Jerry Jacob, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Attending Physician, Good Shepherd Penn Partners Specialty Hospital
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Infection Prevention & Antimicrobial Stewardship, Good Shepherd Penn Partners Specialty Hospital
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Outbreak & Infection Prevention Lead, Southeastern Pennsylvania Long-term Care RISE program, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Senior Physician Advisor, Subacute and Therapy Services Division, Penn Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Good Shepherd Penn Partners
1800 Lombard St
Philadelphia, PA 19146
1800 Lombard St
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 2152057131
Fax: 2158936583
Fax: 2158936583
Education:
BAS (Biomedical Science)
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
BSE (Finance)
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.
MS (Epidemiology)
Temple University, Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.
BAS (Biomedical Science)
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
BSE (Finance)
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.
MS (Epidemiology)
Temple University, Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008-2009.
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009-2011.
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2015.
Intern in Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008-2009.
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009-2011.
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2015.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011.
American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), 2015.
SHEA Certificate in Post-acute and Long-term Care, 2016.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, 2011.
American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), 2015.
SHEA Certificate in Post-acute and Long-term Care, 2016.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Post-acute care, Clostridium difficile, Multi-drug resistant organisms, Device-associated infectionsSelected Publications
Walker C, Jacob J: Reducing the Number of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections at an Acute Rehabilitation Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 19(1): 1-3, May 2023.Harrigan JJ, Hatem Abdallah H, Clarke EL, Oganisian A, Roy JA, Lautenbach E, Reesey E, Wernovsky M, Tolomeo P, Morawski Z, Jacob J, Grippi MA, Kelly BJ: Respiratory Microbiome Disruption and Risk for Ventilator-associated Lower Respiratory Tract Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 74(9): 1564-1571, May 2022.
Dumm RE, Wing A, Richterman A, Jacob J, Glaser LJ, Rodino KG: Closing The Brief Case: A Variant on a Classic-Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis with Discitis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 59(10): e03093-20, October 2021.
Galipean J, Jacob J : Penicillin Allergy Delabeling Program in the Post-Acute Care Setting. ID week October 2021 Notes: Poster presentation.
Lo Re III V, Carbonari DM, Jacob J, Short WR, Leonard CE, Lyons JG, Kennedy A, Damon J, Haug N, Zhou EH, Graham DJ, McMahill-Walraven CN, Parlett LE, Nair V, Selvan M, Zhou Y, Pocobelli G, Maro JC, Nguyen MD: Validity of ICD-10-CM Diagnoses to Identify Hospitalizations for Serious Infections Among Patients Treated tith Biologic Therapies. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 30(7): 899-909, July 2021.
Harrigan JJ, Abdallah H, Clarke EL, Lautenbach E, Reesey E, Wernovsky M, Tolomeo P, Morawski Z, Jacob J, Grippi MA, Kelly BJ: Impact of Respiratory Staphylococcus Aureus Abundance on Risk for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia During Long-Term Care. ID Week October 2020 Notes: Poster presentation.
Jacob J, Morace A, Park J, Renzi N: Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Long-Term Acute Care. ID Week October 2019 Notes: Poster presentation.
Massey K, Murphy M, Miano T, Binkley S, Morgan S, Jacob J: Risk for Readmission and Mortality Amongst Long Term Acute Care Hospital Residents with New-Onset Healthcare-Associated Infections. ID Week October 2019 Notes: Poster presentation.
Stephens MR, Aderibigbe O, Steel K, Elder DE, Glaser L, Jacob J, Rosenbach M: Draining Dorsal Hand Pustules, Nodules, and Ulcers in a Patient with Immunosuppression. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 5(10): 846-848, September 2019.
Jacob J, Wu J, Han J, Nelson DB: Clostridium difficile in an Urban, University-affiliated Long Term Acute Care Hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 38(3): 294-299, December 2016.