Robert Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BS) Harvard University (MD) |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Emergency medicine Internal medicine Critical care medicine |
| Institutions | San Francisco General Hospital UCSF School of Medicine |
Robert M. Rodriguez is an American emergency physician working at the San Francisco General Hospital. He is a professor of emergency medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine and was a member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board of U.S. president Joe Biden.
Early life and education
Rodriguez was born in Brownsville, Texas to a Latino family.[1] He earned his undergraduate degree at University of Notre Dame and a medical degree at Harvard Medical School. Rodriguez completed a 5-year residency in emergency medicine and internal medicine at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He developed an interest in the physiology of critically ill patients and completed a 2-year critical care fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. Rodriguez is board certified in emergency medicine, internal medicine, and critical care medicine.[2]
Career
Rodriguez is an emergency physician at San Francisco General Hospital and a professor of emergency medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine.[3] In July 2020, Rodriguez treated patients along the Mexico–United States border during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.[4] He researched heightened stress and anxiety levels among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] In November 2020, he was named to the COVID-19 Advisory Board of President Joe Biden.[7]
References
- ↑ Gamboa, Suzanne (November 9, 2020). "Two Latino physicians and disease experts are part of Biden's Covid-19 task force". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ Andersen, Travis (November 9, 2020). "Boston-area ties run deep in Biden's coronavirus task force". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Robert Rodriguez | UCSF Profiles". profiles.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ Larsen, Kate (July 29, 2020). "California doctor calls week working in Texas hospital hardest of his career". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ Levenson, Eric (November 9, 2020). "Here's who's on President-elect Biden's newly formed Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board". CNN. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ Fernandez, Elizabeth (July 21, 2020). "Front-Line Physicians Stressed and Anxious at Work and Home". UC San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ Macias, TJ (November 9, 2020). "Who is Robert Rodriguez? Texas doctor on President-elect Biden's COVID-19 task force". The Charlotte Observer.