Jerry Jacob
Penn Infectious Diseases Perelman
Office
(215) 316-5151
Fax (215) 662-7899 3400 Civic Center Boulevard South Pavilion, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104
About
Dr. Jacob is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Penn and serves as Director of Infection Prevention & Antimicrobial Stewardship at Good Shepherd Penn Partners, including a long-term acute care hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and 26 outpatient sites. Dr. Jacob also serves as the Infectious Diseases lead for the Long-Term Care Resiliency, Infrastructure Supports, and Empowerment (RISE) program, a partnership between Penn Medicine, Temple Health, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Through the RISE program, Dr. Jacob has provided support for COVID-19 outbreak response and quality improvement programming for long-term care facilities across 8 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Jerry Jacob
Jerry Jacob MD, MS earned a BS in Economics from the Wharton School, and a BAS in biomedical science followed by an MD at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh followed by a fellowship in infectious Diseases at Temple University Hospital during which time he also earned an MS (Epidemiology).Dr. Jacob is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Penn and serves as Director of Infection Prevention & Antimicrobial Stewardship at Good Shepherd Penn Partners, including a long-term acute care hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and 26 outpatient sites. Dr. Jacob also serves as the Infectious Diseases lead for the Long-Term Care Resiliency, Infrastructure Supports, and Empowerment (RISE) program, a partnership between Penn Medicine, Temple Health, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Through the RISE program, Dr. Jacob has provided support for COVID-19 outbreak response and quality improvement programming for long-term care facilities across 8 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Primary Specialty
Infectious Disease Specialist
Practice
Penn Infectious Diseases Perelman
Gender
Male
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Training
UPMC Presbyterian
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Aetna US Healthcare, Amerihealth Caritas, Amerihealth Caritas Medicare, Centivo Health Plan, Cigna, Cigna HealthSpring, Clover Health Plan, Devon Health Services (Americare), Gateway Health Plan, Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Medicaid, Global Medical Management, HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan, HealthPartners, HealthPartners Medicare, HealthSmart, Highmark Blue Shield, Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Humana / Choicecare, Humana / Medicare, Imagine Health 360, Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East), Keystone First, Keystone First Medicare, Multiplan, NJ Medicaid, NJ Qualcare, Oscar Health Plan of PA, Oxford Health Plan, PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare, PA Medicaid, PA Medicare, Provider Partners Health Plan, Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA, Tricare, United Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, US Family Health Plan, Veterans Choice Program, Vibra Health Plan
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Office Name
Penn Infectious Diseases Perelman
Languages
Malayalam
Services
Penn Infectious Diseases Perelman provides infectious disease care in Philadelphia, PA.
Please call Jerry Jacob at (215) 316-5151 to schedule an appointment in Philadelphia, PA or to get more information.
Please call Jerry Jacob at (215) 316-5151 to schedule an appointment in Philadelphia, PA or to get more information.
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