Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, MPH, FACS, is a widely respected surgeon and public health expert. As founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center, Dr. Rogers is building an interdisciplinary team of specialists to treat patients who suffer injury from life-threatening events, such as car crashes, serious falls and gun violence. His team works with leaders in the city's trauma network to expand trauma care on the South Side.
Dr. Rogers has served in leadership capacities at health centers across the country, including most recently as vice president and chief medical officer for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Rogers has also served as the chair of surgery at Temple University School of Medicine and as the division chief of trauma, burns and surgical critical care at Harvard Medical School. While at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), he helped launch the Center for Surgery and Public Health to understand the nature, quality and utilization of surgical care nationally and internationally.
Additionally, as executive vice president for community health engagement, Dr. Rogers works with faculty across the University of Chicago as well as members of the community to develop a multidisciplinary approach to trauma care and health disparities. His work will help enhance the understanding of social factors that affect victims of violence and underserved populations, in addition to identifying approaches necessary to achieving better outcomes for trauma victims.
Dr. Rogers' clinical and research interests focus on understanding the healthcare needs of underserved populations. He has published numerous articles relating to health disparities and the impact of race and ethnicity on surgical outcomes.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Trauma Outcomes
- Community Violence
- Health Needs of Underserved Populations
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Memberships & Medical Societies
- National Medical Association
- American Surgical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- American Medical Association
- Society of Black Academic Surgeons
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Practicing Since
- 1999
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Harvard Medical School
Internship
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Residency
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Other Grad Education
- Vanderbilt University,MPH
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- Medicare
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- PHCS PPO
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- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
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- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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