Dr. James Jacobson MD

General Surgeon - Palm Bay, FL

Dr. James Jacobson specializes in general surgery and psychiatry in Palm Bay, Florida. Details of Dr. Jacobson's 23 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Virginia are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Jacobson

Dr. James Jacobson
2123 Franklin Dr NE
Palm Bay, FL 32905

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. James Jacobson 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 PsychiatryPsychiatry
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Jacobson is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Holmes Regional Medical Center
1350 S Hickory St
Melbourne, FL

License

Dr. James Jacobson has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Jacobson attended medical school at University of Virginia School of Medicine and graduated in 1989 having 23 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.