December 09, 2020
Marjorie Rosenthal, MD 95, MPH, associate professor in pediatrics, died of colon cancer on December 1, 2020. Colleagues at Yale School of Medicine considered her a truly remarkable colleague, friend, mentor, pediatrician, advocate, and mother, who lived her life to the fullest. Her impact on the New Haven community, the School of Medicine, and her mentees cannot be overstated.
Rosenthal, known as Margi, was born on March 25, 1967, in Boston, and grew up in Newton, Mass. She went to Newton South High School and graduated from Harvard/Radcliffe College with a degree in social studies, and received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, received her Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship at UNC and Yale.