Dr. Rostenberg earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree from the Intercontinental University in his native Mexico City in 1983. He then worked in private practice for two years before coming to the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He completed the Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program there in 1987, then did a Fellowship that included research and special care for handicapped people. From 1989 to 1990 he attended the University of Kentucky School of Dental Medicine from which he earned the Doctor of Dental medicine degree (D.M.D.).

"Dr. Eddie" is a devoted soccer player and plays on several indoor and outdoor soccer teams in the area. He is on the teaching staff at UConn School of Dental Medicine and he is on the staff of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Dr. Rostenberg is married and has one child.