Dr. Brian C. Jacobson MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
720 Harrison Ave Gastroenterology Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Brian Jacobson is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Jacobson specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Jacobson performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Albert Einstein Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Giving cancer therapy a shot in the arm.
- The nature of after-hours telephone medical practice by GI fellows.
- Fluorescence, reflectance, and light-scattering spectroscopy for evaluating dysplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus.
- Preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.
- Enhanced endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Diagnosis of ovarian cancer metastatic to the stomach by EUS-guided FNA.
- Multidisciplinary management of lung cancer.
- A method of assessing the adequacy of trucut biopsy specimens obtained with a 19-gauge trucut core biopsy needle.
- Gastrointestinal epithelial dysplasia: detection with new endoscopic techniques.
- Pressed for an answer: has elastography finally come to EUS?
- Regulated secretion in vascular endothelium.
- Body mass index and the efficacy of acid-mediating agents for GERD.
- The inaccuracy of ICD-9-CM Code 530.2 for identifying patients with Barrett's esophagus.
- The Boston bowel preparation scale: a valid and reliable instrument for colonoscopy-oriented research.
- Gastroenterologists' experience with the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: a demonstration project.
Awards
- 1995 Alpha Omega Alpha
- 1998 Soma Weiss Award For Excellence In Teaching
- 2007 ASGE Endoscopic Research Award
- 2006 Research Excellence in GI and Liver
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2008 Fellow
- American Gastroenterological Association 2012 Fellow
Treatments
- Acid Reflux (gerd), Barrett's Esophagus
- Pancreatitis
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Gallstones
- Pain
Fellowships
- Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston MA 2002
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Fellow:Gastroenterology 1997
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