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 Appointments and Locations Board Certifications Internal Medicine Show More Clinical Profile Specialties Internal Medicine Show More Publications 2024A Case of Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a 26-Year-Old Pregnant Woman.Cureus.16(5):e60679-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.60679.[PMID] 38903380.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024A Jaw-Dropping Consequence: Nintedanib's Role in Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.Cureus.16(7):e65689-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.65689.[PMID] 39205781.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024Comprehensive Care for Adults with Down Syndrome in Primary Care Settings.Southern medical journal.117(6):296-301[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001693.[PMID] 38830582.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024Seized by Blood: A Case of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema Presenting As Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.Cureus.16(8):e67308-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.67308.[PMID] 39301393.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024Unlocking the World of Travel for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Cureus.16(1):e51846-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.51846.[PMID] 38327962.PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Management in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Advances in medicine.2023():6825476-[DOI] 10.1155/2023/6825476.[PMID] 37251596.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Primary 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.PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Screening Echocardiography in Adults with Down Syndrome.Southern medical journal.116(5):440-442[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001548.[PMID] 37137482.PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Special Considerations for Management of Diabetes in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Advances in medicine.2023():2955772-[DOI] 10.1155/2023/2955772.[PMID] 36755896.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021A Primary Care Approach to Constipation in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Advances in medicine.2021():3248052-[DOI] 10.1155/2021/3248052.[PMID] 34820456.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy Secondary to Elevated Plasma Factor VIII Activity.Cureus.13(11):e19491-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.19491.[PMID] 34912632.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Etiology and Management of Behavioral Disorder in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Cureus.13(3):e14221-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14221.[PMID] 33816039.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Management of Muscle Spasms in Adult Patients with Cerebral Palsy.Southern medical journal.114(12):777-782[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001335.[PMID] 34853854.PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Osteoporosis 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] 33787940.0 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Sleep 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] 34075423.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Cureus.13(6):e15384-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.15384.[PMID] 34094790.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Gynecological Care and Contraception Considerations in Women with Cerebral Palsy.Southern medical journal.113(11):549-552[DOI] 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001170.[PMID] 33140107.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018Avascular necrosis: a growing concern for the HIV population.BMJ case reports.2018():-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2017-221678.[PMID] 29880618.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017Rapid 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] 28831320.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Skin 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] 26998294.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2011Spindle Cell Foci in the Thyroid GlandApplied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology.19(5):400-407[DOI] 10.1097/pai.0b013e31820793a7.[PMID] .PubMed·Publisher's Site2010Comparison of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 Expression by 2 Monoclonal Antibodies in Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Primary TumorsApplied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology.18(2):142-149[DOI] 10.1097/pai.0b013e3181bdf4e7.[PMID] .PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office 3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic653 West 8th Street, L21Jacksonville, FL 32209(904) 244-3530 rafik.jacob@jax.ufl.edu Administrative Manager IshShamel Williams(904) 244-3530IshShamel.Williams@jax.ufl.edu Show More Education Medical Degree1993 · Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptInternal Medicine Residency2013 · Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Show More News July 1, 2022 21 UF COMJ faculty members receive promotions for 2022-23