Jacobsen, John H., MD PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics

Address: 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2030
Chicago, IL 60637-1470
Telephone: 773-702-3868
Secretary: Michelle Record-Protho
Patient Calls: 773-702-6222
Fax: 773-702-9076

Education & Training
  • PhD, University of California, Berkeley
  • MD, University of Chicago
  • Internship, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency, University of Chicago
  • Fellowship, University of Chicago
  • Board Certified, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical & Research Interests
  • Dr. Jacobsen’s major interests are in clinical neurophysiology. He also maintains an active sleep clinic and participates in the interpretation of polysomnographic studies. Research interests include physiology of sleep and neuromuscular transmission.
Teaching
  • Dr. Jacobsen is active in teaching EEG and EMG to the neurology residents.
Society Memberships
  • American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Sleep Disorders Association
Selected Publications
  1. Sheldon SH, Jacobsen J. REM-sleep motor disorder in children. J Child Neurol. 1998 Jun;13(6):257-60.
  2. Bleck TP, Jacobsen J. Prolonged survival following the inadvertent intrathecal administration of vincristine: clinical and electrophysiologic analyses. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1991 Oct;14(5):457-62.
  3. Jacobsen JH, Rosenberg RS, Huttenlocher PR, Spire JP. Familial nocturnal cramping. Sleep. 1986;9(1):54-60.
  4. Maselli R, Jacobsen JH, Spire JP. Edrophonium: an aid in the diagnosis of acute organophosphate poisoning. Ann Neurol. 1986 May;19(5):508-10.
  5. Wang JC, Jacobsen JH, Saucier JM. Physiochemical studies on interactions between DNA and RNA polymerase. Unwinding of the DNA helix by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. Nucleic Acids Res. 1977;4(5):1225-41.
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