Dina Jacobs - Faculty Biosketch

Dina Jacobs, M.D.

Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Clinical Director, Penn MS and Related Disorders Program , Perelman School of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Community Outreach and Network Development, Penn MS and Related Disorders Program , Perelman School of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Neuroscience MS Disease Team Lead , Penn Medicine

Clinical Director, Center for Neuroinflammation and Neurotherapeutics, Penn Medicine

Neurology Clinical Outpatient Director, Penn Medicine

Neurology Outpatient Clinical Director, Practice Based Leadership Program, Penn Medicine

Department: Neurology

Contact information

Department of Neurology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
3 West Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: (215) 662-3647
Fax: (215) 349-5579

Education:
B.A. (Natural Science, Spanish)
University of Pennsylvania , 1990.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 1996.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1996-1997.
Resident, Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1997-2000.
Clinical Instructor, Divisions of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2000-2002.
Fellow, Multiple Sclerosis, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , 2000-2001.
Fellow, Neuro-Ophthalmology , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, 2001-2002.

Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology , 2001.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Recertification, 2011.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Recertification, 2022.

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Selected Publications

Saylor D, Rijke N, McDonell J, Laurson-Doube J, Avasarala J, Baldin E, Banerjee TK, Bogdanovic I, Bove R, Chawla DK, Costello K, Del Giovane C, Abkari NE, Filippini G, Foschi M, Gonzalez-Lorenzo M, Helme A, Jacobs D, Kalincik T, Mantel-Teeuwisse A, Minozzi S, Navas C, Nonino F, Ojo OO, Ozcan B, Pasi E, Peryer G, Prato Chichiraldi A, Ridley B, Sokhi DS, Traboulsee A, Tramacere I, Tye JS, Vecchi S, Viswanathan S, Xie F, Zeineddine M, Schunemann H, Piggott T. : Recommendations for essential medicines for multiple sclerosis in low-resource settings. Mult Scler 2025.

Sekella N, Gilmore H, French E, Zimmerman V, Jacobs D, Narula S. : Developing and Piloting a Dedicated Support Group for Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis. Int J MS Care 2025.

Cooper EC, Schindler MK, Bar-Or A, Brandstadter RB, Calkins ME, Gur R, Jacobs DA, Markowitz C, Moore T, Naydovich LR, Perrone CM, Ruparel K, Spangler BC, Troyan S, Shinohara RT, Satterthwaite TD, Baller EB.: Investigating mood and cognition in people with multiple sclerosis: a prospective cross-sectional study protocol. BMJ Open 2025.

Hamilton KW, Hua E, Dutcher L, Fernandez Lynch H, Junker P, Doucette AG, Werner D, Kannel EZ, Civitello T, Gabriel P, Ahya VN, Jacobs DA, Garfall A, Pratz K, O Degnan K, Blumberg EA, Capozzi D, Craig E, Takach P, Payne AS, Geara A, Koenig H, Holzman L, Tebas P.: Implementation of an Approach to Equitable Allocation of SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for Preexposure Prophylaxis: Experience from a Single Medical Center. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 11(8), August 2024.

Garabedian M, Pileggi C, Zimmerman V, Jacobs D.: Benefits of a newly diagnosed visit with a MS certified nurse practitioner Consortium of MS Centers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN May 2024.

Rivera Torres N, Lavietes J, Morrison A, Desai N, Jacobs D, Samudralwar R: Identifying if Disparities in Care Exist for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Recently Hospitalized and Followed in Neurology Resident Clinics Compared to Attending Subspecialty Clinics within a Comprehensive MS Center Consortium of MS Centers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN May 2024.

Bourgeon DA, Desai N, Prout JT, Lane C, Zimmerman V,Jacobs D: How Grit Affects Quality of Life in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Consortium of MS Centers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN May 2024.

Zuroff L, Wijangco J, Brandstadter R, Goldman MD, Graham EL, Farber RS, Freeman L, Valizadeh N, Bove R, Jacobs D: Trends in management practices of seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: Lessons from a multicenter academic cohort. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO April 2024.

Johnson TR, Gandelman S, Serafin LR, Charles JY, Jacobs D: Rehabilitation Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients on Ocrelizumab Diagnosed with West Nile Virus Encephalitis. Cureus 16(3): e57063, March 2024.

Radzik AM, Amezcua L, Anderson A, Gilmore S, Ahmad S, Brandstadter R, Fabian M, Graham E, Hodgkinson S, Horton L, Jacobs D, Katz Sand I, Kohli A, Levine L, McLemore M, Okai A, Patel J, Poole S, Riley C, Satyanarayan S, Tardo L, Verter E, Villacorta V, Zimmerman V, Zuroff L, Williams M, Houtchens M, Bove R.: Disparities by Race in Pregnancy Care and Clinical Outcomes in Women with MS: a Diverse, Multicenter Cohort. Neurology 102(4): e208100, Feb 2024.