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Shana S. Jacobs, MD
Children's National Medical Center
Faculty, Hematology/Oncology
Principal Investigator, Children's Research Institute 
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research (CCIR)

George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Oncology
Contact Information
Children's National Medical Center
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research (CCIR)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970

202-476-3898
ssjacobs@childrensnational.org


Education & Training
Institution & Location Degree Year(s) Field of Study
Brown University,
Providence, RI
BA 1991-1995 American Civilization
New York University,
New York, NY
MD 1995-1999 Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Residency 1999-2002 Pediatrics
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC Fellowship Pediatric Heme/Onc
Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Section, Bethesda, MD Research Fellow 2003-2006 Pediatric Oncology Research Fellow


Research Interests
Shana S. Jacobs, MD, came to Children's National Medical Center from the National Cancer Institute where she was a pediatric oncology research fellow. Dr. Jacobs' work is primarily focused on fatigue and sleep disturbances troubling adolescent cancer populations with few documented interventions. Her study aims to explore the impact of a massage therapy intervention on sleep, fatigue and mood of hospitalized adolescent cancer patients.

Clinical Interests 

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Publications

View a partial list of publications for Shana S. Jacobs, MD through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.


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