Board Certification
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American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Jacobsen as knowledgeable, professional, and compassionate. Many comments highlight that he listens carefully, explains conditions and care plans in clear, understandable terms, and takes time to answer questions. Patients report feeling respected, at ease, and confident in their care after visits.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) Orthopaedics -Adjunct Assistant Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
Cardiovascular Medicine
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
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Education history
| Fellowship | Cardiovascular Disease - Johns Hopkins Hospital | Fellow |
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| Residency | Internal Medicine - Johns Hopkins Hospital | Resident |
| Residency | Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic Rotator - Mayo Clinic | Resident |
| Residency | General Internal Medicine Basic Specialist Training - University College Hospital Galway | Resident |
| Internship | Medicine and Surgery - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | Intern |
| Undergraduate | Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics - National University of Ireland, Galway | M.B., B.Ch., BAO |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Raber I, Belanger MJ, Farahmand R, Aggarwal R, Chiu N, Al Rifai M, Jacobsen AP, Lipsitz LA, Juraschek SP (2022). Orthostatic Hypotension in Hypertensive Adults: Harry Goldblatt Award for Early Career Investigators 2021. Hypertension, 79(11), 2388-2396.
- Jacobsen AP, Khiew YC, Duffy E, OConnell J, Brown E, Auwaerter PG, Blumenthal RS, Schwartz BS, McEvoy JW (2022). Climate change and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Am J Prev Cardiol, 12, 100391.
- Jacobsen AP, McKittrick M, Daya N, Al Rifai M, McEvoy JW (2022). Response to Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Controversies in Hypertension - Con Side of the Argument. Hypertension, 79(8), 1570.
- Jacobsen AP, McKittrick M, Daya N, Al Rifai M, McEvoy JW (2022). Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Controversies in Hypertension-Con Side of the Argument. Hypertension, 79(8), 1571-1578.
- Jacobsen AP, Lim ZL, Chang B, Lambeth KD, Das TM, Gorry C, McCague M, Sharif F, Mylotte D, Wijns W, Serruys PWJC, Blumenthal RS, Martin SS, McEvoy JW (2022). Contextualizing National Policies Regulating Access to Low-Dose Aspirin in America and Europe Using the Full Report of a Transatlantic Patient Survey of Aspirin in Preventive Cardiology. J Am Heart Assoc, 11(8), e023995.
- Jacobsen AP, Blumenthal RS (2021). Cardiovascular Disease Is the Condition, Air Pollution the Risk Factor, Fossil Fuel Combustion the Cause. J Am Coll Cardiol, 79(2), e131.
- Gaffney B, Jacobsen AP, Pallippattu AW, Leahy N, McEvoy JW (2021). The Diastolic Blood Pressure J-Curve in Hypertension Management: Links and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease. Integr Blood Press Control, 14, 179-187.
- Jacobsen AP, Lim ZL, Chang B, Lambeth KD, Das TM, Gorry C, McCague M, Wijns W, Serruys PWJC, Blumenthal RS, Martin SS, McEvoy JW (2021). A Transatlantic Comparison of Patient-Reported Access to and Use of Aspirin in Contemporary Preventive Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol, 78(11), 1193-1195.
- Jacobsen AP, Robledo-Gil T, Nahas-Vigon JH, Epstein JA, Berger ZD, Sufrin CB (2021). Care for Incarcerated Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19. J Gen Intern Med, 36(7), 2094-2099.
- Jacobsen AP, Al Rifai M, Arps K, Whelton SP, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Blaha MJ, Psaty BM, Blumenthal RS, Post WS, McEvoy JW (2020). A cohort study and meta-analysis of isolated diastolic hypertension: searching for a threshold to guide treatment. Eur Heart J, 42(21), 2119-2129.
- Prendiville T, Tanner R, Jacobsen AP, Margey R, McGorrian C, Casserly IP (2021). Safety of Conscious Sedation for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Without an Anesthetist. J Invasive Cardiol, 33(3), E220-E224.
- Jacobsen AP, Raber I, McCarthy CP, Blumenthal RS, Bhatt DL, Cusack RW, Serruys PWJC, Wijns W, McEvoy JW (2020). Lifelong Aspirin for All in the Secondary Prevention of Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Still Sacrosanct or Is Reappraisal Warranted? Circulation, 142(16), 1579-1590.
- Jacobsen AP, Epstein JA (2020). Dying Without COVID-19: End-of-Life Care for an Uninfected Incarcerated Patient. Mayo Clin Proc, 95(10), 2286-2288.
- Rabbitt L, Byrne D, OConnor P, Gorecka M, Jacobsen A, Lydon S (2020). A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of SAFMEDS to produce fluency in interpretation of electrocardiograms. BMC Med Educ, 20(1), 102.
- Jacobsen AP, McEvoy JW (2019). Changing place for aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Drug Ther Bull, 58(1), 3-4.
