Robert Benson Jones Jr MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
8th Floor Medicine Office
3900 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
8th Floor Medicine Office
3900 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-5201
Education:
AB (Classics)
Colgate University, 2012.
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2017.
Permanent linkAB (Classics)
Colgate University, 2012.
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
- Gender-affirming hormone treatment- Male hypogonadism
- General Endocrinology
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Cushing syndrome
- Cushing disease
- Primary aldosteronism
- Gynecomastia
- Obesity/Weight Management
- Female hypogonadism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Acromegaly
- Pheochromocytoma
Selected Publications
Robert Benson Jones Jr., MD, Peter J. Snyder, MD: Testosterone Treatment of Men with Unequivocal Hypogonadism Following Treatment of Organ-confined Prostate Cancer. Endocrine Practice 29(9): 723-726, September 2023.Robert Benson Jones Jr., Debbie Cohen: Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease and the Association with Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas. Current Cardiology Reports 2023 Notes: Accepted for Publication September 2023.
Etherington NB, Clancy C, Jones RB, Dine CJ, Diemer G: Peer Discussion Decreases Practice Intensity and Increases Certainty in Clinical Decision-Making Among Internal Medicine Residents. J Grad Med Educ 13(3): 371-376, June 2021 Notes: doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-20-00948.1.
Redfield R, Dikdan SJ, Jones RB, Dikdan RJ, Miller A: Episode 9: SALT of the Earth. The Med LIT Review Podcast/ https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i2su6-eb22c0 Sept 2020.
Jones RB, Devin CL, Chalikonda D, Jaffe R: Q-Tip Implementation of a Text-Based, HIPAA-Compliant Event Reporting Process to Increase Event Reporting by Resident Physicians. American Journal of Medical Quality 35(4): 355, July/August 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860620928002. Epub 2020 May 26.
Jones RB, Dikdan S, Babula B: Serum Ammonia and Folate Levels: An Opportunity for High Value Care. The Medicine Forum 21(16): 28-31, June 2020 Notes: DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.021.1.014 Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol21/iss1/16.
Kubey A, Cheney-Peters A, Venkataraman C, Riley J, Jones RB, Li C, Bradley C, Smaltz C, Lee C, Ney D, Fitzpatrick D, Schaefer J, Chauhan K, Szot M, Mitsuhashi S, Chalikonda D, Ackermann L, Rosenberg S. : Creating a Novel COVID* Learning Group: *Clinically Oriented & Verified Iterative Dataset. 6th Annual Jefferson Health Housestaff QI/Safety/ Poster Session. Philadelphia, PA May 2020.
Jones RB, Khalife J, Heckel B, Hannon M, Katz G, Bharel S, Schmidt R, Kanesa-thasan R, Hines K, Kuchera T, Levin J, Fernandez C, Lundsmith E, Jaffe R: Process design for optimizing text-based communication between physicians and nurses. 6th Annual Jefferson Health Housestaff QI/Safety/Poster Session. Philadelphia, PA May 2020.
Hughes K, Redfield R, Vojnika J, Mallozzi M, Jones RB, Reem A, Cheney-Peters D. : Response to rapidly changing healthcare information regarding COVID-19 with virtual journal club. . 6th Annual Jefferson Health Housestaff QI/Safety/ Poster Session May 2020.
Jones RB, Valentine J, Rawls A: Passing the Baton: Using Medical Education Residents as Near Peers to train Medicine Sub-Interns on Handoffs. Academic Internal Medicine Week 2020, Tampa, FL/Poster April 2020 Notes: (Accepted poster, conference canceled due to safety concerns from COVID-19).