Dr. Thomas Ruane is a Board Certified Urologist and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has served on many hospital committees, including leadership positions that include chief of surgery at Venice Regional Hospital, Englewood Community Hospital and Bon Secours Venice Hospital. Currently he is a full-time staff member of Venice Regional Hospital and courtesy staff at Englewood Community Hospital and Sarasota Memorial Hospital.Dr. Ruane received his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Illinois in 1982. He received his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the Chicago Medical School (currently Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine) in 1982. After two years of General Surgery Internship and Residency at the University of Illinois affiliated hospitals (including Cook County and West Side VA Hospitals) he went on to his Urology Residency at these excellent teaching hospitals, with the addition of Michael Reese Hospital, completing his specialty studies in 1992. He was certified by the American Board of Urology and has maintained this certification ever since