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Dr. Sheri Lynn Ratoosh, Class of 1974, Passes
Dr. Sheri Lynn Ratoosh, M.D., Ph.D., Class of 1974, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Sheri was active in Hamden Hall's theatre program during her time under the pines, including a performance her senior year in the play The Necklace. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Alan Glombicki, and her three sons, Michael, Stephen, and Adam, and had resided in Houston.
Sheri Lynn Ratoosh, M.D., Ph.D., Class of 1974, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015.
Sheri was born in New Haven on Dec. 20, 1956, and attended Hamden Hall, where she starred in many theatrical roles. After graduation, she attended Tufts University and transferred to Wellesley College. At Wellesley, she performed advanced research on the nuclear differentiation of hormones and graduated as a Durant Scholar. After additional work at the Yale College of Medicine Liver Unit, she matriculated to the Baylor College of Medicine Cell Biology Lab and joined her ultimate spouse in Houston.
After receiving her Ph.D., Sheri attended medical school and subsequently earned an M.D. degree. She did additional research in dermatology at MD Anderson Hospital and later completed a Dermatology Fellowship at the University of Texas Houston Medical School. Sheri entered into private dermatology practice and was beloved by her patients and colleagues.
Sheri, in a 2005 news note in Hamden Hall's Alumni Magazine, credited former faculty members Dr. Barbara Beitch and Dr. Dan Zibello with providing her an "excellent educational foundation" in biology and chemistry, respectively.
While working full time and raising her three sons she served as a perennial volunteer for the Houston Skin Cancer Screening Program. Her career was challenged when she discovered breast cancer by selfexam. Even after a mammogram failed to identify the worrisome abnormality, Sheri insisted on getting a biopsy that eventually determined it was breast cancer. Sheri began a 15-year ordeal with the stage 4/4 metastatic disease, enduring innumerable surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatments.
Sheri was a talented gourmet cook, extraordinary ballroom dancer, deep water certified scuba diver, and alpine skier. Her favorite hobbies were resale shopping and unlicensed matchmaking, reveling in the creation of many happily married professional couples.
Sheri is survived by her husband, Alan Glombicki, MD., and her sons, Michael, Stephen, and Adam Glombicki. She had resided in Houston, Texas.
Click here to view her complete obituary.
Sheri was born in New Haven on Dec. 20, 1956, and attended Hamden Hall, where she starred in many theatrical roles. After graduation, she attended Tufts University and transferred to Wellesley College. At Wellesley, she performed advanced research on the nuclear differentiation of hormones and graduated as a Durant Scholar. After additional work at the Yale College of Medicine Liver Unit, she matriculated to the Baylor College of Medicine Cell Biology Lab and joined her ultimate spouse in Houston.
After receiving her Ph.D., Sheri attended medical school and subsequently earned an M.D. degree. She did additional research in dermatology at MD Anderson Hospital and later completed a Dermatology Fellowship at the University of Texas Houston Medical School. Sheri entered into private dermatology practice and was beloved by her patients and colleagues.
Sheri, in a 2005 news note in Hamden Hall's Alumni Magazine, credited former faculty members Dr. Barbara Beitch and Dr. Dan Zibello with providing her an "excellent educational foundation" in biology and chemistry, respectively.
While working full time and raising her three sons she served as a perennial volunteer for the Houston Skin Cancer Screening Program. Her career was challenged when she discovered breast cancer by selfexam. Even after a mammogram failed to identify the worrisome abnormality, Sheri insisted on getting a biopsy that eventually determined it was breast cancer. Sheri began a 15-year ordeal with the stage 4/4 metastatic disease, enduring innumerable surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatments.
Sheri was a talented gourmet cook, extraordinary ballroom dancer, deep water certified scuba diver, and alpine skier. Her favorite hobbies were resale shopping and unlicensed matchmaking, reveling in the creation of many happily married professional couples.
Sheri is survived by her husband, Alan Glombicki, MD., and her sons, Michael, Stephen, and Adam Glombicki. She had resided in Houston, Texas.
Click here to view her complete obituary.
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Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
