William J Rafferty, MD

William J Rafferty, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology, CMSRU
Swarna Rajagopalan, MD, MS

Swarna Rajagopalan, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Neurology, CMSRU

About Me

Swarna Rajagopalan, MD, MS, is a neurologist and neurocritical care specialist with expertise in the resuscitation and management of acute brain injured patients. She trained in neurology and completed a fellowship in neurocritical care, followed by a master's in translational science and research. She is passionate about medical education and enjoys teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. Her clinical interests are focused on early identification and prevention of secondary brain injury after catastrophic diseases that affect the neurological system, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, traumatic brain injury, and large ischemic strokes or intracerebral hemorrhages. Currently, research interests are focused on invasive intracranial monitoring and resuscitation of critically ill neurological patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Sammar Rasheed, MD

Sammar Rasheed, MD

Teaching Faculty
Thomas A Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM

Thomas A Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, CMSRU
Lisa M. Reid, MD

Lisa M. Reid, MD

Core Faculty
General Surgery Teaching Faculty - Oncologic Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, CMSRU
Douglas Reifler, MD

Douglas Reifler, MD

Professor of Medicine
Joshua S. Rempell, MD, MPH

Joshua S. Rempell, MD, MPH

Program Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, CMSRU

About Me

Joshua Rempell, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Director of the emergency ultrasound fellowship. He completed medical school at Harvard Medical School and received a master's of public health degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Rempell completed his emergency medicine residency training in the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program (HAEMR) at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he served as chief resident. Following residency, Dr. Rempell completed an ultrasound fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to joining Cooper, he was faculty and ultrasound fellowship director at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as well as Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  

Dr. Rempell has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on emergency ultrasound as well as published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles on emergency ultrasound. He truly enjoys teaching clinical emergency medicine, often with an ultrasound at the bedside.  ​

Shuyue  Ren, MD, PhD

Shuyue Ren, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology, CMSRU