Jon Gonella, PA-C

Jon Gonella is the Assistant Program director for Medstar’s APP Urgent Care Fellowship Program and Lead APP for the Western Region of Medstar Health’s Urgent Care.
Jon graduated from Washington College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1987 and graduated from MCP Hahnemann Physician Assistant school in 2000. Before PA school, Jon worked as a Paramedic in Montgomery County, MD and was a flight medic with MedStar.

After completing PA School, Jon began work as a PA in the Emergency Room at Suburban Hospital. After 10 years in the Emergency Room, Jon transitioned to a leadership role with an urgent care company which was later acquired by Medstar and now serves in his current position.

While working in Urgent Care prior to Medstar, Jon helped to develop one of the first Urgent Care fellowships in the country for APP’s. This experience helped with the development of Medstar’s Urgent Care APP Fellowship program.

Jon enjoys teaching and mentoring new APP graduates. This is a way to give back to the profession that has brought him so much joy and satisfaction.

Jon completed the MEP LEAD Program in 2023.