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Dr. Amanda M Jacobs, MD

Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Accepting new patients
26 years of experience
Boston Children's Health Physicians NY 40 Saw Mill River Rd Ste LL4, Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 593-8850

Overview
Location
Expertise
Insurance

Brief Intro

Amanda M. Jacobs, MD is a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine as well as Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She provides specialty services for adolescents with menstrual & gynecologic problems, eating disorders and contraceptive needs. She is the Founder and Director of the Intrauterine Device (IUD) and Contraceptive Implant Service at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. In addition, she sees patients in a private practice setting at the Montefiore Hutchinson Campus, Tower Two, in the Bronx, and at Westmed Medical Group in New Rochelle, NY. She also teaches residents and fellows through the Division of Adolescent Medicine and on the inpatient adolescent unit of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Jacobs earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry with honors from Lehigh University in 1994 and her MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1999. She completed her pediatrics residency at Montefiore Medical Center and her fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 2006. After her fellowship, she worked in both college health and school health before joining the pediatric faculty at Einstein/Montefiore in 2009. Dr. Jacobs's academic interests are centered on adolescent reproductive health, particularly contraception and pregnancy. She teaches medical students, residents and adolescent medicine fellows through her positions as both co-Director of the Adolescent Medicine Fellows Research Seminar and Director of Student and Resident Education for the Division of Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Jacobs has presented numerous lectures, seminars and workshops both regionally and nationally.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Montefiore Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS - 2000

Columbia University College Of Physicians & Surgeons - 1999

Location & Hours

Boston Children's Health Physicians NY
40 Saw Mill River Rd Ste LL4, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Specialties Treated

Adolescent Medicine
Pediatrics

Conditions Addressed

Eating Disorders
Pneumonia
Vitamin D Deficiency
Anorexia Nervosa
Acute Pharyngitis
Poisoning by Drugs, Meds, or Biological Substances
Epilepsy
Anemia
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Autism
Bacterial Pneumonia
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
Eczema
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Bronchial Asthma
Skin and Subcutaneous Infections
Anxiety Phobic Disorders
Otitis Media

Procedures Performed

Venipuncture
Blood transfusion

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Medicaid
Cigna
Molina Healthcare
Affinity Health Plan
MagnaCare
1199SEIU
Meritain Health
UnitedHealthcare
Aetna
MVP Health Care
HealthFirst (NY)
CareSource
Nippon Life Benefits
Fidelis Care (NY)

Cancer 43
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 31
Orthopedics 75
Neurology & Neurosurgery 60
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 75
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 91
Diabetes & Endocrinology 44
Children's Hospital 22
Urology 87
Psychiatry 103
Geriatrics 82
Rehabilitation 38
Obsterics & Gynecology 17
Ophthalmology 4
Ear, Nose & Throat 11
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60