Meet the Team: Staff Profile
Thomas Jacobs, MD | |
| Address: | Herbert Irving Pavilion 161 Ft. Washington Avenue, Room 210 New York, NY |
| Phone: | 212.305.5578 |
| Fax: | 212.305.6878 |
Positions and Appointments
| 1993 – Present | Attending Physician (Presbyterian Hospital) |
| 1993– Present | Professor of Clinical Medicine (Columbia University) |
Education and Training
| 1973 – 1975 | Fellowship, University of Washington (Endocrinology) |
| 1969 – 1970 1972 – 1973 |
Residency,Presbyterian Hospital (Straight Medicine) |
| 1968 – 1969 | Internship, Presbyterian Hospital (Straight Medicine) |
| 1968 | MD, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1964 | AB, Amherst College |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine, 1973
Endocrinology, 1975
Professional Experience
| 1982 – 1993 | Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Columbia University) |
| 1982 – 1993 | Associate Attending Physician (Presbyterian Hospital) |
| 1976 – 1982 | Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Columbia University) |
| 1976 – 1982 | Assistant Attending Physician (Presbyterian Hospital) |
| 1975 – 1976 | Associate in Clinical Medicine (Columbia University) |
| 1975 – 1976 | Assistant Physician (Presbyterian Hospital) |
Professional Honors
Selected for inclusion in America's Top Doctors, Castle Connelly Medical Ldt, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009.
Selected for inclusion in The Best Doctors in New York, New York Magazine, 1993, 1996, 1999-2010
Selected for inclusion in the Castle Connelly Guide, How to Find the Best Doctors: New York Metro Area,1993 (First Ed.) Through 2003 (Seventh edition).
Ewig Clinical Foundation Teaching Award, 2006
Leonard Tow 2005 Humanism in Medicine Award, awarded by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Professional Societies and Committees
Professional Organizations
American College of Physicians
The Endocrine Society
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
The Pituitary Society
Departmental and University Committees
Executive Committee, Department of Medicine
Committee on Promotions, Department of Medicine (Co-chair)
Residency Selection Committee, Department of Medicine
Education/Curriculum Committee, Department of Medicine
Other Professional Activities
Medical advisor to chief medical residents, Presbyterian Hospital, 1993-8.
Ad hoc reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine
Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2002-2007.
Trustee, American University of Beirut, 1997-2010.
Medical Examiner, Physicians for Human Rights, 2000-present.
Supervising physician, Cosmo Student Volunteer Clinic, 2004-present.
Publications
Original, peer-reviewed articles:
Johnson DG, Hayward DG, Jacobs TP, Collis ML, Eckerson JD and Williams RH: Plasma norepinephrine responses of man in cold water. J Applied Physiol 43:216 220, 1977.
Jacobs TP, Henry DA, Johnson DG and Williams RH: Epinephrine and dopamine-hydroxylase secretion from the bovine adrenal. Am J Physiol 234:E600-E605, 1978.
Bilezikian JP, Canfield RE, Jacobs TP, Polay JS, D'Adamo AC, Eisman JA and DeLuca HF: Response of l?,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to hypocalcemia in human subjects. New Engl J Med 299:437 441, 1978.
Jacobs TP, Johnson DG, and Williams RH: Epinephrine secretion from the perfused adrenal gland produced by scorpion toxin. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 46:405 409, 1978.
Jacobs TP, Siris ES, Bilezikian JP, Baquiran DC, Shane E and Canfield RE: Hypercalcemia of malignancy: treatment with dichloromethylene diphosphonate. Ann Int Med 94:312 316, 1981.
Shane E, Jacobs TP, Siris ES, Steinberg SF, Stoddart K, Canfield RE and Bilezikian JP: Therapy of hypercalcemia due to parathyroid carcinoma with intravenous dichloromethylene diphosphonate. Am J Med 72:939 944, 1982.
Witte RS, Koeller J, Davis TE, Benson AB, Durie BG, Lipton A, Stock JL, Citrin DL and Jacobs TP: Clodronate: A randomized study in the treatment of cancer-associated hypercalcemia. Arch Intern Med 147:937 939, 1987.
Jacobs TP, Gordon AC, Silverberg SJ, Shane E, Reich L, Clemens TL and Gundberg CM: Neoplastic hypercalcemia: Physiologic response to intravenous etidronate disodium. Am J Med 82 (Suppl 2A):42 50, 1987.
Siris ES, Clemens TP, McMahon D, Gordon A, Jacobs TP, Canfield RE: Parathyroid function in Paget's disease of bone. J Bone Min Res 4:75-79, 1989.
Silverberg, SJ, Shane E, DeLaCruz L, Dempster D, Feldman F, Seldin D, Jacobs TP, Siris ES, Cafferty M, Parisien M, Lindsay R, Clemens TL, Bilezikian JP. Skeletal disease in primary hyperparathyroidism. J Bone Min Res 4:283-291, 1989.
Silverberg SJ, Shane E, Jacobs TP, Siris ES, Gartenberg F, Seldin D, Clemens TL, Bilezikian JP. Nephrolithiasis and bone involvement in primary hyperparathyroidism. Am J Med 89:327-334, 1990.
Silverberg SJ, Gartenberg F, Jacobs TP, Shane E, Siris E, Staron RB, Bilezikian JP. Longitudinal measurements of bone density and biochemical indices in untreated primary hyperparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol & Metab 80:723-728, 1995.
