Dr. Karen Rita Jacobson MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
725 Albany St Shapiro 9, Suite B Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Karen Jacobson is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Jacobson 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
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Fellowships
- Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA 2010
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellow:Infectious Diseases 2007
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Practice At 725 Albany St Shapiro 9, Suite B
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