- Natoni A, Coyne MR, Jacobsen A, Rainey MD, OBrien G, Healy S, Montagnoli A, Moll J, ODwyer M, Santocanale C (2013). Characterization of a Dual CDC7/CDK9 Inhibitor in Multiple Myeloma Cellular Models. Cancers (Basel), 5(3), 901-18.
I appreciated his thoughtfulness, and the time He took to answer questions.
He's careing and helpful
If you are looking for a cardiologist who is caring and thorough, Dr Jacobsen is a great choice. You will come away feeling confident that you have the best choices re your issue. He is very patient and willing to answer all the questions you may have.
Very professional, took ALL the necessary time to explain the situation and give great recommendations.
Friendly and informative. Answered my questions in a professional manner that I could understand.
Dr Jacobson is very knowledgeable, caring, and pleasant. I'm looking forward to a long term relationship with him.
Verry good
A very knowegable and pleasure to work with.
very kind and personable
He showed us what we had hoped for, a doctor that cares. Thank you so much
Dr. Jacobson is an excellent doctor takes the time to explain everything. I would highly recommend him.
Dr. Jacobsen is knowledgeable, professional, competent, and empathetic. He was a pleasure to meet with!
You can be sure Dr. Jacobson will hear your concerns and address them skillfully, and with care. I don't know all of his training, but he reflects a bastion of expertise. I felt respected as a human being and had each of my concerns addressed without judgment.
Dr is excellent and very professional
Excellent doctor
Dr Jacobsen is a wonderful doctor. He listens to me and makes ne feel at ease. He explains everything in as much detail as I want. He discusses my care plan with me and makes sure that I agree. I have confidence that I am in excellent hands.
Great Doc and guy, communicates well, friendly...
Very professional, unhurried, likeable, and knowledgeable, Addressed questions. 100% confidence!
Excellent caring doctor
Thank you
Dr Jacobsen is awesome, caring and compassionate. He listened to my concerns and explained things it teas I could understand.
I was very pleased with the information I was given at my appointment. Dr Jacobsen explained everything in a manner that I understood. I left feeling confident about my prognosis.
I was nervous about yet another doctor to break in, but my fears and anxiety was put at ease. Dr.Jacobsen very knowledgeable and easy to understand when he's talkin¿ shop. Big Thumbs up!
# 1 best ive been to
Doctor Alan Peter Jacobson; I was very impressed with how excellent the doctor explained everything. He listened and helped me understand my problem. Together we work out a solution to my problem. He is keeping close tabs on whether or not It is achieving the success we wanted. He has a great bed side manner. I can't say enough good things about him!
Great viait
This was my first appointment with Dr Jacobsen. He's very thorough and he answered all of my questions, I felt very comfortable.
He is the best. So awesome. Explained everything very well
Dr. Jacobsen is an excellent communicator. He listens and explains everything. He is professional and knowledgeable.
Dr Jacobsen is a very compassionate caring physician who should go far as a cardiologist.
Dr Jacobsen is very easy to relate to, being friendly but professional. He listens to my concerns and takes my opinions into consideration. He appears to be extremely knowledgeable and intelligent, and explains things clearly.
He was great to double check on my future plan of treatment, he had good advice in general about blood pressure meds
He listened to me! He explained what had happened, what could happen next and what could be done...without talking down to me. Great Dr.
I appreciated his input regarding my care and treatment. I was grateful for his willingness to, both, invite any inquiries (that I may/may not have had), as well as to answer those very same questions.
Dr Jacobsen and team are deeply caring and professional. He explained everything in clear, concise, and easily understood terminology.
I recommend Doctor Jacobsen to my friends. He is knowledgeable and easy to talk to.
Dr. Jacobsen has been outstanding in treating my possible heart condition and kept me informed the entire time and would communicate through my chart the same day
Seems very knowledgeable but prescribed a medication with a large co-pay
Our visit was great.
Dr. Jacobson was professional and caring. He was very helpful in understanding issues and provided insight and knowledge about HCM. I appreciated his honesty and recommendations.
Dr Jacobsen is an excellent doctor and I would highly recommend him. He's so knowledgeable and truly cares about his patients.
Very helpful interaction.
I am so grateful for Dr. Jacobsen. He has been so patient, kind, an thoughtful throughout this process. I am so extremely grateful for the incredible care I have received.
He took the time and made sure that everything was very clear and answered all of my questions
Top shelf physician and great demeanor with anxious and worried patient and family.
I highly recommend Dr. Jacobsen. He is knowledgeable, personable and kind. I will return to to him in the future and recommend him to anyone with simple or complex cardiac issues.
Dr. Jacobsen is top notch! Excellent bedside manner. Had good understanding of risk factors and literature for treatment.
Very solid doctor. Appreciated his personal attention and interest in my case.
Dr. Jacobsen seems very talented in the area of his expertise. I feel blessed to have him as part of my treatment team. Kind and thoughtful.
Awesome
Very professional and competent provider