Associate Professor of Medicine
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL, United States
John Jacobs, MD, is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Associate Director for the Divison of Gastroenterology at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Jacobs joined the faculty in 2014 and also serves as the Director of Gastroenterology Clinics at USF. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame. He graduated medical school from the University of Miami and he completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Jacobs then went on to complete his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Indiana University. He has been named to the Best Doctors in America for gastroenterology. Dr. Jacobs' clinical practice emphasizes all aspects of esophagology, and he has a particular focus on gastroesophageal reflux disease and complex esophageal disease including achalasia, esophageal strictures, eosinophilic esophagitis, esophageal inflammatory disorders, esophageal dysmotility, connective tissue diseases, and other disorders that interfere with normal swallowing. Dr. Jacobs is the author or coauthor of numerous original papers and textbook chapters, including the introductory chapter in the 6th edition of The Esophagus. His research interests focus on achalasia, esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction, lichen planus, and eosinophilic esophagitis, with an emphasis on treatment outcomes. Dr. Jacobs also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship at USF.
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