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Jerry Jacob, MD, MS

Infectious Diseases
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  • They are not employed by Penn Medicine.
  • They do not see patients.
  • They see patients but have not yet received the minimum 30 patient satisfaction reviews in the past 12 months, ensuring that the rating is statistically reliable and a true reflection of patient satisfaction.

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Malayalam

Jerry Jacob, MD, MS

Infectious Diseases
No patient ratings. Why not?
Why doesn't this doctor have a rating?

There is no publicly available rating for this medical professional for one of the following reasons:

  • They are not employed by Penn Medicine.
  • They do not see patients.
  • They see patients but have not yet received the minimum 30 patient satisfaction reviews in the past 12 months, ensuring that the rating is statistically reliable and a true reflection of patient satisfaction.

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Malayalam

  • Director of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Good Shepherd Penn Partners
  • Senior Physician Advisor, Subacute & Therapy Services Division, Penn Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
  • Dr. Jacob is a Penn Medicine physician.
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Meet Dr. 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 Associate 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 outpatient sites. Dr. Jacob also serves as Senior Physician Advisor to the Subacute & Therapy services division at Penn Medicine, and 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.

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