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Jonathan A. Marcus, M.D.

Jonathan A. Marcus, M.D.

Neurology, Medicine

UR Medicine Faculty The University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) consists of over 900 specialist and primary care providers spanning 19 departments. URMFG is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Accountable Health Partner Accountable Health Partners (AHP) is a network of over 2,000 community and UR medical faculty and a dozen leading hospitals throughout the region. AHP offers a full range of care.
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Contact

Appointment (585) 341-7575
Office (585) 341-7575
Fax (585) 341-7595

Locations

Comprehensive Sleep Center

2337 South Clinton Avenue, Building 4
Rochester, NY 14618

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Comprehensive Sleep Center

156 West Avenue
Brockport, NY 14420

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About Me

Professional Background

Jonathan A. Marcus, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed medical school at the University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine in 2005. He then completed his medical internship and neurology residency at the University of Roch...
Jonathan A. Marcus, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed medical school at the University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine in 2005. He then completed his medical internship and neurology residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He remained at the University of Rochester to complete fellowship training in both Sleep Medicine and Clinical Epilepsy.

During his residency training he was recognized for his teaching skills by the medical school with the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award in 2007 and 2008. He was elected by the graduating medical students in 2008 to the AOA medical honor society. In 2014 he was recognized by the graduating neurology residents at URMC with the Neurology Faculty Teaching Award. He is board certified in both neurology and sleep medicine, by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Marcus specializes in all areas of sleep medicine. His clinical interests focus on the education of both his patients and their families, as well as the community at large, on sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, and narcolepsy. Dr. Marcus has academic interests in the association between obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

He is the Director of Regional Development for the UR Medicine Sleep Center.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology - Department of Neurology, Sleep Medicine (SMD)

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Epilepsy, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2010 - 2011

Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2009 - 2010

Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2006 - 2009

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2005 - 2006

Internship, Internal Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester. 2005 - 2006

Education

MD | University of Miami School of Medicine. 2005

Awards

Neurology Faculty Teaching Award | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. 2014

Alpha Omega Alpha Inductee | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. 2009

Arnold P. Gold: Humanism in Medicine Award | Arnold P. Hold Honor Society. 2008

Arnold P. Gold: Humanism in Medicine Award | Arnold P. Hold Honor Society. 2007

University of Miami School of Medicine: Trustee Scholar. 2001 - 2004

Rotary Club of Miami: Thomas Brown McClelland Scholar. 2001 - 2004

Publications

Journal Articles

Interrater reliability between in-person and telemedicine evaluations in obstructive sleep apnea.

Yurcheshen ME, Pigeon W, Marcus CZ, Marcus JA, Messing S, Nguyen K, Marsella J

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2021 March 9 Epub 03/09/2021.

The role of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in the pathogenesis and treatment of resistant hypertension.

Marcus JA, Pothineni A, Marcus CZ, Bisognano JD

Current hypertension reports.. 2014 January 16 (1):411. Epub 1900 01 01.

Advances in the management of insomnia.

Pigeon WR, Bishop TM, Marcus JA

F1000prime reports. 2014 6 :48. Epub 06/02/2014.

Screening for severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in hypertensive outpatients.

Marcus JA, Bisognano JD

The journal of clinical hypertension.. 2013 April 15 (4):289-90. Epub 03/14/2013.

Current Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Options for the Management of Insomnia

Pigeon, W; Bishop, T;. Marcus, J.

Clinical Medicine Insights: Therapeutics. 2013; : 151-162.

Does unconscious socioeconomic bias influence tele-evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea? An exploratory analysis

Michael E Yurcheshen; Wilfred Pigeon; Carolina Z Marcus; Jonathan A Marcus; Michael P McDermott; William Consagra; Kevin Nguyen; Jennifer Marsella.

Sleep Medicine. .