Raymond S. Roginski, MD, PhD

Raymond S. Roginski, MD, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Staff Anesthesiologist at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctors for dedication, achievements, and leadership in anesthesiology.

He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Summa cum Laude, in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa (Alpha Chapter of Connecticut). Dr. Roginski went on to attain a second Master’s degree, Doctor of Medicine, and Doctor of Philosophy at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Continuing his medical requirements, he completed a residency in anesthesiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1989 and became a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology in 1992. Today, Dr. Roginski’s research focuses on perioperative neuroprotection and neurodegenerative diseases, including autism. His anesthesia interests include invasive neuroradiology, cardiology, ear, nose, and throat, urologic surgery, day surgery, and resident teaching.

A neuroscientist and anesthesiologist, Dr. Roginski is currently an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology and critical care in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as an assistant professor from 2002 until 2009. In addition to becoming an adjunct in 2009, he joined the Philadelphia VA Medical Center as a staff anesthesiologist in 2009. At the start of his career, Dr. Roginski offered his expertise as a clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey from 1989 to 2002 and as an instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1989 to 1991.

Notably, Dr. Roginski’s research has been supported with funding from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research, the American Cancer Society, the National Science Foundation, the Foundation for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Autism. One of his proudest accomplishments has included discovering and working on a gene in 1998 called GCOM1, which won him the UMDNJ Anesthesiology Research Award. In 1993, he took home the Anesthesiology Young Investigator Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Co./Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research.

To remain abreast of his industry, Dr. Roginski maintains membership in the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society for Neuroscience, the International Anesthesia Research Society, the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Contributing dozens of articles in various scientific and medical journals during his career, he enjoys golf, running, and chess in his free time. To attest to his legacy, Dr. Roginski is also listed in the 63rd edition of Who’s Who in America and the 24th edition of Who’s Who in the East.