Rafik Jacob, M.B. B.Chir (M.D.)

Rafik Jacob M.B. B.Chir (M.D.)

Associate Professor

Department: Department of Medicine
Business Phone: (904) 244-3530
Business Email: rafik.jacob@jax.ufl.edu

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine

Publications

2024
Unlocking the World of Travel for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Cureus.16(1):e51846-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.51846.[PMID] 38327962.
2023
Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Management in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Advances in medicine.2023():6825476-[DOI] 10.1155/2023/6825476.[PMID] 37251596.
2023
Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Clinic: Coordination of Care Challenges.
Southern medical journal.116(4):355-357[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001535.[PMID] 37011584.
2023
Screening Echocardiography in Adults with Down Syndrome.
Southern medical journal.116(5):440-442[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001548.[PMID] 37137482.
2023
Special Considerations for Management of Diabetes in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Advances in medicine.2023():2955772-[DOI] 10.1155/2023/2955772.[PMID] 36755896.
2021
A Primary Care Approach to Constipation in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Advances in medicine.2021():3248052-[DOI] 10.1155/2021/3248052.[PMID] 34820456.
2021
Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy Secondary to Elevated Plasma Factor VIII Activity.
Cureus.13(11):e19491-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.19491.[PMID] 34912632.
2021
Etiology and Management of Behavioral Disorder in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Cureus.13(3):e14221-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14221.[PMID] 33816039.
2021
Management of Muscle Spasms in Adult Patients with Cerebral Palsy.
Southern medical journal.114(12):777-782[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001335.[PMID] 34853854.
2021
Osteoporosis in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Special Considerations for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management.
Southern medical journal.114(4):246-251[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001231.[PMID] 33787940.
2021
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults with Cerebral Palsy: What Do We Know So Far?
Southern medical journal.114(6):339-342[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001264.[PMID] 34075423.
2021
Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Cureus.13(6):e15384-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.15384.[PMID] 34094790.
2020
Gynecological Care and Contraception Considerations in Women with Cerebral Palsy.
Southern medical journal.113(11):549-552[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001170.[PMID] 33140107.
2018
Avascular necrosis: a growing concern for the HIV population.
BMJ case reports.2018():-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2017-221678.[PMID] 29880618.
2017
Rapid Onset of B12 Deficiency in the Setting of Worsening Multiple Myeloma: Correlations between B12 Deficiency and Multiple Myeloma.
Case reports in oncological medicine.2017():6458676-[DOI] 10.1155/2017/6458676.[PMID] 28831320.
2016
Skin rash in the intensive care unit: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, or a rare manifestation of a hidden cutaneous malignancy: A case report.
Molecular and clinical oncology.4(3):413-415[DOI] .[PMID] 26998294.
2011
Spindle Cell Foci in the Thyroid Gland
Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology.19(5):400-407[DOI] 10.1097/pai.0b013e31820793a7.[PMID] .
2010
Comparison of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 Expression by 2 Monoclonal Antibodies in Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Primary Tumors
Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology.18(2):142-149[DOI] 10.1097/pai.0b013e3181bdf4e7.[PMID] .

Office Information

Academic Office
3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic
653 West 8th Street, L21
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 244-3530
rafik.jacob@jax.ufl.edu
Administrative Manager
IshShamel Williams
(904) 244-3530
IshShamel.Williams@jax.ufl.edu

Education

Medical Degree
1993 · Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Internal Medicine Residency
2013 · Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI, USA