Eugenio R. Rocksmith, MD

Education

1984                    B.S., Engineering, U.S Air Force Academy

1990                    Non-matriculated, Pre-medical education, Rutgers University – Newark

1995                    M.D., UMDNJ – New Jersey School of Medicine

Post Graduate Education and Training

1995 - 1996        Internship, Ob-Gyn, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens

1996 - 1997        Residency for 1 year, Ob-Gyn, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens 

1997 - 1998        Internship, Internal Medicine, UMDNJ-NJ Medical School

1998 - 2001        Residency, Adult Neurology, UMDNJ-NJ Medical School

2001 - 2003        Fellowship, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Weill Medical College of Cornell University;Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Rocksmith is the Co-Medical Director of the University of Maryland - Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute (UMROI/UM Rehab) Brain Injury Unit.  He is also an assistant Professor in the Dept of Neurology at the University of Maryland  School of Medicine.  He actively manages medical complications associated with Aquired Brain Injury as patients undergo acute inpatient rehabilitation.  He also sees patients twice per week in a brain injury unit continuity clinc and in a Brain Injury/Concussion clinic at UM Rehab.  His research interests are related to factors affecting long term outcome in brain injury survivors, pharmacologic managment of acute post traumatic encephalopathy and concussion evaluation/management.

Non- peer-reviewed journal articles

1. Rocksmith ER, Reding MJ.  New Developments in Stroke Rehabilitation.  Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2002 4:277-284

Book Chapters

1. Rocksmith ER, Jordan BD.  Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly, Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 5^th edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Halter JB, et al.  New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.; 2003:1421-1429