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Lisa Jacobs

Lisa Jacobs, MD, MSPH

Breast Surgical Oncology

Breast Surgery

Accepting New Patients
4.9 of 5 stars48 ratings, 17 reviews

Highlights

Languages

  • English

In-Network Plans

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Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Lisa Jacobs

Professional Titles

  • Division Chief, Breast Cancer Surgery

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins Physician

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Background

Dr. Jacobs is the Division Chief of the Division of Breast Cancer Surgery. She also established the Johns Hopkins Medicine Breast Center at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Centerl in Columbia. Dr. Jacobs sees patients at both The Johns Hopkins Hospital and at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. 

As division chief of breast cancer surgery, Dr. Jacobs leads an expert team of 9 surgeons located at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore; Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center; Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.; and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. She has also initiated new clinics at Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station in Lutherville; Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and the Skip Viragh Outpatient Center Building in Baltimore.

Dr. Jacobs is committed to providing excellent, comprehensive, and patient-centered breast cancer care throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine through close collaboration with oncology, plastic surgery, nursing, rehabilitation medicine, and genetic services.

Additionally, Dr. Jacobs has a clinical interest in the treatment of early stage melanoma. She works closely with dermatologists and medical oncologists at Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center to improve awareness and care of melanoma patients by participating in educational programs and clinical research trials.

She has also launched research programs in lymphedema and oncoplastic surgery to increase the number of women eligible for breast prevention by combining lumpectomy with plastic surgery techniques to reshape the breast. In addition, Dr. Jacobs is the surgery representative to the National Clinical Trials Network for the Johns Hopkins Executive Committee and the institutional surgery representative to the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium. She serves as the Chair of the Cancer Committee at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, which establishes both programmatic and quality improvement goals for cancer care across the health system on a yearly basis.

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Additional Academic Titles

Associate Professor of Oncology

Research Interests

Quality of Life Research and Health Services Research in Breast Cancer and Melanoma

Selected Publications

  • Jain, A.; Haisfield-Wolfe, M.E.; Lange, J.; Ahuja, N.; Khouri, N.; Tsangaris, T.; Zhang, Z.; Balch, C.; Jacobs, L.K. The role of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of axillary nodes in the staging of breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Feb;15(2):462-471.

    Rosson, G.D.; Singh, N.K.; Ahuja, N.; Jacobs, L.K.; Chang, D.C. Multilevel analysis of the impact of community vs patient factors on access to immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy in Maryland. Arch Surg. 2008 Nov;143(11):1076-1081; discussion 1081.

    Voltura, A.M.; Tsangaris, T.N.; Rosson, G.D.; Jacobs, L.K.; Flores, J.I.; Singh, N.K.; Argani, P.; Balch, C.M. Nipple-sparing mastectomy: critical assessment of 51 procedures and implications for selection criteria. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Dec;15(12):3396-3401.

    Balch, C.M.; Jacobs, L.K. Mastectomies on the rise for breast cancer: "the tide is changing". Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Oct;16(10):2669-2672.

    Balmanoukian, A.; Zhang, Z.; Jeter, S.; Slater, S.; Armstrong, D.K.; Emens, L.A.; Fetting, J.H.; Wolff, A.C.; Davidson, N.E.; Jacobs, L.; Lange, J.; Tsangaris, T.N.; Zellars, R.; Gabrielson, E.; Stearns, V. African American women who receive primary anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer suffer worse outcomes compared with white women. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 1;27(22):e35-37; author reply e38-39.

    Zellars, R.C.; Stearns, V.; Frassica, D.; Asrari, F.; Tsangaris, T.; Myers, L.; DiPasquale, S.; Lange, J.R.; Jacobs, L.K.; Emens, L.A.; Armstrong, D.K.; Fetting, J.H.; Garrett-Mayer, E.; Davidson, N.E.; Wolff, A.C. Feasibility trial of partial breast irradiation with concurrent dose-dense doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide in early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jun 10;27(17):2816-2822.
    Chumsri, S.; Jeter, S.; Jacobs, L.K.; Nassar, H.; Armstrong, D.K.; Emens, L.A.; Fetting, J.H.; Lange, J.R.; Riley, C.; Tsangaris, T.N.; Wolff, A.C.; Zellars, R.; Zhang, Z.; Stearns, V. Pathologic complete response to preoperative sequential doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide and single-agent taxane with or without trastuzumab in stage II/III HER2-positive breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2010 Feb;10(1):40-45.

