RichardJRohrerMD

General Surgery • Boston, MA

Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine

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Office
800 Washington St
7105
Boston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-5000
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Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1984
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1979 - 2025
RI State Medical License 1999 - 2014
IL State Medical License 1980 - 1984
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

What Are Criteria for Considering Technologies' Uses and Influences in LMICs' Health Care Infrastructures?
Rolvix H. Patterson, Richard J. Rohrer> ;AMA Journal of Ethics. 2019 Sep 1
17 citations
Characteristics and outcomes of neutropenia after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Basem Alraddadi, Natalie E. Nierenberg, Lori Lyn Price, Jennifer K. Chow, Debra D. Poutsiaka, Richard J. Rohrer, Jeffrey T. Cooper, Richard B. Freeman, David R. Snydman> ;Liver Transplantation. 2016 Feb 1
39 citations
Pretransplant lymphopenia is a novel prognostic factor in cytomegalovirus and noncytomegalovirus invasive infections after liver transplantation
Natalie E. Nierenberg, Debra D. Poutsiaka, Jennifer K. Chow, Jeffrey B. Cooper, Lori Lyn Price, Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, David R. Snydman> ;Liver Transplantation. 2014 Dec 1
1 citations
Novel Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin G in Complement Factor H Missense Mutation: A Case Report:
Alon B. Neidich, Eitan Neidich, Andrew Y. Lee, Julie Nicoletta, Richard J. Rohrer, Lawrence S. Milner, Jeffrey T. Cooper> ;Progress in Transplantation. 2013 Sep 1
Sham surgery.
Richard J Rohrer> ;The Virtual Mentor. 2012 Mar 1
6 citations
L-[1-(13)C] phenylalanine breath test for monitoring hepatic function after living donor liver transplant surgery.
Richard B. Freeman, Michelle Dixon, Beth Horth, Ann Marie Melanson, Mary Beth Palladino, Jason Kinzel, Richard J. Rohrer, Jeffrey T. Cooper, Jennie M Reid, Anil S. Modak> ;Journal of Breath Research. 2007 Dec 1
70 citations
Tacrolimus-associated eosinophilic gastroenterocolitis in pediatric liver transplant recipients : Role of potential food allergies in pathogenesis
Shehzad Ahmed Saeed, Mark J. Integlia, Randi G. Pleskow, Kathleen A. Calenda, Richard J. Rohrer, Yogeshwar Dayal, Richard J. Grand> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2006 Sep 1
26 citations
Clinical results of an organ procurement organization effort to increase utilization of donors after cardiac death.
James F. Whiting, Francis L. Delmonico, Paul E. Morrissey, Giacomo Basadonna, Scott V. Johnson, W. David Lewis, Richard J. Rohrer, Kevin O'Connor, James Bradley, Tammy...> ;Transplantation. 2006 May 27
29 citations
Impact of cytomegalovirus prophylaxis on rejection following orthotopic liver transplantation.
Michelle Slifkin, Robin Ruthazer, Richard B. Freeman, Judy Bloom, Susan E. Fitzmaurice, Ralph B. Fairchild, Michael Angelis, Jeffrey B. Cooper, Laurie Barefoot, Richar...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2005 Dec 1
55 citations
The Clinical Impact of Ganciclovir Prophylaxis on the Occurrence of Bacteremia in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients
L. Silvia Munoz-Price, Michelle Slifkin, Robin Ruthazer, Debra D. Poutsiaka, Susan Hadley, Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, Michael Angelis, Jeffrey B. Cooper, R...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2004 Nov 1
94 citations
Donor Kidney Exchanges
Francis L. Delmonico, Paul E. Morrissey, George S. Lipkowitz, Jeffrey S. Stoff, Jonathan Himmelfarb, William E. Harmon, Martha Pavlakis, Helen Mah, Jane Goguen, Richar...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2004 Oct 1
123 citations
Anemia: a continuing problem following kidney transplantation.
T. Christian H. Mix, Waqar H. Kazmi, Samina Khan, Robin Ruthazer, Richard J. Rohrer, Brian J.G. Pereira, Annamaria T. Kausz> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2003 Nov 1
11 citations
Resource utilization among kidney transplant recipients
