Overview
Dr. Jacobs is a neurosurgeon board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. His clinical interests include simple and complex spinal surgery, trigeminal neuralgia, brain surgery, peripheral nerve procedures, pain procedures, hydrocephalus and general neurosurgery. He earned his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed his residency at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Jacobs speaks English and Spanish. In his free time, Dr. Jacobs enjoys spending time with his family, as well as music, sports and outdoor activities.
Dr. Jacobs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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Locations
300 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
3 West Olive Street, Suite 132, Scranton, PA 18508
3 West Olive Street, Scranton, PA 18508
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Jacobs has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Hugh O'donnell is a Neurosurgery provider in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'donnell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
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Simone Betchen is a Neurosurgery provider in Johnson City, New York. Dr. Betchen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Gastrostomy, and Laminectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Jacobs isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Jacobs isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.
- DeliriumDr. Jacobs isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- HydrocephalusDr. Jacobs isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- Normal Pressure HydrocephalusDr. Jacobs isAdvanced. Learn about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Jacobs isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Jacobs isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Jacobs isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Jacobs isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Jacobs isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Jacobs isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Binder's SyndromeDr. Jacobs isExperienced. Learn about Binder's Syndrome.