C Ronald Mackenzie, M.D.

Ronald MacKenzie is Attending Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery and Director of Perioperative Medicine with the HSS Spine Care Institute.  He is also Chair of the American College of Rheumatology Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee.

Dr. MacKenzie's interest in bioethics grew out of a melding of his former role as Chair of the HSS Institutional Review Board and his affinity for the humanistic aspects of medical practice. Over the years he has had the opportunity to explore a range of subjects relevant to medical ethics, including an appointment as a Faculty Scholar in the Ethics Division of Weill Cornell.

Dr. MacKenzie has written a number of papers pertainin...