Tove S. Rosen
Dr. Tove S. Rosen is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, where she served with distinction for over four decades. A nationally recognized neonatologist, Dr. Rosen has combined clinical excellence, pioneering research, and dedicated teaching throughout her career.
After earning her B.A. from the University of Rochester in 1961, Dr. Rosen completed her M.D. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1965. She trained in pediatrics at St. Luke’s Hospital Center in New York and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neonatology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Her early career included service as a pediatric consultant with the U.S. Air Force at Beale AFB in California.
Dr. Rosen joined the faculty of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1973, where she rose through the academic ranks to become Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. She served as an attending pediatrician at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital from 1973 to 2014. In addition to her clinical leadership in the NICU, she supervised neonatal nurse practitioners and house physicians, coordinated neonatal billing, and directed the hospital’s Neonatal Resuscitation and Simulation programs.
A board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist, Dr. Rosen’s research has focused on neonatal pharmacology, cardiac arrhythmias, and the effects of prenatal substance exposure on child development. She was Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies and served as a co-investigator on numerous grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She has contributed extensively to understanding the physiological and developmental impacts of maternal drug use.
Dr. Rosen has also played a vital role in ethics and oversight in pediatric care, chairing the Neonatal Bioethics Review Committee and serving on Columbia’s Institutional Review Board for decades. She has served as lecturer and mentor in bioethics, pharmacology, and pediatric simulation education.
Nationally, she has held leadership roles within the American Academy of Pediatrics and contributed to NIH study sections and advisory committees. Her service includes roles as a master trainer in Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) and Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB) global programs.
Updated June 4, 2025