Silverberg SJ, Gartenberg F, Jacobs TP, Shane E, Siris E, Staron RB, McMahon DJ, Bilezikian JP. Increased bone mineral density after parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol & Metab 80:729-734, 1995.
Silverberg, SJ, Shane E, Jacobs TP, Siris E, Bilezikian JP. A 10-year prospective study of primary hyperparathyroidism. New Engl J Med 341: 1249-1255, 1999.
Freda PU, Charalambos IA, Khandji AG, Khoury M, Bruce JN, Jacobs TP, Wardlaw SL. Long-term treatment of prolactin-secreting macroadenomas with pergolide. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85: 8-13, 2000.
Jacobs TP and Bilezikian JP. Rare causes of hypercalcemia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90: 6316-6322, 2005.
Rubin MR, Bilezikian JP, McMahon DJ, Jacobs T, Shane E, Siris E, Udelsky J, and Silverberg S. The natural history of primary hyperparathyroidism with or without parathyroid surgery after 15 years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab: 93: 3462-3470, 2008
Case reports and letters:
Jacobs TP, Michelsen J, Skinner J, Canfield RE and D'Adamo AC: Giant cell tumor in Paget's disease of bone: familial and geographic clustering. Cancer 44:742 747, 1979.
Siris ES, Grossbard L, Halper JP, Blume RS and Jacobs TP: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and hypercalcemia: treatment with dichloromethylene diphosphonate. Metab Bone Dis Rel Res 5:61 63, 1983.
Jacobs TP, Whitlock RT, Edsall J, Holub DA: Addisonian crisis while taking high-dose glucocorticoids. JAMA 260:2082 2084, 1988.
Schussheim DH, Jacobs TP, Silverberg SJ: Alendronate-induced hypocalcemia (letter). Ann Int Med 130: 329, 1999.
Ferris A, Jacobs T, Widlitz A, Barst R, Morse J: Pulmonary arterial hypertension and thyroid disease (letter). Chest 119: 1980-1981, 2001.
Landman RE and Jacobs TP: Troglitizone use in polycystic ovary syndrome (letter). J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86: 5090, 2001.
Woo V, Landesberg R, Imel EA, Singer SR, Folpe AL, Econs M, Kim T, Harick LR, Jacobs TP Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor, mixed connective tissue variant of the mandible: report of a case and review of the literature. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, & Endodontics. 108: 925-931, 2009.
Reviews and chapters:
Jacobs TP, Siris ES, and Canfield RE: Report: Paget's disease. Arthritis Reporter 1:1 3, 1980.
Siris ES, Canfield RE, Jacobs TP and Baquiran DC: Long-term therapy of Paget's disease of bone with EHDP. Arthritis Rheumatism 23:1177-1184, 1980.
Siris ES, Jacobs TP and Canfield RE: Paget's disease of bone. Bull NY Acad Med 56:285 304, 1980.
Canfield RE, Jacobs TP and Siris ES: Clinical applications of diphosphonates. In Hormonal Control of Calcium Metabolism, Cohn DV, Talmage RV and Matthews JL (eds). Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam-Oxford-Princeton, 1981, pp. 124-131.
Canfield RE, Siris ES, Jacobs TP, and Stoddart KE: EHDP treatment of Paget's disease of bone. Br J Clin Prac, Suppl 13:58 65, 1981.
Siris ES, Canfield RE, Jacobs TP, Stoddart KE and Spector PJ: Clinical and biochemical effects of EHDP in Paget's disease of bone: Patterns of response to initial treatment and to long-term therapy. Metab Bone Dis Rel Res 4 and 5:301 308, 1981.
Canfield RE, Siris ES, Jacobs TP, Bilezikian JP, Shane E, Steinberg SF, Armstrong EG: Clinical experience with dichloromethylene diphosphonate in multiple myeloma, metastatic breast cancer, hypercalcemia of malignancy and hyperparathyroidism. In Proceedings of Symposium CEMO IV, Diphosphonates and Bone, Doneth A, Courvoisier B (eds), Editions Medicine et Hygiene, Geneva, 1982, pp 264 274.
Jacobs TP, Siris ES: Paget's disease: A common problem of the aging skeleton. Geriatric Med Today 3:57 65, 1984.
Jacobs TP: Diagnosis and management of Paget's disease. Comprehensive Therapy 12:30 34, 1986.
Canfield RE, Siris ES and Jacobs TP: Dichloromethylene bisphosphonate action in hematologic and other malignancies. Bone 8 (Supp. 1):S57-S62, 1987.
Jacobs TP: The milk-alkali syndrome and total parenteral nutrition. In Favus MJ Primer on the metabolic bone diseases and disorders of mineral metabolism. First edition. Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1990, pp 123-124.
Jacobs TP. The milk-alkali syndrome in Favus MF (ed). Primer on the metabolic bone diseases and disorders of mineral metabolism. Second edition. New York: Raven Press, 1993, p 181.
Bilezikian JP, Silverberg SJ, Gartenberg F, Kim TS, Jacobs T, Siris E, Shane E: Clinical presentations of primary hyperparathyroidism. In: The Parathyroids (Bilezikian JP, Marcus R, Levine MA, eds.) Raven Press, New York, p 457-470, 1994.
Jacobs TP. Hypopituitarism. In: Conn's Current Therapy, 1999 (Rakel RE, ed.) W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 645-647, 1999.
