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Chad W.M. Ritenour

Dr. Chad W.M. Ritenour, MD

Dr. Chad W. M. Ritenour is currently Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Affairs and Professor in the Department of Urology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for Emory University Hospital. He teaches widely in both undergraduate and graduate medical education in his role as Residency Program Director and has published multiple original and review articles in the medical literature. As Director of the Division of Men‰Ûªs Health/Infertility and General Urology, he has worked to develop efficient care processes, including use of video-assisted consents for the urologic patient. He previously served as Interim Chairman for the Emory Department of Urology in 2010-2013. Dr. Ritenour attended the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and subsequently received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia before completing his urological surgery training at Emory University. In 2010, he served as a Fellow in the American Urological Association-Japanese Urological Association Academic Exchange Program. He was also a Fellow in the Woodruff Leadership Academy in 2005.

Specialties

  • Urology

Board Certifications

  • ABMS Urology

Fellowships

  • Emory University School of Medicine

Affiliations

  • Emory

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
  • Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Emory University School of Medicine

Honors & Awards

Fellow, American Urological Association-Japanese Urological Association Academic Exchange Program, 2010

AmericaÕs Top Urologists, Consumers Research Council of America, 2010, 2011, 2012

Super Doctors, Atlanta, 2012

Celebration of Faculty Excellence Recognition, Emory Medicine, 2014, 2015

National Patient Safety Foundation DAISY Team Award (EUH Team Ebola), 2015

Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2016 AtlantaÕs Top Doctors, 2017

Publications