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Jonathan A. Marcus, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 341-7575

Office: (585) 341-7575

Fax: (585) 341-7595

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Patient Care Settings

Medicine, Neurology

Biography

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 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.

Credentials

Education

2005
MD | University of Miami School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011
Fellowship in Epilepsy at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010
Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

06/29/2006 - 06/30/2009
Residency in Neurology at University of Rochester Medical Center

06/24/2005 - 06/25/2006
Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

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Awards

2014
Neurology Faculty Teaching Award | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Rochester, New York

2009
Alpha Omega Alpha Inductee | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Rochester, New York

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

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

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

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

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/9/2021
Yurcheshen ME, Pigeon W, Marcus CZ, Marcus JA, Messing S, Nguyen K, Marsella J. "Interrater reliability between in-person and telemedicine evaluations in obstructive sleep apnea." Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2021 Mar 9; Epub 2021 Mar 09.

1/2014
Marcus JA, Pothineni A, Marcus CZ, Bisognano JD. "The role of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in the pathogenesis and treatment of resistant hypertension." Current hypertension reports.. 2014 Jan; 16(1):411.

2014
Pigeon WR, Bishop TM, Marcus JA. "Advances in the management of insomnia." F1000prime reports. 2014 6:48. Epub 2014 Jun 02.

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