Retired Surgeon Dr. Joel Roskind Transitions to Teaching
Posted on 05 Mar 2010 at 03:26 pm | Tagged as: Education Special, Healthy Stuff, Medical Resources
Following a work in plastic surgery that spanned thirty years and stints in Miami and San Diego, plastic surgeon Dr. Joel Roskind has returned to New York, where he ran a clinic for many years, to teach, consult and pursue his interest in Judaic Spirituality. He will also return to teaching at Boston University Medical School, where he instructed previously. He will also advise in the fields of practice management and facilities accreditation.
Dr. Joel Roskind approaches medicine from a multidisciplinary and humanitarian perspective. Dr. Joel Roskind also served in the U. S. Navy as part of a three-man plastic surgery team, and during that time he traveled to Mexico to do surgery on underprivileged children with cleft lips and palates.
As a practicing surgeon, Dr. Joel Roskind saw firsthand changes in the healthcare industry leading to an increasing number of processes being performed outside the traditional hospital setting. Always patient oriented, Roskind MD’s worries about the safety of outpatient and ambulatory surgery facilities extended to a long association with the AAAASF, including over two decades of service as a facilities inspector. He is well positioned to help operators of such facilities meet the highest quality standards needed by insurers today.
Joel Roskind MD has always taken a broader view of the medical area, and has played an active role in both regulatory and business affairs. As skyrocketing health care costs gave rise to ambulatory and outpatient clinics, Dr. Joel Roskind became interested in patient safety in these clinics, an interest that finally led him to become an inspector for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAASF).
Making sure patients get the best possible care in the safest possible environment has been a priority for Joel Roskind MD throughout his medical work. Although he is retired from active practice, Dr. Joel Roskind is looking forward to continuing to contribute to the medical field. In addition to instructing and consulting, Dr. Joel Roskind also plans to pursue a long time personal interest in Judaic spirituality.
