Kenneth C. Rondello, MD, MPH, CEM
Clinical Associate Professor, Public Health & Emergency Management
College of Nursing and Public Health
Phone: 516.877.4544
Email: rondello@adelphi.edu
Dr. K.C. Rondello serves as Adelphi’s Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Emergency Management and Special Advisor to the Office of Health and Wellness. He co-developed the University’s Emergency Management program in 2003 and was instrumental in the genesis of the Department of Public Health in 2010.
A seasoned disaster epidemiologist, Dr. Rondello served the U.S. National Disaster Medical System for two decades, where he deployed to regions of the country overwhelmed by disaster to provide critical emergency medical and public health support. More recently, he has been deeply engaged in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing guidance and consultation to not-for-profit and private businesses, institutions of higher education, and government agencies. He has served as a subject matter expert to a host of national media organizations, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, USA TODAY, Forbes, NBC and CBS.
Dr. Rondello has participated in over a dozen international medical and public health service missions across West Africa, Central and South America, and Asia through partnerships with numerous global NGOs. For his humanitarian efforts, he was conferred the U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award and Adelphi University’s Excellence in Faculty Service Award.
Dr. Rondello has been a Trustee of the Hunterdon Healthcare System in Hunterdon County, New Jersey since 2016, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board.
His scholarly research focuses on the application of disaster epidemiology to pandemic planning and response and on the management of alternate medical treatment sites and pharmaceutical points of distribution.
In 2013, Dr. Rondello earned the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) credential of the International Association of Emergency Managers. In recognition of his contributions to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Rondello was elected a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine in 2020.