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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
Education:
AB (Classics)
Colgate University, 2012.
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2017.
AB (Classics)
Colgate University, 2012.
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2017.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine/Primary Care, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2017-2018.
Resident in Internal Medicine/Primary Care, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2018-2020.
Fellow in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2020-2022.
Fellow, Measey Medical Education Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2022.
Intern in Internal Medicine/Primary Care, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2017-2018.
Resident in Internal Medicine/Primary Care, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2018-2020.
Fellow in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2020-2022.
Fellow, Measey Medical Education Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2022.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2022.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, 2020.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2022.
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
Sean J. Iwamoto, Robert B. Jones Jr., Sarah J. Wherry, and Kerrie J. Moreau: Chapter 63: Aging and Endocrinology. Endocrine Secrets, Eighth Edition. Elsevier, Page: 577-595, 2026.Jones RB Jr, Bonanni ML, Cohen DL.: A 25-Year-Old With Palpitations, Fatigue, and Migraines. JAMA 334: 631-632, Aug 2025.
Khan AN, Jones RB Jr, Khan N, Yang YX, Adler RA. : Trends in hip fracture rates in US male veterans. Osteoporos Int. Sept 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07236-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID:
Robert Benson Jones Jr., Debbie Cohen: Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease and the Association with Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas. Current Cardiology Reports 25(11): 1451-1460, Nov 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-01974-8. Epub 2023 Oct 17.
Khan A, Jones RB, Khan N, Yang YX, Adler R : Trends in Hip Fracture Rates in Male Veterans. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Vancouver, BC, Canada. October 2023 Notes: Poster.
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.
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.