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Jeffrey Jacobs, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Gainesville, FL

JeffreyPJacobsMDFACS, FACC, FCCP

Thoracic Surgery Gainesville, FL

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Congenital Heart Center, University of Florida; Editor in Chief, Cardiology in the Young; Co-Chair, World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery 2023; Former Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University; Former Director, Andrews/Daicoff Cardiovascular Program and Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute

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  • Office

    Uf Health Congenital Heart Center
    1600 SW Archer Rd, Unit 13, FL 1
    Gainesville, FL 32610

Summary

  • Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs is a thoracic surgeon in Gainesville, Florida and is affiliated with University of Florida. He received his medical degree from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric thoracic surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in congenital cardiac surgery, and data collection.

Education & Training

  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1993 - 1995
  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1988
  • University of Miami
    University of MiamiB.S., Chemistry Major, Religion Minor, Summa Cum Laude, 1982 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2015 - 2022
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2018 - 2022
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Global Humanitarian Award Rotary International, 2013
  • Best Congenital Poster Abstract Award STS, 2012
  • John A. Hawkins Top Scoring Abstract Award Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society, 2012, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Prenatal Diagnosis Influences Preoperative Status in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery D...  
    Michael D Quartermain, Sara K Pasquali, Marshall L Jacobs, Kevin D Hill, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Ross M Ungerleider, David J Goldberg, Pediatric Cardiology
  • Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery: a report from the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society Registry  
    Poynter JA, Williams WG, McIntyre S, Brothers JA, Jacobs ML; Congenital Heart Surgeons Society AAOCA Working Group; Collaborators: [Overman D, Bondarenko I, Forbess J..., WJPCHS, 1/1/2014
  • Linking the Congenital Heart Surgery Databases of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS): Part 1 – Rationale and Meth...  
    Jacobs JP, Pasquali SK, Austin E. Gaynor JW, Backer C, Romano JCH, Williams WG, Caldarone C, McCrindle BW, Graham K, Dokholyan RS, Shook G, Poteat J, Baxi M, Karamlou ..., WJPCHS, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: The First Thoracic Quality Measure for Public Reporting.
    Benjamin Kozower, Mitchell Magee, Sean O'Brien, Andrzej Kosinski, Rachel Dokholyan, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, David Shahian, Cameron Wright, Felix Fernandez, Society of Thoracic Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/28/2015
  • The STS Composite Performance Measure for Surgeons: A Report of the STS Quality Measurement Taskforce.
    David Shahian Xia He, Sean O'Brien, Paul Kurlansky, Vinay Badhwar, Joseph Cleveland, Jr, Frank Fazzalari, Giovanni Filardo, Anthony Furnary, Mitchell Magee, J. Scott R..., Society of Thoracic Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/28/2015
  • Hospital-level Variation in Infection Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: an Analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
    Donald Likosky, Amelia Wallace, Richard Prager, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Steven Harrington, Paramita Saha-Chaudhuri, Patricia Theurer, Astrid Fishstrom, Rachel Dokholyan, Da..., Society of Thoracic Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/28/2015
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Lectures

  • Early Riser Session: Charitable Surgical Missions: How to set this up? Things to Avoid. 
    San Diego, CA - 1/28/2015
  • Lessons Learned from the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
    Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Airport, Tampa, FL - 1/9/2015
  • STS University Course: Fontan Conversion and Maze Procedure. 
    Orlando, FL - 1/29/2014
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Other

  • Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Repair of Pectus Excavatum. CTSNet: General Thoracic Experts' Techniques 
    Jacobs JP
    http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/thoracic/expert_tech-15
    1/29/2014
  • Hooshang Bolooki, MD 1937 – 2008. 
    Jacobs JP
    http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/newsandviews/transitions/articles/article-16
    1/29/2014
  • Image of the Month #4 (Single ventricle, DILV) 
    Spicer DE, Jacobs JP, Giroud JM, Anderson RH, Aiello VD, Archiving Working Group, Congenital Cardiology Today
    1/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • Paragonix Technologies Announces Global Registry for Pediatric Donor Heart Preservation; Enrolls First Patient
    Paragonix Technologies Announces Global Registry for Pediatric Donor Heart Preservation; Enrolls First PatientJuly 28th, 2021
  • What Does Survival Look like After ECMO for COVID-19?
    What Does Survival Look like After ECMO for COVID-19?January 31st, 2021
  • Machine That Oxygenates Blood May Help Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
    Machine That Oxygenates Blood May Help Critically Ill COVID-19 PatientsMay 18th, 2020
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