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Office
1600 Rockland Rd
A.I. Dupont Hospital For Children
Wilmington, DE 19803Phone+1 302-651-6600Fax+1 302-651-5345
Summary
- Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Thomas Jefferson University
Education & Training
- Great Ormond Street. Hospital for Sick ChildrenCardiothoracic surgery, senior registrar, 1996 - 1997
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1994
- University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1991 - 1992
- St Luke's University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
- University of ChileClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- DE State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Neuroprotective Effects of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning (RIPC) During Infant Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Congenital Heart Disease: Impact on Learning and Development in Down Syndrome (CHILD-DS) Start of enrollment: 2022 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsMolecular genetics and metabolism, special edition: Diagnosis, diagnosis and prognosis of Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA.Hira Peracha, Kazuki Sawamoto, Lauren W. Averill, Heidi H. Kecskemethy, Mary C. Theroux
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2018-05-15 - 42 citationsAortic valve replacement in neonates and infants: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery DatabaseRonald K. Woods, Sara K. Pasquali, Marshall L. Jacobs, Erle H. Austin, Jeffrey P. Jacobs
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012-11-01 - 99 citationsThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model: Part 2-Clinical ApplicationJeffrey P. Jacobs, Sean M. O'Brien, Sara K. Pasquali, J. William Gaynor, John E. Mayer
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015-09-01
Press Mentions
- Nemours Children’s Health Researchers to Present at World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac SurgeryAugust 25th, 2023
Committees
- Abstract & Publications committee, Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2013 - Present
- member, STS annual meeting task force 2017 - 2017
- member, Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Research Committee 2014 - 2018
- member, EACTS Congenital Domain 2014 - 2016
- member, AATS Research and Scholarships Committee 2013 - 2017
- member, AATS membership committee 2013 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
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- International society heart and lung transplantationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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