Karen Blake Jacobson

Instructor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Bio

Dr. Jacobson is Postdoctoral Medical Fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine. She previously received her MD and MPH from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed residency in Internal Medicine/HIV Primary Care at Yale. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Jacobson’s current research focus is on the epidemiology and natural history of SARS-CoV-2, and the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and malaria in pregnancy in malaria endemic settings.

Clinical Focus

Infectious Disease

Academic Appointments

Instructor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Professional Education

Fellowship: Stanford University Infectious Disease Fellowships (2023) CA
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (2021)
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2018)
Residency: Yale New Haven Medical Center (2018) CT
Medical Education: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2015) NY
M.P.H., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2012)
M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2015)

Contact

Academic kjacobs@stanford.edu

Clinical Infectious Diseases 300 Pasteur Dr Rm L134 Lane Bldg Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-9062 Fax: (650) 498-9876
Clinical Division of Infectious Diseases 300 Pasteur Dr Rm S169 Grant Bldg MC 5107 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-7912 Fax: (650) 498-9876

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