Dr. Chad A. Roghair

"It's unfortunately becoming very common," says Chad Roghair, MD, a family practitioner and team physician for the University of California at Berkeley and St. Mary's College in nearby Moraga.Outbreaks of MRSA are especially common among football players and other athletes who collect nicks and cuts and spend a lot time in germ-friendly locker rooms, he says.But in his regular practice, Roghair is seeing more and more patients like Constanza Bermeo who seemingly caught the germ out of nowhere.
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"Everybody should be aware of their own bodies," Roghair says.
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Fortunately, his doctor -- none other than Chad Roghair -- had seen plenty of MRSA infections before.He immediately put Bermeo's husband in a wheelchair and rolled him across the street to the emergency room of a Berkeley hospital for treatment with IV antibiotics.He too recovered, but it took about a month before he could bend his knee comfortably.

Most community acquired MRSA infections are still relatively easy to treat if caught in time, Roghair says.The germ is sensitive to several different types of antibiotics, including tetracycline and clindamycin.In many cases, doctors don't need to do anything more than send the patient home with a prescription for pills.

But according to Roghair, doctors are often reluctant to prescribe these MRSA-killing drugs unless they strongly suspect a MRSA infection.
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A devotion to cleanliness is the best way to avoid a MRSA infection, Roghair says."If you fall down while running, wash the scrape with soap and water."He also recommends keeping all cuts and scrapes covered with a clean bandage and avoiding sharing personal items such as towels, razors, and drinking glasses.
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Interview with Chad Roghair, MD, a family practitioner and team physician for the University of California at Berkeley and St. Mary's College in Moraga, California.

Chad A. Roghair, M.D.

Dr. Roghair is a board certified Family Practitioner specializing in Sports Medicine.He is a Team Physician for the University of California at Berkeley and St. Mary's College.

He previously worked as Chief Physician at the University of California at Riverside and holds a faculty position at the University of California at Davis in Sports Medicine and previously, at Riverside in Biomedical Sciences and at Kaiser Permanente in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Roghair graduated from Princeton University, followed by medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.He completed his Family Residency Program and Sports Medicine Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente in Fontana, California.

He has been a Sports Medicine News Consultant for KRON News in San Francisco, Medical Coordinator for the California Police and Fire Olympic Games, Medical Support Staff for Veteran Administration Golden Age Olympics and Team Physician for several Universities.

He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Association, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine and the California Medical Association.

Dr. Roghair evaluates and treats sports injuries and general orthopedic conditions, and will refer patients to Dr. Eppley if surgery is required.
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Dr. Roghair's personal interest includes spending time with family, basketball, football, ice hockey, snow and water skiing.

FACULTY | Anil Mall, MD | Allen Felix, MD | Chad Roghair, MD | W.R. "Bill" Davis, MS, ATC | Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH | Edmond Otis, MS, MFT | Michele Borba, Ed.D. | Jim Clover, MEd, ATC, PTA | Jerome F. Wall, MD, FACS | Marnie Hartman, MPT | Dan Kirk, MPT, CSCS | Gregory Heinen, MD | Jeff Konin, MEd, ATC, MPT | Carol Otis, MD, FACSM | Kathryn Scarano | D. WINN | J. WINN | SHAPIRO | J. ELTON | K. ELTON
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Chad Roghair, MDChief Physician, Campus Health Center, University of California, Riverside.