Clinical Interests
- Epilepsy
- Seizure disorders
- Women's health in neurology
Research Interests
- Medically refractory epilepsy
- Health care disparities in epilepsy
- Clinical trials in epilepsy
Education
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Training
- Fellowship, Epilepsy/EEG, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurophysiology
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Epilepsy Society
- American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- Philadelphia Neurological Society
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America®, Neurology, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
- Top Doctors, Neurology, Philadelphia magazine, 2015-2019
- Erick Burton Osberg Award, Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania, 2017
- Top Doc for Women, Philadelphia magazine
- Best Doctors Award, Consumer’s Research Council, 2003-2017
- Shining Star Award, 2002
- Physician Volunteer of the Year, 2000
[...] Some how Dr. Jacboson's office didn't have me scheduled, yet they saw me anyway, much appreciated!!
My visit was overall very good. [...]
Dr. Mercedes Jacobson MD is a very good & please person [...].
In my role as a patient to Dr. Jacobson I find her to be a reliable, intelligent, and totally loyal physician who allocates her time so as to make sure I am comfortable with my appointments and has gone out of her way to me and also my wife when my wife has had concerns about my condition. All in all Dr. Jacobson is an excellent neurologist [...].