    Jacobs, L.; Sukumar, S.; Stearns, V. Intraductal therapy for the prevention of breast cancer. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2010 Jun;11(6):646-652.


    Rosson, G.D.; Magarakis, M.; Shridharani, S.M.; Stapleton, S.M.; Jacobs, L.K.; Manahan, M.A.; Flores, J.I. A review of the surgical management of breast cancer: plastic reconstructive techniques and timing implications. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Jul;17(7):1890-1900.

    Stojadinovic, A.; Ahuja, N.; Nazarian, S.M.; Segev, D.L.; Jacobs, L.; Wang, Y.; Eberhardt, J.; Zeiger, M.A. Translational research in surgical disease. Arch Surg. 2010 Feb;145(2):187-196.

Honors

Top Doctor, Baltimore Magazine

Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Cancer Liaison Physician, University of MO-Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
  • American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
  • American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, Auditor Training
  • Association of Academic Surgeons
  • Fellow of The American College of Surgeons
  • Society of Surgical Oncology
  • The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
  • Fischel Cancer Center

Locations

  1. Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
    • 201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 10th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
    • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
      • 301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21224
      • Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
        • 5759 Cedar Lane, Berman Pavilion, Columbia, MD 21044

        Expertise

        Education

        Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

        Graduate School, Health Policy and Management, MSPH, 2015

        University of Illinois Health Chicago

        Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, 2000

        The George Washington University Hospital

        Residency, General Surgery, 1998

        University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

        Medical Education, MD, 1992

        Board Certifications

        Surgery

        American Board of Surgery, 1999

        Insurance

        Johns Hopkins providers accept various commercial health insurance plans. However, they may not be included in all of an insurance company's plans or offerings. This may include Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, and specific limited benefit plans. Exceptions to participation also exist based on your employer’s benefits package and the provider's location or specialty. Please contact your insurer directly to make sure your doctor is covered by your plan. For more details, please review our Insurance Information.
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        • Aetna
        • CareFirst
        • Cigna
        • First Health
        • Geisinger Health Plan
        • HealthSmart/Accel
        • Humana
        • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
        • MultiPlan
        • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
        • Point Comfort Underwriters
        • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
        • UnitedHealthcare
        • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)

        Ratings & Reviews

        4.9 out of 5

        48 ratings, 17 reviews

        The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

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        Average provider Provider Explained Things Clearly rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
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        Average provider Provider Knew Medical History rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
        Provider Showed Respect
        Average provider Provider Showed Respect rating 5 out of 5 stars
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          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/18/2025

          Dr. Jacobs was absolutely excellent. She had my records and went over everything with me in language I could understand.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 3/18/2025

          Dr. Jacobs is phenomenal. I am completely confident in entrusting myself to her care.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/21/2025

          Overall Dr visit was very reassuring . Dr Jacobs took the time to answer all my questions. I feel confident she is a great surgeon and she was compassionate and knowledgeable.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/17/2024

          She was very helpful and explained my concerns

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 11/5/2024

          Dr Jacobs was just wonderful. Knowledgeable, thoughtful and caring.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 11/5/2024

          She was amazing

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/15/2024

          Excellent

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/1/2024

          Wry thoroughl and informative

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/1/2024

          Caring & professional

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/17/2024

          Responded to issue of left breast area swelling with concern and recommendation

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/17/2024

          Excellent!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/3/2024

          This appt was for a 2nd opinion & was my 1st visit . I was very pleased I chose her for a 2nd opinion & will probably switch to her care.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/3/2024

          First time seeing provider as previous surgeon retired. I thought she was great and I will continue to use her if necessary.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 7/2/2024

          Dr. Jacobs is the very best, she is very professional and a joy to talk to. She needs a raise.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 7/2/2024

          Very caring and informative

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 6/18/2024

          Doctor Jacobs is a good and thorough physician. She gives clarity on concerns that I have regarding my condition . I am pleased with her services.