Journal of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery

Dr. Robert H Rosenwasser

Role: Editor-in-chief

Designation: Professor

Department: Neurological Surgery

Institution: Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital

Country: United States

Dr. Robert H. Rosenwasser, M.D., was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 6, 1956. He attended Louisiana State University in New Orleans and graduated in 1975 with a B.S. degree from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He received his M.D. from Louisiana State University in Shreveport in 1979. Dr. Rosenwasser took a general surgery internship and residency in neurological surgery at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. In 1984 he was a fellow in neurovascular surgery under Drs. Drake and Peerless at University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, and from 1992 to 1993 he had a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology under Dr. Alex Berenstein at New York University. He is certified in Neurocritical Care and is a founding member of the Society of Neurocritical Care.

In 1994 Dr. Rosenwasser became Professor of Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University and Director of Interventional Neuroradiology at the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience. Dr. Rosenwasser was Division Chief of the Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. In 2004, he was appointed as Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American Heart Association

He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and the American College of Surgeons. He is past President of the Society of University Neurosurgeons and Past Chair of the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Disease. He has been very heavily involved in research, particularly in neuroradiology and neurosurgery cooperative projects.

Dr. Rosenwasser provides treatment for all types of neurovascular disorders, including both open micro-surgical and endovascular techniques. These would include: Craniotomy for Excision of AVM, Craniotomy for Aneurysmal Clip Ligation, Carotid Endarterectomy, Glycerol Rhizotomy, Endovascular Aneurysm Coiling, Embolization for AVM, Stereotactic Radiosurgery for AVM (Gamma Knife), Carotid Stent Placement, Balloon Angioplasty, and Thrombolysis for Ischemic Injury.