Dr. Ronnie L Jacobs MD
Internist
4th floor st joseph hospital asheville nc, 28801About
Dr. Ronnie Jacobs is an internist practicing in Asheville, NC. Dr. Jacobs specializes in the medical treatment of adults. He is the Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Staff at Asheville Specialty Hospital. He has served as the Chief Medical Officer for PrimeDoc physician management company and Regional Chief Medical Officer for Hospitalist Management Group and Cogent/HMG. He has been a physician leader and supervisor since 1997. He was responsible for developing 25 hospitalist teams and supervising those teams all along the eastern united states from 1997 to 2013. He is now working primarily at the Asheville LTAC but does consulting and primary patient care for other LTACS in NC.
Education and Training
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1992
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- assistant professor of medicine UNC school of Medicine 1997 - 1999
Awards
- best 3rd year resident award 1995 moses cone hospital
Professional Memberships
- Association of American Indian Physicians
- society of hospital medicine
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