Dr. Kenneth M Jacobs MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
743 Jefferson Ave Suite 303 Scranton PA, 18510About
Dr. Kenneth Jacobs practices Pulmonology in Scranton, PA. 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.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1976
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 1976
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Determination of complex refractive index of polystyrene microspheres from 370 to 1610 nm.
- Determination of refractive indices of porcine skin tissues and intralipid at eight wavelengths between 325 and 1557 nm.
- Angle-resolved Mueller matrix study of light scattering by B-cells at three wavelengths of 442, 633, and 850 nm.
- A primary method for determination of optical parameters of turbid samples and application to intralipid between 550 and 1630 nm.
- Diffraction imaging of spheres and melanoma cells with a microscope objective.
- Development of a diffraction imaging flow cytometer.
- Label-free classification of cultured cells through diffraction imaging.
- Study of low speed flow cytometry for diffraction imaging with different chamber and nozzle designs.
- Polarization imaging and classification of Jurkat T and Ramos B cells using a flow cytometer.
- Analysis of diffraction imaging in non-conjugate configurations.
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