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Dr. Jacobs received his bachelor?s
degree from the University of Miami and his medical degree from the
University of Miami School of Medicine through the Honors Program in
Medicine. He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in
Research 1988. He then completed a five-year residency in General
Surgery followed by a two-year residency in Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Dr.
Jacobs spent an additional year at the University of London in England
training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Great Ormond Street
Hospital for Sick Children; this Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
was through the Overseas Doctors Training Scheme of The Royal College of
Surgeons of England. Dr. Jacobs is a Diplomate of the American Board of
Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Jacobs has
published numerous articles and has lectured at many international
meetings. Dr. Jacobs is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division
of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of South
Florida School of Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American College
of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, and the American
College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of The American Association
for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), The
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), The Southern
Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA), The Congenital Heart Surgeons?
Society (CHSS), and The European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA).
He is the Chair for the STS Congenital Database Taskforce as well as
Co-chair of the Joint EACTS-STS Congenital Database Committee. Dr.
Jacobs performs both pediatric and adult surgery and enjoys providing
individual attention to both patients and their families. He spends his
leisure time with his wife Stacy and their children.
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