Dr. Ruth Marie Jacobs M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
15001 Shady Grove Rd #110 Rockville MD, 20850About
Dr. Ruth Jacobs is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Rockville, MD. Dr. Jacobs specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Univ of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1980
University of Wales in Great Britain 1980
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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