Ronald G. Tompkins

Ronald G. Tompkins
Born1951 (1951)
Many, Louisiana, U.S.
Died (aged 70)
EducationTulane University (BA, MD)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupations
  • Physician
  • academic
Parent(s)Horace Tompkins
Ruby Elizabeth Tompkins

Ronald G. Tompkins (1951 – January 17, 2022) was an American physician and academic. He served as Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and chief of Surgery, Science and Bioengineering at Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Division of Surgery. He was also the founding director of The Institute for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (MGH surgery division) and of the Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery at MGH.[1]

  1. ^ "Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD". Massachusetts General Hospital. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.