr. Steven Rothenberg, Pediatric Surgeon
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center Medical Director

Dr. Rothenberg is the Chief of Pediatric Surgery at RMHC at P/SL in Denver, Colorado and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University in New York, New York. He is a world leader in the field of endoscopic surgery in infants and children, and has pioneered many of the procedures using minimally invasive techniques.

Dr. Rothenberg completed medical school and general surgery residency at the University of Colorado in Denver. He then spent a year in England doing a fellowship in general thoracic surgery, prior to returning to the states where he completed a two year pediatric surgery fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He returned to Colorado in 1992 where he has been in private practice for the last 12 years.

Dr. Rothenberg was one of the founding members of the International Pediatric Endosurgical Group (IPEG) and is its recent past president. He is also the chair of the pediatric committee and on the board of directors for SAGES (The Society of American Gastro-intestinal Endoscopic Surgeons). He has authored more than 100 publications on minimally invasive surgery in children and has given over 200 lectures on the subject nationally and internationally. He is also an editor for Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques.

Dr. Rothenberg has been married to his wife Susan for 20 years and has three children: Jessica, Catherine, and Zachary. He is an avid outdoorsman, and spends most of his free time in the mountains of Colorado skiing, hiking, biking, and fishing.