Background
Rogers, Robert Mark was born on June 9, 1933 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Francis and Clara (Baumann) Rogers.
Rogers, Robert Mark was born on June 9, 1933 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Francis and Clara (Baumann) Rogers.
Bachelor cum laude, LaSalle College, Philadelphia, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1960.
Intern, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1960-1961; chief emergency services, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1969; founder, director respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1972; director pulmonary disease section training program, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1972; resident, Case Western Reserve U. Hospitals, Cleveland, 1961-1963; fellow in pulmonary disease, Veterans Administration Hospital., Cleveland, 1963-1964; fellow in pulmonary disease, University of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965; postdoctoral trainee in physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1968; assistant professor medicine and associate in physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1972; professor.medicine, associate professor physiology, Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College Medicine, 1972-1980; also chief pulmonary disease section, department medicine, director clinical pulmonary physiology laboratory hospital and clinics, Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College Medicine professor medicine, chief pulmonary, allergy & critical care medicine, U. Pittsburgh Medical School, 1980-1996; director Comprehensive Lung Center, U. Pittsburgh Medical School, 1990-1997.
Member American College of Physicians (United States representative to Chinese Medical Association 1979, founding editor-in-chief audio cassettes program 1978-1980), American Thoracic Society (founding director Learning Resources Center 1971-1977, Presidential commendation 1977), American Federation Clinical Research, American College Chest Physicians (Presidential citation 1998), American Physiological Society, Society Critical Care Medicine, American Heart Association, Control Society Clinical Research, Southern Society Clinical Research, Pennsylvania Thoracic Society (president 1985-1988), College Physicians Philadelphia.
Married Sandra Betz, February 14, 1968. Children: Janet Marie, Robert Mark, Linda, William Bradford, David Philip.