Mr. Ronald D. Jacobs M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
10301 Georgia Avenue Suite 101 Silver Spring MD, 20902About
Dr. Ronald Jacobs is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Jacobs specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Jacobs can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Jacobs can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1982
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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