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Jonathan H. Ross, MD

Jonathan H. Ross, MD
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics (PAR)
Department of Urology, RUSH Medical College
Department of Pediatrics
Education
MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Urology Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Areas of Expertise

Medical and surgical management of congenital and acquired abnormalities of the genitourinary tract in infants, children, and adolescents. Primary academic interest has been in pediatric urological oncology.

Contact Info:
1725 West Harrison Street
Suite 970
Chicago, IL 60612
Tel: (312) 563-3447
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Biography

Jonathan H. Ross, MD, is board-certified in urology and pediatric urology. His special interests include urinary tract and genital abnormalities in children; kidney, bladder and testicle tumors in children; and minimally invasive therapies. His research interest is in pediatric urological oncology, including childhood tumors of the kidney (Wilm’s tumor), bladder and testicles. A nationally recognized expert in pediatric urology and urologic oncology, Ross has published more than 60 research papers and editorials in peer-reviewed medical journals, and authored or co-authored more than 40 textbook chapters on his specialty.

Honors and Activities

1982   Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society, Amherst College

1982   Frank Fowler Dow Prize, Amherst College

1982   John Woodruff Simpson Scholarship for Graduate Studies, Amherst College

1982   University of Michigan Medical Student Research Grant ‑ $ 1,000

1982   Longway Scholarship ‑ $ 20,000

1984   Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society (Secretary)

1986   Hewlett‑Packard Top Medical Graduate Award

1986   Graduation with Honors in Academics and Research

2000   Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Urology Department Teacher of the Year

2012   Physician Leadership Program Completion Certificate, Case Western ReserveUniversitySchool of Medicine

2013   Scholarship in Teaching Award 2013, Case Western ReserveUniversitySchool of Medicine

2014   Scholarship in Teaching Award, Case Western ReserveUniversitySchool of Medicine

2014   Urology Department Teacher of the Year, Case Western ReserveUniversitySchool of Medicine

2019   Urology Department Teacher of the Year, Case Western ReserveUniversitySchool of Medicine

Publications

Selected bibliography:

Ross J., Kay R., and Elder J.: Testis sparing surgery for pediatric epidermoid cysts of the testis. J Urol., 149:353‑356, 1993.

Grady, R., Ross, J.Kay: R. Patterns of metastatic spread in prepubertal yolk sac carcinoma of the testis. J Urol., 153:1259‑1261, 1995.

Grady, R, Ross, J, and Kay, R: Epidemiologic features of testicular teratomas in a prepubertal population. J Urol, 158:1191‑1192, 1997

Thomas JC, Ross JH and Kay R: Stromal testis tumors in children: A report from the prepubertal testis tumor registry. J Urol, 166: 2338-2340, 2001.

Ross, J, Kay, R, Knipper, N, and Streem, S: The absence of crossing vessels in association with ureteropelvic junction obstructions detected by prenatal ultrasonography. J Urol, 160:973‑975, 1998.

Ross, J., Kay, R., and Nasrallah, P.: Contralateral reflux after unilateral ureteral reimplantation in patients with a history of resolved contralateral reflux. J Urol., 154:1171‑1172, 1995.

Ross JH, Rybicki L and Kay R: Clinical behavior and contemporary management algorithm for prepubertal testis tumors: Summary of the Prepubertal Testis Tumor Registry. J Urol, 168: 1675-1679, 2002.

Ponsky LE, Cherullo EE, Banks KL, Ross JH: Laparoscopic transuterine fetal vesicostomy: a feasibility study. J Urol. 172:2391-4, 2004

Wood, H, Kay, R, Angermeier KA and Ross JH: Timing of the presentation of urethrocutaneous fistulae after hypospadias repair in pediatric patients. J Urol 180:1753-6, 2008

Karnak I, Woo L, Shah S, Sirajuddin A and Ross J: Results of a practical protocol for management of prenatally detected hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Pediatr Surg International 25:61-67, 2009

Rescorla FJ, Ross JH, Billmire DF, Dicken BJ, Villaluna D, Davis MM, Krailo M, Cullen JW, Olson TA, Egler RA, Amatruda JF, Rodrigues-Galindo C, Frazier AL: Surveillance after initial surgery for Stage I pediatric and adolescent boys with malignant testicular germ cell tumors: Report from the Children’s Oncology Group. J Pediatr Surg. 50: 1000-1003, 2015

Shaikh F, Cullen JW, Olson TA, Pashankar F, Malogolowkin MH, Amatruda JF, Villaluna D, Krailo M, Billmire DF, Rescorla FJ, Egler R, Dicken BJ, Ross JH, Schlatter M, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Frazier AL: Reduced and compressed cisplatin-based chemotherapy in children and adolescents with intermediate-risk extracranial malignant germ cell tumors: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol, 2017