Neurology
Our Specialists
Epilepsy Center
 Robert
Gross,
M.D, Ph.D.
585-341-7420
Current Titles and Roles
Director, Strong Epilepsy Center
Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Other Faculty Appointments (Current)
- Neuroscience Program/Cluster, 1994 - present
- Strong Epilepsy Center, 1994 - present
- Cellular and Molecular Basis of Medicine,
1998 - present
Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses
- B.A., Harvard College, 1975, summa cum laude
- M.D., Washington University, 1981
- Internship, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis (at Washington University),
1982
- Residency, Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1985
- Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners; National
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Prior Work History
1985 - 1986, Instructor of Neurology, University of Michigan
1986
- 1991, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Michigan
1991 - 1994, Associate Professor of Neurology,
University of Minnesota
1994 - 2004, Associate Professor of Neurology
and of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester
Clinical Specialties
Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy
Highlights
Honors and Awards:
- Cowdry Prize in Microscopic Anatomy, Washington University,
1976
- Irwin S. Levy Prize in Neurology, Washington
University, 1981
- Election to Alpha Omega Alpha, Washington University,
1981
- S. Weir Mitchell Award, American Academy
of Neurology, 1987
- Buswell Fellow, University of Rochester,
1997
Professional Memberships:
- American Society for Neurological Investigation, 1985 – 1991
- Michigan Neurological Association, 1985 – 1991
- Fellow- American Academy of Neurology, 1984 – present
- American Epilepsy Society, 1991 – present
- American Neurological Association, 1991 – present
- Society for Neuroscience, 1985 – present
Research
- Safety and effectiveness of novel anti-seizure drugs
- Seizure management in special populations
- Regulation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus
- Mechanisms of excitotoxicity in cultured neurons
Academic Activity
- Medical student teaching (both instructive and case-based)
- Graduate student teaching (in Pharmacology/Physiology and
Neuroscience)
- Resident training
- Graduate student mentoring
- Community lectures on epilepsy treatments
- Program Director for the Post-Graduate Medical Scientist Training
Program (PGMSTP) in medical neurobiology
- Director, Academic Research Track (ART)
- Director, Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience
- Deputy Director, Neurology
Comments
Dr. Gross divides his time at the University of Rochester
between his active basic research laboratory and his duties
as senior
epileptologist with the Strong Epilepsy Center. He brings to
our program extensive experience and expertise in pharmacology,
both in basic research and clinical therapeutics.
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