RaymondPRoosMD

"Marjorie and Robert E. Straus Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago Medicine The Committees on Immunology, Neurobiology, and Microbiology Director, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)/Motor Neuron Disease Clinic"

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Fax+1 773-834-9089

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1971 - 1974
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1973 - Present
IL State Medical License 1976 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1969 - 1979
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

53 citations
Corticospinal Motor Neurons Are Susceptible to Increased ER Stress and Display Profound Degeneration in the Absence of UCHL1 Function
Javier H. Jara, Barış Genç, Gregory A. Cox, Martha C. Bohn, Raymond P. Roos
Cerebral Cortex. 2015-01-16
1161 citations
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and structural defects in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase
Han Xiang Deng, Afif Hentati, John A. Tainer, Zafar Iqbal, Annarueber Cayabyab
Science. 1993-08-20
100 citations
Glutamate carboxypeptidase II inhibition protects motor neurons from death in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis models
Ghanashyam D. Ghadge, Barbara S. Slusher, Amos Bodner, Mauro C. Dal Canto, Krystyna M. Wozniak
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2003-08-05

Press Mentions

$10 Million Gift to Support ALS Research, Educational Outreach at Local High SchoolsOctober 3rd, 2022
Liver Toxicity in Gene Therapy Trials Could Merit Stricter Entry CriteriaSeptember 3rd, 2021
Zika Causes Widespread Damage to Fetal BrainOctober 3rd, 2016

Grant Support

Guanabenz In The Treatment Of Mutant SOD1 ALS MiceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2012
Preparing Trainees In Neurology And Neurosurgery For Academic Research CareersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012
Single Chain Fragments Of Variable Regions In The Treatment Of Familial ALSNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
Phage Display Investigations Of TDP-43National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2010
Picornavirus-Host Cell Interactions And DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2009
Inducible Site-Specific Expression Of Mutant SOD1National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2005
Theilers Virus DemyelinationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
Neurodegeneration And Neuroprotection In MndNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
Motor Neuron Disease--A Program ProjectNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
Core--Scientific/ClinicalNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
Viral Motor Neuronal Tropism And NeurovirulenceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993–1997
Motor Neuron DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993–1997
Core--Scientific/Clinical CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993–1997
Immunology Of Nervous System DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996
Theiler'S Virus Demyelinating DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1991–1994
Motor Neuron Disease--A Program ProjectNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1992
Nerve And Muscle Interactions In Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)National Center For Research Resources1992
Theiler'S Virus Neurotropism And NeurovirulenceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1992
Nerve And Muscle Interactions In Amyotropic Lateral SclerosisNational Center For Research Resources1989–1991
Motor Neuron Disease: A Program ProjectNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1991
Post-Polio Syndrome (Pps)--Studies Of Neuromuscular JunctionNational Center For Research Resources1990
Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1989–1990
B And T Cell Studies In Theiler'S Virus Demyelinating DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1990
Post-Polio Syndrome (Pps): Studies Of Neuromuscular JunctionNational Center For Research Resources1989
Molecular Genetic Studies Of Theiler'S VirusNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1988
Post Polio Syndrome--Emg &Muscle Expression Of Neural Cell AdhesionNational Center For Research Resources1988
Effect Of (SQ) (TRH) On Muscle Function In Patients With ALSNational Center For Research Resources1988
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Program ProjectNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1986–1987
Theiler'S Virus Neurotropism And NeurovirulenceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1987