Roger Mortimer, MD
Professor
Family Medicine - Fresno
School of Medicine
HS Clinical Professor, UCSF
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Associate Chief, UCSF Fresno Family & Community Medicine Department Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, UCSF Fresno Team Member, Assistant Training Officer, Fresno County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Mountaineering Team Instructor, National Cave Rescue Commission NCRC delegate to the International Commission on Alpine Rescue
Dr. Mortimer received his MD degree from University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He holds BA degrees in Psychology and Biology from UC Berkeley. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at UCSF Fresno.
Dr. Mortimer provides primary and HIV specialty care at the CRMC Special Services Clinic. He precepts in the resident clinic in Fresno and supervises in-patient care at Community Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Mortimer does research in HIV and wilderness medicine. He has particular interests in fungal infections in HIV cases and effects of prolonged suspension on rope in climbing and rescue contexts. Dr. Mortimer has a passion for wilderness medicine. He participates in cave explorations and teaches cave rescue. He is a past Training Coordinator and current instructor for the National Cave Rescue Commission. He is a delegate of the NCRC to the International Commission on Alpine Rescue (ICAR).
Awards
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- The Dr. Alex Moir Award for Inspirational Character and Mentorship, UCSF Fresno Family and Community Medicine, 2020
- Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness Medical Society, 2017
- Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2014
- Faculty Research Award, UCSF Fresno, 2013
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 01/2021
- Family Medicine UCSF Fresno 06/1994
- MD Medicine University of Sherbrooke 06/1991
- BA Biology, Psychology UC Berkeley 12/1986
Interests
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- HIV
- Search and Rescue
- Wilderness Medicine
- Suspension Syndrome
Videos
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- Suspension Trauma Talk (youtube.com)
Publications (16)
Top publication keywords:
Lewy Body DiseaseHypothermiaHypotension, OrthostaticStomach UlcerMountaineeringProton Pump InhibitorsOxygen ConsumptionImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeHistamine AntagonistsSuperior Vena Cava SyndromeSyncope, VasovagalExpeditionsLymphatic DiseasesRhabdomyolysisTibial Fractures
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Suspension syndrome: a scoping review and recommendations from the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM).
Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine 2023 Rauch S, Lechner R, Strapazzon G, Mortimer RB, Ellerton J, Skaiaa SC, Huber T, Brugger H, Pasquier M, Paal P -
Psychological First Aid for Wilderness Trauma: Interventions for Expedition or Search and Rescue Team Members.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2023 Mortimer AR, Mortimer RB -
Tibial Plateau Fracture After Attack by an Escaped Goat.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2022 Mortimer RB, Martirosian A -
Search and Rescue in the Pacific West States.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2021 Ettinger S, Long A, Ganti A, Mortimer RB, Chiang W, Spano S -
Evidence-Based Versus Myth-Based Treatment of Suspension Syndrome.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2020 Mortimer RB, Zafren K
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Antipsychotic Use in Patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
American family physician 2017 Mortimer RB, Mortimer AR -
Sertraline demonstrates fungicidal activity in vitro for Coccidioides immitis.
Mycology 2016 Paul S, Mortimer RB, Mitchell M -
The Significance of Harm Reduction as a Social and Health Care Intervention for Injecting Drug Users: An Exploratory Study of a Needle Exchange Program in Fresno, California.
Social work in public health 2016 Clarke K, Harris D, Zweifler JA, Lasher M, Mortimer RB, Hughes S -
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients, Subsequent Use in Primary Care, and Physicians' Opinions About Acid-Suppressive Therapy.
Southern medical journal 2016 Riaz M, Hughes S, Gomez IA, Mortimer RB -
Reply to Suspension Trauma and Rhabdomyolysis.
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 2011 Roger B. Mortimer, David R. Wharton -
Rhabdomyolysis after prolonged suspension in a cave.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2010 Wharton DR, Mortimer RB -
Risks and management of prolonged suspension in an Alpine harness.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2010 Mortimer RB -
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome presenting as superior vena cava syndrome secondary to Coccidioides lymphadenopathy in an HIV-infected patient.
Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002) 2008 Mortimer RB, Libke R, Eghbalieh B, Bilello JF -
Intravenous fluid warming with body contact in a wilderness setting.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2008 Mortimer RB, Hurtt H -
Leptospirosis in a caver returned from Sarawak, Malaysia.
Wilderness & environmental medicine 2005 Mortimer RB -
The timing of an injection procedure affects pharmacological actions on memory.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior 1990 Benloucif S, Mortimer RB, Bennett EL, Rosenzweig MR