Dr. Richard B. Roberts

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center
The Rockefeller University

Dr. Roberts is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Adjunct Professor at The Rockefeller University, and Attending Physician New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center

Dr. Roberts received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Dartmouth College and Temple University School of Medicine. Following his residency in Internal Medicine, he served two years at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research. He was then guest investigator and Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology at The Rockefeller University before joining the faculty at Cornell University Medical College. Over the past 35 years, he has served as Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division, Acting Chairman of Medicine, Vice Chairman of Medicine, and Director and Associate Dean for Affiliations at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Roberts was awarded the New York Hospital medical housestaff teaching award in 1981, the teaching award in 1983-1984 and 1993-1994 by the second year medical school class, and was recognized by the senior classes of 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999 as one of the 16 most respected teachers at Weill Medical College (Senior Class List for Commitment and Excellence in Teaching established in 1995).

Dr. Roberts has authored more than one hundred and forty articles in infectious diseases, written over thirty book chapters, and edited two textbooks. His major current research interests include the molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Gram positive pathogens and he has recently published studies on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. He serves on the editorial board of various journals and is a member of several professional organizations including fellowship in the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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