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Faculty Members: 
Richard J. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (116 MHC)
University and Woodland Avenues
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University and Woodland Avenues
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2158235870
Email:
ross_r@mail.trc.upenn.edu
ross_r@mail.trc.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. ((History))
Columbia University , 1968.
M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975.
Ph.D. ((Physiology))
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975.
B.A. ((History))
Columbia University , 1968.
M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975.
Ph.D. ((Physiology))
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT, 1975-1976.
Resident in Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1976-1979.
Pharmacology Research Associate, Clinical Psychobiology Branch , National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 1979-1981.
Medical Staff Fellow, Clinical Psychobiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 1981-1982.
Senior Staff Fellow, Clinical Psychobiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 1982-1983.
Intern in Medicine, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT, 1975-1976.
Resident in Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1976-1979.
Pharmacology Research Associate, Clinical Psychobiology Branch , National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 1979-1981.
Medical Staff Fellow, Clinical Psychobiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 1981-1982.
Senior Staff Fellow, Clinical Psychobiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 1982-1983.
Certifications
American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, in Psychiatry, 1980.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, in Psychiatry, 1980.
Selected Publications
Sanford, L.D., Tang, X., Xiao, J., Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R. : GABAergic regulation of REM sleep in reticularis pontis oralis and caudalis in rats. J Neurophysiol. 90: 938-945, 2003.Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R., Sanford, L.D., Jha, S.K. : . Suppression of REM sleep in rats recorded in a fearful context. Sleep. 26(Supp1): A443, 2003.
Xiao, J., Tang, X., Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R., Sanford, L.D. : Tetrodotoxin inactivation of pontine regions suppresses REM sleep. Sleep. 26(Supp1): A4, 2003.
Mann, S.C., Campbell, E.C., Caroff, S.N., Ross, R.J: Psychiatric aspects of movement disorders and sleep. In: Sleep and Movement Disorders. Philadelphia, Butterworth-Heinemann S. Chokroverty, W. Hening, A. Walters. (eds.). 2003.
Silvestri, A.J., Sanford, L.D., Ross, R.J., Mann, G.L., Pavlock, A., Morrison, A.R: The central nucleus of the amygdala and the wake-promoting effects of modafinil. Brain Res. 941: 43-52, 2002.
Jha, S.K., Paull, D.S., Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R.: NREM and REM sleep related neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala and their modulation by dorsal raphe stimulation in rats. Sleep. 25(Supp1): A99, 2002.
Jha, S.K., Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R. : Effects of electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe nucleus on sleep-related neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala. Program No. 577.13. Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online. 2002.
Sanford, L.D., Silvestri, A.J., Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R: Influence of fear conditioning on elicited ponto-geniculo-occipital waves and rapid eye movement sleep. Arch. Ital. Biol. 139: 169-183, 2001.
Sanford, L.D., Cheng, C.S., Silvestri, A.J., Tang, X., Mann, G.L., Ross, R.J., Morrison, A.R: Sleep and behavior in rats with pontine lesions producing REM without atonia. Sleep Res. Online. 4: 1-5, 2001.
Ross, R.J., Book, H.W., Sanford, L.D., Silver, S.M., Ford, N.M., Huff, R.M., Morrison, A.R. : REM activity increase in PTSD does not depend on a depressive diathesis and alcoholism. Sleep. 24(Supp1): A118, 2001.
