Former Plastic Surgeon Joel Roskind MD Set to Lecture
Dr. Joel Roskind is retired from plastic surgery, but busier than ever providing experience gleaned from 30-year work to physicians and medical scholars. As a surgeon, Joel Roskind specialized in body enhancements, but he also made a point of developing multiple interests in the medical field, giving broad expertise and perspective which he now plans to leverage as a teacher and consultant
As the operator of a successful plastic surgery office, a board certified surgeon licensed in four states, a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and former inspector for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAASF), Dr. Joel Roskind is qualified to instruct and advise in many areas of medical practice.
Besides operating a grand, successful plastic surgery office, he also has an active interest in patient safety. Over the class of his career, he witnessed an increasing number of surgical procedures moving from hospital settings to ambulatory and outpatient facilities. He noticed that while cost efficient, this trend also raised a number of patient safety questions. This lead him to form a long and fruitful relationship with the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAASF), subsequently becoming an inspector for that body and helping establish what is now the gold standard for outpatient facility accreditation. He is well certified to advise with such facilities to help them attain certification.
Joel Roskind has always taken a broader view of the medical field, and has played an active role in both regulatory and business affairs. As skyrocketing health care costs gave rise to ambulatory and outpatient clinics, Joel Roskind MD became interested in patient safety in these clinics, an interest that eventually led him to become an inspector for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAASF).
Fulfilling the trust that patients put in their physicians has always been a top priority for Joel Roskind MD. He feels that he can continue to contribute to best practices and patient safety in a broader and more comprehensive way through his career as a instructor and consultant. When he is not instructing or consulting, Joel Roskind plans to pursue a personal interest in Judaic studies.