Center for Minimally Invasive Esophageal Therapies

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Boston Medical Center
Moakley Building
830 Harrison Avenue, Suite 3400
Boston, MA 02118

Hours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Phone: 617.638.5600
Fax: 617.638.7382

Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH

Associate Director of Endoscopy Program

Attending Physician, Center for Thoracic Oncology
Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Special Interests
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD; Barrett´s esophagus and pancreatobiliary diseases

Education and Training
Publications

Education and Training

College
Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Medical School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Residency
Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Fellowship
Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications

Jacobson BC, Somers SC, Fuchs, CF, Kelly CP, Camargo CA. Body-mass index and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in women. New England Journal of Medicine 2006; 354:2340-8.

Jacobson BC, Shami VM, Faigel DO, Larghi A, Kahaleh M, Dye C, Pedrosa M, Waxman I. Through-the-scope balloon dilation for EUS staging of stenosing esophageal cancer. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2007; 52:817-822.

Jacobson BC and Van Dam, J. Approach to the patient with esophageal cancer. In: Wolfe MM, Davis GL, Farraye FA, Giannella RA, Malagelada JR, Steer ML, eds. Therapy of Digestive Disorders, 2nd ed. London: Elsevier, Inc., 2006.

Jacobson BC. Endoscopic screening for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. In: Faigel DO and Kochman M, eds. Endoscopic Oncology and Cancer Management. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, Inc., 2006.

Jacobson BC and Mishkin D. Endoscopic and radiographic procedures in Gastroenterology. In: Andreoli TE, Carpenter CCJ, Griggs RC, Loscalzo J (eds.) Cecil Essentials of Medicine (7th ed.) Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company, 2007.