Pain Management Expert - Former Navy Physician
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Pain Management - Medicine and Physical Medicine & RehabKeywords/Search Terms:
Interventional, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulator, SCS, DRG, PNS, Pain Pump, Epidural, Radiofrequency, Interspinous Spacers, PRP, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Nerve Injury, Post-Operative Pain, Work Injury, Opioids, Procedure Complications, Medical Marijuana, CausationEducation:
MD, Temple University School of Medicine; MPH, University of North Carolina; BA, University of PennsylvaniaYears in Practice:
25Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
7Additional Information
Dr. Jacobs is board certified in Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Occupational Medicine. He served over 20 years as a Navy physician, including roles as director of Pain Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and specialty consultant to the Navy Surgeon General and White House. He now practices as an Interventional Pain Management physician and is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Jacobs has served on the guidelines committee of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, published numerous articles, and lectured at national conferences. Dr. Jacobs has an active clinical practice, including the management of complex chronic pain conditions, such as failed back surgery syndrome (post-laminectomy syndrome), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-surgical pain (e.g hernia, joint replacement, nerve injury), and chronic joint, neck, and back pain. He performs advanced interventional pain procedures as part of a multidisciplinary approach to care, including use of opioid medications when clinically indicated. Licensed in MD, VA, DC, and PA.