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Amanda M. Jacobs, M.D., is a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine and in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP) in Hawthorne, New York, and the section chief of adolescent medicine at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, with over 20 years of experience in the specialty. Her clinical expertise focuses on the treatment of medical and mental health issues, including adolescent gynecology, contraception (including IUD and implant insertion, removal, and care), eating disorders, medication treatment of depression/anxiety, LGBTQ care, and adolescent primary/preventative care.
Before coming to BCHP, Dr. Jacobs worked as an attending physician and assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore for eight years. She also served as the director of health services at a New York City agency serving children in foster care and juvenile justice. Previously, Dr. Jacobs worked as an adolescent medicine specialist in private practice in Westchester County.
Education
- Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
- Residency, Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center
- M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- B.S., Biochemical Engineering, Lehigh University
Publications
- Maslyanskaya S, Talib HJ, Northridge JL, et. al. "Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Under-recognized Cause of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents Admitted to a Children's Hospital." Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, 30(3), (2017) 349-355. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.11.009
- Rubin SE, Felsher M, Korich F, et. al. "Urban Adolescents' and Young Adults' Decision-Making Process around Selection of Intrauterine Contraception." Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, 29(3), (2016) 234-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.09.001
- Jacobs AM, Alderman EM. "Gynecologic examination of the prepubertal girl." Pediatrics in review, 35(3), (2014) 97-104. doi: 10.1542/pir.35-3-97
- Belzer M, Sanchez K, Olson J, et. al. "Advance supply of emergency contraception: a randomized trial in adolescent mothers." Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, 18(5), (2005) 347-54.
- Jacobs AM, Toudjarska I, Racine A, et. al. "A recurring FBN1 gene mutation in neonatal Marfan syndrome." Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 156(11), (2002) 1081-5.
- Warman KL, Jacobs AM, Silver EJ, et. al. "If we prescribe it, will it come? Access to asthma equipment for Medicaid-insured children and adults in the Bronx, NY." Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 156(7), (2002) 673-7.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Academy for Eating Disorders
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
