Dr. Paul G. Rochmis MD, FACP, FACR

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Paul Rochmis Obituary

Dr. Paul G. Rochmis (MD, FACP, FACR), beloved husband of Ann Rochmis, passed away in his home on July 26, 2024. Born in New York City, NY, June 25, 1939, son of Lyda Rochmis, he was a graduate of White Plains High Schoo, Princeton University ('60) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine ('64). For 45 years as a practicing rheumatologist in Fairfax, Virginia Dr. Rochmis provided a special brand of personal care to thousands of patients. He was also a clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical School and chief of the Rheumatology Section at Fairfax Hospital. His passions included gardening, antique British motorcycles (spurred after touring Europe in 1960 on a Triumph Thunderbird), and surf fishing. His family will always remember him sprinting down the beach at Corolla, NC, shouting "the blues are running". The kitchen counter was often covered with the summer garden bounty of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and squash. Diagnosed with amyloidosis late in his life, he deeply researched this malady and produced a regular newsletter to help hundreds of fellow sufferers understand the most current insights and treatments. He was Dearly loved by his wife of 60 years Ann, four children, seven grandchildren, close friends, and thousands of people whom he personally helped in many many ways. Amamus te tam – ad vitam aeternum. No services are planned.

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Published by The Washington Post from Aug. 26 to Sep. 1, 2024.

Memories and Condolences
for Paul Rochmis

11 Entries

John Stumbaugh

October 15, 2025

Paul was an awesome human being a great friend, customer and mentor. Above all a physician on a higher level who genuinely cared

Karin L Messerschmidt

April 18, 2025

Carrie and I are saddened by the news of Dr. Rochmis' passing. We performed the billing services for Dr. Rochmis' Fairfax office for about 10 years. His patient's would tell us how comfortable they felt in his care and how much they loved him. He will be truly missed.

Paul D. Miller, M.D.

December 23, 2024

I am sad to learn of the death of Paul

He was very instrumental in helping to forge a new medical society . ISCD.

Paul was a great thinker and Physician.

My dep condolences to all the family

Paul D. Miller, M.D.
Golden, Colorado
millerccbr@@gmail.com

Glen and Lisa Surbey & Sons

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Stephen King

September 6, 2024

I remember Mr. Paul as a generous and hospitable host at his Vienna home, where I visited many times as a young man. He tolerated my immaturity and never failed to offer me a beer along with some good advice. My condolences to Ann and family for their loss.

Anne Wellington-Goldsmith

September 5, 2024

Ann, and Rochmis family,

May you be blessed and comforted as you reflect on the phenomenal legacy of Dr. Rochmis.

We at Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates (ARA) are honored to have known him in the rheumatology space.

May he rest in peace.

Warm Regards,
Physicians and executives of ARA.

Maureen O´Regan

August 31, 2024

May you rest in peace Paul.
Maureen O´Regan, MD

Delight Nasatir

August 26, 2024

Dr Rochmis helped me to understand my husband´s Amyloidosis diagnosis - he was kind and generous with his time . Such a caring and giving individual - May his memory be a blessing - Delight Nasatir

Glen R

August 26, 2024

Paul was a personable, knowledgeable and charitable man. We are so lucky he shared with us ATTRCM patients, from personal knowledge condolences to you his family.

Lynn Gerber

August 26, 2024

Paul was one of my earliest attending at NIH when I was a fellow in rheumatology. He was an excellent teacher, often challenging "routine" decisions and pushing us to think broadly. When he shared that he and Ann were taking courses at Mason (on all sorts of topics), I knew he practiced what he preached. He was an advocate for his patients, an active participant in the DC Rheumatology society, the Inova Rheumatology Section and always current in his knowledge base. He had a way of connecting people, seeming to know who was a good person to talk with about diagnostic dilemmas and who might be available to join new practice. He was also an excellent tennis player and a tough competitor on the tennis court..(I played with him once and knew he was out of my league). I was lucky to have been able to learn from him, call him when I had tough patient problems and to have had him as part of our professional community. I will miss him. Lynn Gerber

Richard Broad

August 26, 2024

Even though we are both Princeton graduates, I didn't get to know Paul until after he retired and became a regular at Fairfax Nautilus in Fairfax Racquet Club. There we exchanged stories and raised questions about some of the policies of our alma mater. Paul aroused my ire when he told me that a supremely qualified young man, namely, his grandson, had been turned down at Princeton but was good enough for Yale. Admittedly, Paul was a bit biased but if this student-athlete was anything at all like his grandfather, Princeton made a huge mistake.
Paul (and Ann, too) were one of Gene Urcoli's aptly named "Gym Ratz", a group who frequent Fairfax Nautilus for socialization, conversation, and occasionally working out. When I learned that Paul wouldn't give in to amyloidosis, it greatly increased my respect for him.
Our relationship extended beyond the confines of the gym as Paul and Ann took a couple of hours one afternoon to share their knowledge of Alaska, where their daughter and her family live and where my wife and I are considering a cruise. That's who Paul was, a kind, generous man, always willing to help others. I'm glad he passed with little suffering but sad it was sooner than anticipated. My deep sympathies to Ann and the rest of the family. Paul was a remarkable man. May he Rest in Peace.

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