Rohesh Joseph Fernando, MD
- Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Anesthesiology (Winston-Salem)

Rohesh Joseph Fernando, MD
- Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Anesthesiology (Winston-Salem)
- Education
- MD, Wake Forest University - Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 2011
- Internship
- Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2012
- Residency
- Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, 2015
- Fellowship
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2016
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
- Memberships
- American Society of Echocardiography
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Anesthesiology (Winston-Salem)
- Departments and Affiliations
- Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Anesthesiology (Winston-Salem)
Research
- Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Better Pressor. Aparicio EER, Londono I, Sanchez G, Pizarro C, Salazar L, Dickstein M, Zaaqoq A, Mazzeffi M, Marchant BE, Fernando RJ. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 May;
- Perioperative Considerations for a Patient with Alpha-Gal Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. Rinehart CD, Wang K, LoBue C, Augoustides JG, Patel SJ, Monette P, Zvara J, Ernst LR, Fernando RJ. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr;
- Risk factors for administration of additional neuromuscular block reversal in adults undergoing general anaesthesia: a single centre retrospective case-control study. Vishneski SR, Saha AK, Tran LC, Fernando RJ, Acharya SK, Lee LK, Templeton LB, Brooks AK, Smith LD, Templeton TW. BMC Anesthesiol. 2025 Apr; 25(1):189.
- Anesthetic and Perioperative Considerations in Endovascular Aortic Valve, Aortic Root, and Ascending Aorta Repair (Endo-Bentall Procedure) for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Single Academic Center Experience. Mondal S, Emmanuel M, Reindorf R, Mali M, Toursavadkohi S, Ghoreishi M, Williams B, Deshpande SP, Fernando RJ, Augoustides JG, Blacker SN, Smeltz AM. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Feb;
- Incidental Discovery of Forme Fruste Cor Triatriatum Sinister in an Adult Presenting for Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Fernando RJ, Buck JK, Augoustides JG, Maldari NM, Pospishil L, Feng TR, Kothari P. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jan;