Infectious Disease
Jerry Jacob MD, MS earned a BS in Economics from the Wharton School, and a BAS in biomedical science followed by an MD at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh followed by a fellowship in infectious Diseases at Temple University Hospital during which time he also earned an MS (Epidemiology).
Dr. Jacob is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Penn and serves as Director of Infection Prevention & Antimicrobial Stewardship at Good Shepherd Penn Partners, including a long-term acute care hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and 26 outpatient sites. Dr. Jacob also serves as the Infectious Diseases lead for the Long-Term Care Resiliency, Infrastructure Supports, and Empowerment (RISE) program, a partnership between Penn Medicine, Temple Health, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Through the RISE program, Dr. Jacob has provided support for COVID-19 outbreak response and quality improvement programming for long-term care facilities across 8 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
An infectious disease specialist is a medical professional who has been trained to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases. They see patients who are exhibiting signs or symptoms of an infectious disease and perform a variety of tests to determine the type of disease and prevent it from spreading.
Credentials
MDGender
MaleGraduation year
2008Years of experience
16Professional School
University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineResidency
UPMC PresbyterianMonday:
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday:
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Wednesday:
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday:
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday:
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
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The top specialties of Jerry Jacob, MD, MS include Infectious Disease
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The office is located at 3400 Civic Center Boulevard in Philadelphia, PA.
Jerry Jacob, MD, MS accepts various types of health insurance, but individual coverage may be variable. You should check with your health insurance whether the particular doctor is in network or not.
STD, Dengue Fever, Measles, Chicken Pox, Legionellosis, Leishmaniasis, Rabies, AIDS, Diarrhea, Chlamydia, Giardiasis, Helicobacter Pylori, Rotavirus, Cholera, Kawasaki Disease, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, Tinea funal infections (Ringworm), Fever, Cough, Ringworm, HIV, Human Papillomavirus, Food poisoning, Lyme disease, Malaria, Deer tick, West Nile virus, Chikungunya fever, Nipah Virus, Gonorrhea, Lassa Fever, Listeriosis, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever, Herpes, Leprosy, Leptospirosis, Typhoid Fever, Zika Virus, COVID-19
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