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Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD is a pediatrician in Jacksonville, FL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Baptist Primary Care Inc.
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Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 2007. She completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) and has a state license in Florida.
Medical School: University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine (2007)
Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals (2010)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
Licensed In: Florida
Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: AvMed HMO, Aetna National Advantage Program, Medicare Advantage, Aetna Managed Choice, Evolutions Healthcare Systems, MultiPlan, AvMed, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), First Health PPO, Centivo - Select and Non-Select, Veteran's Affairs Community Care Network, United Open Access, Florida Blue - Indemnity (PHS), United PPO, Choice Care PPO, Florida Blue - PPO (PPC), United Community Health Plan (select offices), Florida Blue - Blue Options (Network Blue), Staywell Healthy Kids *(Select Offices Only), Aetna HMO, POS, QPOS, USAACCESS, Aetna Signature Administrator, Florida Blue - HMO BlueCare, Aetna Whole Health, United HMO, United POS, Curative Health Plan, UMR Baptist Health Employees, Aetna Elect Choice / Health Choices and United Healthy Kids (select offices).
According to our sources, Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 217 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Jacksonville, FL.
These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Valerie Stark Jacobson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$367
QVAR $232 |
RESPICLICK $120 |
PROAIR $15 |
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$159
COTEMPLA XR-ODT $142 |
Adzenys XR-ODT $17 |
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$152
Auvi-Q $152 |
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$137
AZSTARYS $137 |
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$124
EUCRISA $80 |
TRUMENBA $33 |
PREVNAR - 13 $11 |
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$1,169
VYVANSE $192 |
EPIDUO FORTE $117 |
Coblation Wands $81 |
DOC BAND $71 |
JORNAY PM $65 |
Other $643 |
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Dr. Valerie Jacobson specializes in general pediatrics and practices in Jacksonville, FL and Jacksonville Beach, FL. The average patient rating for Dr. Jacobson is 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among her clinical interests: schooling, immunization (preventive vaccines), and asthma. She is professionally affiliated with Baptist Medical Center South, Baptist Health, and Wolfson Children's Hospital. Dr. Jacobson seems to honor AvMed, Coventry, Aetna, and more. Her education and training includes medical school at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC).
