Jonathan Ross
Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

Dr. Jonathan Ross

Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center
Bethesda, MD 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
Johns Hopkins Medicine
MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology.

Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 49 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Boston Medical Center, Neurology, 1996
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in NH
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital, 1998
Hospital Affiliations
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Virginia Hospital Center
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Holy Cross Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center
Suite 610, Bethesda, MD 20817
Call: 301-530-9744

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


49 Total Publications

Medical Cannabis and Opioid Receipt Among Adults With Chronic Pain.
Medical Cannabis and Opioid Receipt Among Adults With Chronic Pain.
Journal: JAMA internal medicine
Published: December 08, 2025
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 (40.2 miles away)
410-614-1522
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    • Partial Familial Epilepsy
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