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William A. Roberts, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Office (585) 396-6574

About Me

Certified Specialties

Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Part-Time) - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1992 - 1992

Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1991 - 1992

Residency, Anesthesiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care. 1990 - 1991

Internship, Anesthesiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care. 1989 - 1990

Education

PhD | University of Vermont College of Medicine. 1990

MD | University of Vermont College of Medicine. 1988

Awards

Boreinger Ingelhiem Outstanding Student Research Award, University of Vermont. 1986

Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Vermont. 1981

Cum Laude, Associate in Science, Nursing, University of Vermont. 1978

Publications

Journal Articles

Home Diversion: Where the problem often starts.

Post, Emma; Roberts, W.A.

Johnson State College Bulletin. 2013; .

Anesthetic Management of Awake Craniotomy

Roberts, WA; Gingrich, KJ.

Progress in Anesthesiology,. 1997; 11: 387-400.

Correlation between End-Tidal and Arterial Carbon Dioxide with laryngeal Mask Airways and Endotracheal Tubes in Children

Chhibber, A.; Kolano, J.W.; Roberts, WA.

Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1996; 82: 247-250.

A cost comparison of a simple allogeneic red blood cell transfusion to preoperatively donated and operating room donated autologuous blood for elective surgery

Roberts, WA; Kirkly, S; Blumberg, N.

Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1996; 83: 129-133.

The use of capnography for recognition of esophageal intubation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Roberts, WA; Maniscalco, WM; Cohen, AR; Litman, RS; ; Chhibber, A.

Pediatric Pulmonology. 1995; 19: 262-268.

GABAA receptor gating kinetics depend on the alpha subunit isoform: Implications for structure-function relations and synaptic transmission

Gingrich, KJ; Roberts, WA; Kass, RS.

Journal of Physiology. 1995; 489(2): 529-543.

GABAA receptor gating kinetics depend on the alpha subunit isoform: Implications for structure-function relations and synaptic transmission

Gingrich, KJ; Roberts, WA; Kass, RS.

Journal of Physiology. 1995; 489(2): 529-543.

A novel cause of error in capnographic confirmation of intubation in the neonatal intensive care unit

Roberts, W.A.; Maniscalco, W.

Pediatrics. 1995; 95(1): 140-142.

Anesthesia for scoliosis in a dwarf with congenitally absent odontoid process and Morquio syndrome.

Roberts, W.A.; Henson, L.C.

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. 1995; 63(4): 332-337.

Transfusion related acute lung injury: A common complication of transfusion therapy.

Roberts, W.A.; Papadakos, P.J.

American Journal of Anesthesiology. 1995; : 209-213.

Cold induced urticaria: Management of cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermic cardioplegia for coronary artery bypass surgery.

Younan, M.; Roberts, W.A.

American Journal of Anesthesiology. 1995; .

Unexpected pulmonary aspiration during bilateral endoscopic ethmoidectomy in an intubated child.

Chhibber, A.; Roberts, W.A.

American Journal of Anesthesiology. 1995; : 204-206.

Accelerated recognition of esophageal intubation by capnography in the NICU

Roberts, WA; Cohen, AR; Maniscalco, W.

Pediatric Research. 1994; 35: 251A.

Capnography as a quantitative tool in Neonates receiving surfactant therapy

Zerngast, Benjamin A; Cohen, A. Ross; Maniscalco, W; Roberts, W.A.

Journal of the University of Rochester Medical Center. 1994; 6(2): 44.

Intraoperative octreotide for refractory carcinoid induced Bronchospasm.

Quinlivin, K; Roberts, W.A.

Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994; 78(2): 400-402.

Persistent left superior vena cava diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting. Significance to retrograde cardioplegia

Roberts, W.A., Risher, W. and Schwartz, K.

Anesthesiology. 1994; 81: 760-762.

Capnographic confirmation of endotracheal intubation in the NICU.

Cohen, A. Ross; Roberts, W.A.; Maniscalco, W.

Journal of the University of Rochester Medical Center. 1993; 5(2): 5-9.

Widely distributed GABA mediated afferent inhibition processes within the ventrobasal thalamus of rat and their possible relevance to pathological pain states and somatotopic plasticity

Roberts, W.A.; Eaton, S.A.; Salt, T.E.

Experimental Brain Research. 1992; 89: 362-372.

Peripherally evoked single unit responses in ventroposterolateral nucleus in the absence of the dorsal columns.

Roberts, W.A.; Wells, J.

Experimental Brain Research. 1991; 84: 159-166.

Antagonism of visual responses by selective NMDA and non-NMDA receptor antagonists in the superior colliculus of the anaesthetized rat.

Roberts, W.A.; Eaton, S.A.; Salt, T.E.

Journal of Physiology (London). 1991; 438: 161P.

Excitatory amino acid receptors mediate synaptic responses to visual stimuli in superior colliculus neurones of the rat.

Roberts, W.A.; Eaton, S.A.; Salt, T.E.

Neuroscience Letters. 1991; 129: 161-164.

Extensive dual innervation and mutual inhibition by forelimb and hindlimb inputs to ventroposterolateral nucleus projection neurons in the rat.

Roberts, W.A.; J. Wells.

Somatosensory and Motor Research. 1990; 7(1): 85-95.

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