Adam Rosendorff, MD

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Get to know Clinical Pathologist Dr. Adam Rosendorff, who serves patients in Walnut Creek, California.

Dr. Rosendorff is a Harvard-trained clinical pathologist and specialist in laboratory medicine. He is the CEO & Founder of GilaRiverMD, LLC in Walnut Creek, California.

As such, he can help with interpretation of laboratory tests and guidance regarding medical usefulness of lab tests, obesity and diabetes medical management, and relationship of lab tests to lifestyle preferences. His mission is to help patients, particularly poor or underserved, understand their lab tests and point them in the right direction. 

“Offering 18 years of physician experience, GilaRiverMD provides the best weight loss program with medical supervision in California. We guide you through your weight loss journey, providing support for fitness and nutrition through personal coaching. We understand just how difficult it can be to lose weight on your own, especially when you’ve tried all the fad diets. With our assistance and expertise in weight loss, our goal is to help you become the best possible version of yourself” as stated on their website. 

Pertaining to his educational background, Dr. Rosendorff graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand. He then went on to earn his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2000.

Furthering his training, he performed his internship in internal medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital-Lifespan in 2001. He also completed his post-doctoral fellowship in infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2005, and his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the said establishment in 2008.

Specializing in the study of bodily fluids and tissues, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology (ABPath). The mission of the ABPath is to promote the health of the public and advance the practice and science of pathology by establishing voluntary certification standards and assessing the qualifications of those seeking to practice the specialty of pathology.

Since 2013, Dr. Rosendorff has been licensed as a laboratory director in California, running a number of successful labs. He has experience with genomics and has been acknowledged by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Between his medical expertise and his personal experience with weight loss and life coaching, Dr. Rosendorff founded GilaRiverMD, LLC with the idea of helping each individual be the best version of themselves.

Among his professional affiliations include the Association of Molecular Pathology, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the College of American Pathologists, the Society for Pediatric Pathology, and the Academy of Clinical Laboratory and Physician Scientists.

Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and in some cases, the whole body. Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and management of diseases by laboratory methods.

Among Dr. Rosendorff’s various prizes and awards include: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Physician, Scientist Early Career Award (2009-2013), Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), Grant Awardee (Fellow – 2002-2005), Morris B Bender Family Prize for Clinical Neurology (2000), Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship (1998-1999), Faculty of Arts Gold Medal, University of the Witwatersrand (1992), and University Council Entrance Scholarship (1988).

On a more personal note, he speaks several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Hebrew, and Latin.

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