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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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