Dr. Robert Romisher graduated from Nova Southeastern University where he received his degree in Osteopathic Medicine and finished his residency in Hahnemann Hospital. He joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Cooper in 2002 as a staff anesthesiologist to direct ambulatory anesthesia services, and also works in the main operating room. Dr. Romisher is Board certified in anesthesiology. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and The American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Dr. Roy is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. In addition to being the Outpatient Primary Care Teaching Faculty of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Director of the Residency Research Program, he is also the Medical School Internal Medicine – Primary Care Co-Course Director.

His main specialty interests are primary care, preventive medicine, medical research and medical education. He has published many research articles in the local, state, national and international conferences and journals. Dr. Roy encourages residents to contact him to get involved in research opportunities.

Dr Sabia grew up in North Jersey and came to Cooper for his internship and Anesthesiology residency. After completing his Chief Residency at Cooper, he worked as an attending anesthesiologist for one year then moved to New York City to complete a Pain Medicine fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center. After one year of private practice, he decided to come back to Cooper to start an ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine fellowship training program. He took over as Division Head in 2013 and has grown the program clinically and academically. He enjoys spending time with his family, dining out, and travel.

Dr. John Safaryn is a native of Northern New Jersey. He was born in the City of Bayonne, and raised in the small town of Roselle. He graduated with a BA from the University of Virginia in 1980 and received an MS in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 before attending the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers Medical School) in Newark, New Jersey. He received his MD in 1990 and interned at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune New Jersey. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology with electives in Cardiac Anesthesia and Neuro-anesthesia in 1994 at NYU Langone Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital in New York.

Following his graduation, Dr. Safaryn was an attending anesthesiologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1998 he returned to his home state of New Jersey and joined the staff of Cooper Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. He was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center. He transferred to the faculty of Cooper Medical School at Rowan University upon the opening of the new school in 2012 and was promoted to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor in 2018. Since 2015, he has been an instructor in the Scholar’s Workshop course at the Medical School. He is board certified in Anesthesia and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Safaryn lives in Moorestown, New Jersey with his wife, Elaine, and daughter, Elizabeth. For twelve years he has volunteered at South Jersey Ballet Theater as scenery builder and stage manager for their productions. He enjoys visiting and hiking the national parks with his family, and spends his summers in Florida, Virginia, and the Jersey Shore.