Education & Training
Dr. Rowin was born and raised in Southeastern Connecticut. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where he was also a member of the Varsity Crew team. He went on to earn his medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where he graduated with honors. After medical school, he completed his Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of Massachusetts, serving as Chief Resident during his last year.
Dr. Rowin was active in research throughout his training, publishing in academic journals and presenting at national conferences on topics such as wound healing in abdominal reconstruction and the appropriate use of helmeting therapy for children with positional plagiocephaly. While in residency he volunteered overseas, operating on patients with cleft lips and palates during plastic surgery mission trips to Latacunga and Salinas, Ecuador.
Following these experiences in residency, he went on to complete a subspecialty Fellowship in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital. During his Fellowship, he operated on children from around the world with a variety of cleft and craniofacial conditions and also presented research at the meeting of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery in Tokyo, Japan.