Dr. Fred Martin Jacobs MD JD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
95 Old Short Hills Rd Saint Barnabas Healt West Orange NJ, 07052About
Dr. Fred Jacobs practices Pulmonology in West Orange, NJ. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Jacobs manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
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