Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or
revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:
Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant Program, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Director
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Consulting Professor
Palm Beach Cancer Institute Foundation, Medical Director
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
1984, Active member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
1982, Fellow of the American College of Physicians
1977, Active member, American Society of Hematology
1971, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons(Canada)
1995, Active member, Palm Beach County Medical Society
Committees:
Hospice of Palm Beach County, Board member
Institutional Review Board (IRB), Chairman
Israel Cancer Society, Palm Beach County Chapter, Board member
Leukemia Society of America, Palm Beach County Chapter, Board member
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Hebrew
Experience / Training
Specialties:
Hematology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Robert Jacobson, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)
A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.
Medical School:
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, 1966
Internship:
Johannesburg General and Baragwanath Hospitals Johannesburg, 1968
Residency:
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Baltimore, MD 1970
Fellowship:
Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC 1972
Positions:
Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Instructor in Medicine
Washington, DC
Other Education or Training/Positions:
Chief Resident, Georgetown Univ Dept. of Medicine Washington, DC 1973
Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
AmeriGroup
BEECH STREET
Careplus
CCN
Dimension PPO
First Health
Galaxy Health Network
GHI
Multiplan
Neighborhood Health Plan
SOUTHCARE PPO
Stay Well
United Healthcare
WellCare
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes
Disciplinary Actions
HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Robert Jacobson, MD
as of 07/10/2009. Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
Note: HealthGrades obtains physician information from a variety of sources. Some information that is not designated as HealthGrades verified has been reported by the physician.