Dr. Band’s Fast Facts
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Undergrad: University of Florida
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
EMS Affiliations Past and Present: United States Secret Service - William Clinton Detail, Philadelphia Regional DEA, University of Pennsylvania Police Dept.
Special Interests: Event, disaster, dignitary and travel medical support
Hobbies: Scuba Diving, Snow Skiing, Surfing, Mountain Biking
Fun Fact: I've been to nearly 70 countries, including North Korea.
More About Dr. Band
Roger A. Band, MD graduated from the University of Florida with degrees in microbiology and chemistry (minor), and completed a pre-doctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) before earning a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College (Sidney Kimmel Medical College). Dr. Band completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and then served nearly a decade on the Penn faculty. While at Penn, Dr. Band held numerous institutional committee roles and was awarded a Penn Pearls award honor for excellence in teaching. Additionally, Dr. Band is the author of many peer-reviewed papers on pre-hospital emergency care and served as a reviewer for several trauma- and emergency medicine-related journals.
With an established expertise in pre-hospital care and new models of acute care delivery, Dr. Band subsequently assumed a role at Jefferson Health where he became a full Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Band served as Vice Chair, Quality Assurance in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson, was Enterprise Medical Director for Jefferson Urgent Care and a co-founder of the enterprise-wide telehealth portfolio. Dr. Band recently returned to the University of Pennsylvania, assuming a Health System wide leadership role on the business development team and a faculty appointment as a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Band served as the traveling physician to former President William J. Clinton and as Medical Director for developing world travel for the Clinton Foundation for nearly 14 years. During this time, he was responsible for overseeing large and small-scale special events, the medical care of President Clinton, traveling staff and a host of dignitaries. Furthermore, he was responsible for all medical security preparation and medical contingency planning in coordination with the United States Secret Service (USSS) and served as medical liaison to the William J. Clinton detail of the USSS. Dr. Band also served as one of the team Emergency Physicians for the Philadelphia Flyers, professional ice hockey team for over 6 years and currently serves as medical advisor for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Foundation, providing medical travel support around the world.
Dr. Band resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife Dana and his two sons. He loves spending time outdoors and enjoys taking time to hike, mountain bike, scuba dive and surf.
Selected Publications:
Dickinson ET, Mechem CC, Thom SR, Shofer FS, Band RA.: The non-invasive carboxyhemoglobin monitoring of firefighters engaged in fire suppression and overhaul operations. International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management. Dr. Robert P. England (eds.). FPP, 2(2): 35-39, 2008.
Carr BJ, Goyal M, Band RA, Gaieski DF, Abella BS, Merchant R, Branas CC, Becker LB, Neumar RW: A national analysis of the relationship between hospital factors and post-cardiac arrest mortality. Intensive Care Med 35(3): 505-511, Mar 2009 Notes: Epub 2008 Oct 21
Sagalyn E, Band RA, Gaieski DF, Abella BS: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest in Clinical Practice: Review and Compilation of Recent Experiences Crit Care Med. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 37(7): s223-226, June 2009.
Seymour CW, Cooke CR, Mikkelsen ME, Hylton J, Rea TD, Goss CH, Gaieski DF, Band RA.: Out-of-hospital fluid in severe sepsis: effect on early resuscitation in the emergency department Prehosp Emerg Care 14(2): 145-52, April 2010.
RA Band, FS Shofer, FW Wurster, JW Reynolds Jr, LJ Gentile2, ET Dickinson: Augmentation of EMS Crews Enhances Effectiveness of Care for ACS International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management. Dr. Robert P. England (eds.). FPP, 4(2): 7-11, 2010.
Seymour CW, Band RA, Cooke CR, Mikkelsen ME, Hylton J, Rea TD, Goss CH, Gaieski DF. : Out-of-hospital characteristics and care of patients with severe sepsis: A cohort study. J Crit Care. 25(4): 553-62, December 2010.
Band RA, Pryor J, Gaieski DF, Dickinson ET, Cummings D, Brendan G. Carr MD: Injury Adjusted Mortality of Patients Transported by Police Following Penetrating Trauma. Acad Emerg Med. Cone, DC (eds.). Elsevier, 18(1): 32-37, January 2011.
Roger A. Band, MD, David F. Gaieski, MD, Julie H. Hylton BS, Frances S. Shofer, PhD, Munish Goyal, MD, Zachary F. Meisel, MD, MPH: Arriving by EMS Improves Time to Treatment Endpoints for Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock Acad Emerg Med David C. Cone (eds.). Elsevier, 18(9): 934-940, September 2011.
Band RA, Salhi RA, Holena DN, Powell E, Branas CC, Carr BG. : Severity-adjusted Mortality in Trauma Patients Transported by Police. Ann Emerg Med. Michael L. Callaham, MD (eds.). Elsivier, 63 (5): 608-614, May 2014.
Nicholas J. Johnson, MD, Brendan G. Carr MD, MS, Catherine Wolff, BS, Rama Salhi, MHS, Roger A. Band, MD, FACEP: Characteristics and Outcomes of Injured Patients Presenting by Private Vehicle in a State Trauma System Am J Emerg Med. [Epub ahead of print] J. Douglas White, MD, MPH, MBA (eds.). Elsevier, September 2012 Notes: Ms. Ref. No.: AJEM2820R1.
Wallace SK, Abella BS, Shofer FS, Leary M, Neumar RW, Mechem CC, Gaieski DF, Becker LB, Band RA: Effect of Time of Day on Prehospital Care and Outcomes after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation. Joseph Loscalzo (eds.). Lippincot, Williams & Wilkins, 127(15), April 2013.
Band RA, Salhi RA, Holena DN, Powell E, Branas CC, Carr BG. : Severity-adjusted Mortality in Trauma Patients Transported by Police. Ann Emerg Med. Michael L. Callaham, MD (eds.). Elsivier, 63 (5): 608-614, May 2014.
Abboud MF, Band RA, Jia J, Pajerowski W, David G, Guo M, Mechem CC, Messe S, Carr B, Mullen M: Recognition of Stroke by EMS is Associated with Improvement in Emergency Department Quality Measures. Prehosp Emerg Care 20(6): 729-36, Nov-Dec 2016.
Gaieski DF, Agarwal AK, Abella BS, Neumar RW, Mechem C, Carter SW, Shafer FS, Leary M, Pajerowski WP, Becker LB, Carr B, Merchant RM, Band RA: Adult Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Philadelphia from 2008-2012: An Epidemiological Study. Resuscitation(115), 17-22, Jun 2017
Bores S, Pajerowski W, Carr B, Holena D, Meisel Z, Mechem C, Band R: The Association of Prehospital IV Fluids and Mortality in Patients with Penetrating Trauma. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 54(4), Apr 2018.