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Dr. Ruth Marie Jacobs M.D.

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

3/5(26)
15001 Shady Grove Rd #110 Rockville MD, 20850
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3/5

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Dr. Ruth Jacobs is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Rockville, MD. Dr. Jacobs specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.

Education and Training

Univ of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1980

University of Wales in Great Britain 1980

Board Certification

Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish 37 years of experience

Dr. Ruth Marie Jacobs M.D.'s Practice location

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15001 Shady Grove Rd #110 -
Rockville, MD 20850
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9420 Key West Ave #202 -
Rockville, MD 20850
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New patients: 301-315-9515
Fax: 301-309-0765

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Patient Experience with Dr. Jacobs


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Dr. Ruth Marie Jacobs M.D. has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 26 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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