Samina Khan, Hocine Tighiouart, Aarti Kalra, Gowri Raman, Richard J. Rohrer, Brian J.G. Pereira> ;Kidney International. 2003 Aug 1
109 citations
The report of a national conference on the wait list for kidney transplantation.
Robert S. Gaston, Gabriel M. Danovitch, Patricia L. Adams, James J. Wynn, Robert M. Merion, Mark H. Deierhoi, Robert A. Metzger, J. Michael Cecka, William E. Harmon, A...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2003 Jul 1
53 citations
Preliminary results of a liver allocation plan using a continuous medical severity score that de‐emphasizes waiting time
Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, Eliezer Katz, W. David Lewis, Roger L. Jenkins, A. Benedict Cosimi, Francis L. Delmonico, Amy L. Friedman, Marc I. Lorber, Kevin...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2001 Mar 1
3 citations
Direct costs for one year of liver transplant care are directly associated with disease severity at transplant.
Richard B. Freeman, Shirley M. Tsunoda, Stacey Supran, Andrew L. Warshaw, J Smith, Ralph B. Fairchild, Daniel S. Pratt, Richard J. Rohrer> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Feb 1
5 citations
Donor cytokine gene polymorphisms are associated with increased graft loss and dysfunction after transplant.
N. Gandhi, D. Goldman, D. Kahan, Stacey Supran, Robert Saloman, Francis L. Delmonico, Kevin O'Connor, Richard J. Rohrer, Richard B. Freeman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Feb 1
28 citations
Use of combination cytomegalovirus immune globulin plus ganciclovir for prophylaxis in CMV-seronegative liver transplant recipients of a CMV-seropositive donor organ: ...
David R. Snydman, M. E. Falagas, Robin K. Avery, C. Perlino, Robin Ruthazer, Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, Ralph B. Fairchild, E. O'Rourke, Patricia L. Hibber...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Jun 1
16 citations
A novel united network for organ sharing region kidney allocation plan improves transplant access for minority candidates.
Francis L. Delmonico, Edgar L. Milford, Jane Goguen, William E. Harmon, George S. Lipkowitz, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Helen Mah, Pang Yen Fan, Richard J. Rohrer, Marc I. L...> ;Transplantation. 1999 Dec 27
5 citations
Granular cell tumor with cirrhosis and transplantation.
Ralph B. Fairchild, Richard B. Freeman, Essam M. Salah Hammad, Richard J. Rohrer> ;Transplantation. 1999 Jul 27
12 citations
Acute transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt migration into pulmonary artery during liver transplantation.
Mustasim N. Rumi, Roman Schumann, Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, Ralph B. Fairchild> ;Transplantation. 1999 Jun 15
6 citations
A new allocation plan for renal transplantation.
Francis L. Delmonico, William E. Harmon, M. I. Lorber, Jane Goguen, Helen Mah, Jonathan Himmelfarb, George S. Lipkowitz, Shauneen Valliere, Laurine Bow, Edgar L. Milfo...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1999 Feb 1
51 citations
Significance of cytomegalovirus for long-term survival after orthotopic liver transplantation: a prospective derivation and validation cohort analysis.
Matthew E. Falagas, Carlos V. Paya, Robin Ruthazer, Andrew D. Badley, Robin Patel, Russell H. Wiesner, John L. Griffith, Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, Barbara...> ;Transplantation. 1998 Oct 27
6 citations
A new allocation plan for renal transplantation.
Francis L. Delmonico, William E. Harmon, M. I. Lorber, Jane Goguen, Helen Mah, Jonathan Himmelfarb, George S. Lipkowitz, Shauneen Valliere, Laurine Bow, Edgar L. Milfo...> ;Transplantation. 1998 Oct 1
11 citations
Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension with Inhaled Nitric Oxide During Hepatic Transplantation in an Adolescent: Reversibility of Pulmonary Hypertension After Transplant...
Mario Tarquino, Robert L. Geggel, Richard S. Strauss, Jonathan Rhodes, Bebe Wunderlich, Richard J. Rohrer> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 1998 Aug 1
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