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Dr Louis (Luigi) Rossman

Dr. Louis Rossman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He is a past president of the American Association of Endodontists, a past president of the American Board of Endodontics, and a past president of the Foundation for Endodontics of the American Association of Endodontists. Dr. Rossman is Chairman Emeritus of the I.B. Bender Division of Endodontics at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.

He is a clinical teacher at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Project HOME, and on the Health Advisory Council for Lower Merion Township. Dr. Rossman is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Endodontics at The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, serves on the Dean’s Council, and receives the school's Alumni Award of Merit.

As president of the Foundation, he led the development of a vision and mission to provide endodontic services for the underserved. Pennsylvania does not offer endodontic funding for this community, so teeth with infections are extracted. In April 2018, Albert Einstein Medical Center began a project with the Stephen Klein Wellness Center and Project HOME. He is providing endodontic treatment to an underserved population while tapping the spirit of philanthropy among endodontic residents. Under Dr. Rossman’s supervision as faculty, Einstein residents are providing endodontic services to patients experiencing homelessness who are receiving resources at Project HOME. This nonprofit organization strives to create a safe and respectful environment and community to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. This project is the first in the United States and was initially supported by the Foundation for Endodontics.

In 2019 he received the Edgar Coolidge Award from the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). Named for Edgar D. Coolidge, a pioneer in endodontics who established the AAE, this award recognizes individuals who exemplify Dr. Coolidge’s extraordinary vision, leadership, and dedication to the specialty. Recipients of this award—the AAE’s highest honor—are an elite group of individuals who serve as role models for the entire endodontic community.

Dr. Rossman has lectured extensively in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East. He has published numerous articles and has written chapters in several endodontic, periodontic, microbiology, and veterinary textbooks. In addition, he serves as a consulting editor for several scientific journals. He retired, in 2021, from the full-time clinical practice of Endodontics in the center of Philadelphia. The tradition started by his father, Samuel R. Rossman, enjoyed a combined 105 years of endodontic services for the Philadelphia region.