Rohesh Joseph Fernando, MD
- Associate Professor,

Rohesh Joseph Fernando, MD
- Associate Professor
- 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,
- Departments and Affiliations
Research
- 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;
- The Effect of Perineural Adjuvants on Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Blocks in Cardiac Surgery: A Triple-Blinded Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. Hamzi RI, Coleman SR, Pena S, Evans JK, Whiteside H, Marchant BE, Puttur Rajkumar K, McKnight W, Harris S, Disher NS, Samant AN, Fernando RJ. Cureus. 2024 Dec; 16(12):e75967.
- Cardiac and Renal Transplantation in Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Symptoms: Anesthetic Challenges and Considerations. Anderson E, Setty S, Dahmen M, Townsley MM, Augoustides JG, Fernando RJ. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jan; 39(1):301-308.