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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. David Jacob identified specializing in General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon established the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient. The surgeon uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, including endoscopy, for observing internal structures, and may use specialized instruments during operative procedures. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the salient features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. and UrologyUrology
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of, and skills in, endoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures. No Sub-Specialty.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Urology.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. David Jacob accepts the following plans for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida at Urology Specialists of West Florida:

• Advantage65 (Medicare Supplement)
• BlueCare (HMO)
• BlueChoice (Preferred Patient Care(PPO))
• BlueMedicare HMO and BlueMedicare Group HMO
• BlueMedicare PPO and BlueMedicare Group PPO
• BlueOptions (Healthy Kids)
• BlueOptions (NetworkBlue)
• BlueOptions Health & Dental - Health

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Jacob is affiliated with 3 hospitals:

Community Hospital
5637 Marine Pkwy
New Port Richey, FL

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License

Dr. David Jacob has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Jacob attended medical school at Universite Libre de Bruxelles Faculte de Medecine and graduated in 1979 having 33 years experience. Additional residency training in Urology was conducted at St Louis University Hospital.

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Aliases

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• D Jacob

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