Debra E. Roberts, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurosurgery , Neurology , Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
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Debra E. Roberts, M.D., Ph.D.
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Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
About Me
Dr. Roberts is board certified in Neurology and Neurocritical Care. She has special interests in quality and process improvement in Neurocritical Care, as well as prevention of in-hospital complications in critically ill patients.
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor - Department of Neurology, Neuro Critical Care (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD) - Joint
Associate Professor - Department of Neurosurgery (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Neurology, Washington University Dept of Ophthalmology-GME. 2013 - 2015
Residency, Neurology, Barnes Jewish Hospital. 2010 - 2013
Internship, Internal Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital. 2009 - 2010
Education
MD | Boston University School of Medicine. 2009
Awards
Medical Center Board Excellence Award for Trauma Team. 2020
A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award. 2019
Greater Rochester Quality Council Silver Award for Operations Excellence – for UPP team work. 2018 - 2018
Lean Performance Excellence Award, Gold, Innovative Thinker. 2018
Neurology Faculty Teaching Award, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2018
Presidential Citation, Neurocritical Care Society. 2018
Emergency Medicine Department Award for Excellence in Teaching by Off-Service Physician. 2017
812 UPP Team Based Quality Improvement Award. 2017
Excellence Award for Physician granted by University of Rochester Medical Center Board. 2016
MD-PhD Deans Scholarship. 2000 - 2009
Richard M. Johnson, Jr. Memorial Award for outstanding junior in the biologic sciences. 1999
Charles Peter White Fellowship, monetary award for undergraduate research. 1999
Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honor Society. 1998 - 2000
Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honor Society, Chapter President. 1998 - 2000
Golden Key National Honor Society. 1998
Science and Engineering Scholar, monetary award for outstanding junior in the biological sciences. 1998
First Year Honor's Certificate. 1997
Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshman Honor Society. 1997
Dean's List. 1996 - 2000
Publications
Journal Articles
Li YI, Ventura N, Towner JE, Li K, Roberts DE, Li YM
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia.. 2020 March 73 :37-41. Epub 02/05/2020.
Go Bag" for external ventricular drain placement.
Rahmani R, Houk C, Gargan C, Paulzak A, Fodness J, Roberts.
D. Minimizing door to treatment time:
Roberts D, Nourollah-Zadeh E
Neurology.. 2019 July 3093 (5):192-193. Epub 07/05/2019.
Continuous EEG monitoring predicts a clinically meaningful recovery among adult inpatients
Clin Neurophysiol. 2019; 36(5): 358-364.
Saran JS, Hussain AH, Papadakos PJ, Roberts D.
Cerebral fat embolism syndrome. 2019. In
Post-Acute Care Discharge Delay for Neurology Inpatients: Opportunity to Improve Patient Flow. Neurology Clinical Practice. In Press.
Roberts DE, Holloway RG, George BP.
Neurology Clinical Practice. 2018; .
Post-Acute Care Discharge Delay for Neurology Inpatients: Opportunity to Improve Patient Flow
Roberts DE, Holloway RG, George BP.
Neurology Clinical Practice. 2018; .
Estrada LI, Robinson AA, Amaral AC, Giannaris EL, Heyworth NC, Mortazavi F, Ngwenya LB, Roberts DE, Cabral HJ, Killiany RJ, Rosene DL
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 2017 March 65 (3):153-171. Epub 01/12/2017.
Redi Rahmani, Debra E. Roberts, Tarun Bhalla, Use of Intraventricular Alteplase in a Patient with Moyamoya and Acute Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Case Report. American Journal of Interventional Radiology. 2017. 1(5)
Use of Intraventricular Alteplase in a Patient with Moyamoya and Acute Intraventricular Hemorrhage. 2017; 1(5).
Roberts DE, Killiany RJ, Rosene DL
The Journal of comparative neurology.. 2012 April 15520 (6):1181-97. Epub 1900 01 01.
Development of rhythmic melatonin secretion from the pineal gland of embryonic mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus).
Roberts DE, Okimoto DK, Parsons C, Straume M, and Stetson MH.
Journal of Experimental Zoology. 2003; 296A: 56-62.
Books
Practice of Neurocritical Care 2nd Ed. (2021)
Chapter: Quality Care Metrics
Authors: Olm-Shipman C and Roberts DE.
Publisher: Neurocritical Care Society 2021
Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook (2019)
Chapter: Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status Epilepticus. Adult
Authors: Begley C and Roberts DE.
Publisher: Springer Switzerland 2019
Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Cancer Patients (2018)
Chapter: Mechanical Ventilation after Neurosurgery
Authors: Roberts D and Szalados JE.
Publisher: Springer 2018
Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook (2017)
Chapter: Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status Epilepticus.
Authors: Begley C and Roberts DE.
Publisher: Springer 2017
Current Concepts in Adult Critical Care (2017)
Chapter: Management of Neuro-ICU Emergencies
Authors: Roberts DE.
Publisher: Society for Critical Care Medicine 2017
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