Ian N. Jacobs, MD Ian N. Jacobs, MD, is the Medical Director of the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders in the Division of Otolaryngology (ENT) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He holds the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Airway Disorders. Areas of Expertise: General pediatric otolaryngology, Pediatric airway disorders Locations: Main Campus; Specialty Care, Princeton at Plainsboro; Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Voorhees Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467) Education and Training Medical SchoolMD - Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY InternshipGeneral Surgery - Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY ResidencyGeneral Surgery - Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY FellowshipPediatric Otolaryngology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Board CertificationOtolaryngologyGraduate DegreeMLA - University of Pennsylvania College of Arts & Sciences, Philadelphia, PA Titles and Academic Titles Attending OtolaryngologistMedical Director, Center for Pediatric Airway DisordersEndowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Airway DisordersAssociate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Conditions Treated Foreign Body Aspiration Choanal Atresia Glottic Stenosis Laryngeal Atresia Laryngeal Trauma Laryngomalacia Laryngotracheal Cleft (LTC) Pyriform Aperture Stenosis Recurrent Respiratory PapillomatosisSaccular CystsStridor (Noisy Breathing)Subglottic CystsSubglottic HemangiomasSubglottic StenosisTracheal StenosisVallecular CystsVocal Cord ParalysisComplete Tracheal Rings Departments and Services Neonatal Airway Program Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders 22q and You CenterDivision of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)Infantile Hemangioma ProgramCenter for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Publications Papers2019 Anfang RR, Jatana KR, Linn RL, Rhoades K, Fry J, Jacobs IN. In response to letter to the editor regarding: pH-neutralizing esophageal irrigations as a novel mitigation strategy for button battery injury. Laryngoscope. 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1002/lary.27729. [Epub ahead of print] Jatana KR, Chao S, Jacobs IN, Litovitz T: Button battery safety: Industry and academic partnerships to drive change. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 52(1): 149-161, February 2019 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2018.08.009. Anfang RR, Jatana KR, Linn RL, Rhoades K, Fry J, Jacobs IN: pH neutralizing esophageal irrigations as a novel mitigation strategy for button battery injury. Laryngoscope 129(1): 49-57, Jan 2019 Notes: Early view/First published: 11 June 2018. 2018 Prickett K, Javia L. Fetal Evaluation and Airway Management. Clin Perinatol. 2018 Dec;45(4):609-628. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.003. Anfang RR, Jatana KR, Linn RL, Rhoades K, Fry J, Jacobs IN. pH-neutralizing esophageal irrigations as a novel mitigation strategy for button battery injury. Laryngoscope. 2018 Jun 11. doi: 10.1002/lary.27312. [Epub ahead of print] 2017 Jatana KR, Rhoades K, Milkovich S, Jacobs IN: Basic mechanism of button battery ingestion injuries and novel mitigation strategies after diagnosis and removal. The Laryngoscope 127(6): 1276-1282, June 2017 Notes: Epub 2016 Nov 9. 2016 Carter J, Rahbar R, Brigger M, Chan K, Cheng A, Daniel SJ, De Alarcon A, Garabedian N, Hart C, Hartnick C, Jacobs I, Liming B, Nicollas R, Pransky S, Richter G, Russell J, Rutter MJ, Schilder A, Smith RJ, Strychowsky J, Ward R, Watters K, Wyatt M, Zalzal G, Zur K, Thompson D: International Pediatric ORL 2 Group (IPOG) laryngomalacia consensus recommendations. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 86: 256-61, July 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.04.007. Epub 2016 Apr 7. Strychowsky JE, Albert D, Chan, K, Cheng A, Daniel S, DeAlarcon A, Garabedian N, Hart C, Hartnick C, Inglis A, Jacobs I, Kleinman M, Mehta N, Nicollas R, Nuss, R, Pransky S, Russell J, Rutter M, Schilder A, Thompson D, Triglia JM, Volk M, Ward B, Watters K, Wyatt M, Zalzal G, Zur K, Rahbar R.: International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Routine peri-operative pediatric tracheotomy care. Routine peri-operative pediatric tracheostomy care: Consensus recommendations. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. (eds.). 86: 250-5, July 2016. Jacobs IN, Redden RS, Goldberg R, Hast M, Salowe R, Mauck RL, Doolin EJ: Pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction with tissue-engineered cartilage in a rabbit model. Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan;126 Suppl 1:S5-S21. 2013 Berg EE, Sobol SE, Jacobs, IN. Laryngeal obstruction by cervical and endolaryngeal lymphatic malformations in children: A proposed staging system and review of treatment. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2013 Sep;122(9):575-81. Jatana KR, Litovitz T, Reilly JS, Koltai PJ, Rider G, Jacobs IN. Pediatric button battery injuries: 2013 task force update. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Sep;77(9):1392-9. Cheng J, Jacobs IN. Postcricoid infantile hemangioma: Management of a case in the propranolol era. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra 2014. Notes: Ms. No. IJPORL-D-13-00356 accepted July 2, 2013. Online-only companion journal. Merati AL, Brandt C, Brown C, Hartnick C, Dawson CJ, Deakins K, Setzen G, Jacobs IN, Nussenbaum B, Mitchell R. Clinical consensus statement: Tracheostomy care. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jan;148(1):6-20. Cheng J, Jacobs IN. Thyroid ala cartilage graft laryngotracheoplasty for closure of large pediatric tracheocutaneous fistula. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Jan;77(1):147-9. 2012 Ishman SL, Benke JR, Johnson KE, Jacobs IN, et al. Blinded evaluation of interrater reliability of an operative competency assessment tool for direct laryngoscopy and rigid bronchoscopy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Sep 17:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] Cheng J, Jacobs IN. An Interesting Case: Airway Foreign Body with Magnetic Properties. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, San Diego, CA. April 20-22 2012. BooksChapters 2016 Jacobs IN: Tracheoplasty. Surgical Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2nd ed. Potsic WP, Cotton RT, Handler SD, Zur KB (eds.) Thieme Medical Publishers; New York, NY, Page: 448-455; 478-483, 2016. Jacobs IN: Harvesting the Costal Cartilage Graft. Surgical Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2nd ed. Potsic WP, Cotton RT, Handler SD, Zur KB (eds.) Thieme Medical Publishers; New York, NY, Page: 448-455; 478-483, 2016. Jacobs IN: Laser Cordotomy and Arytenoidectomy. Surgical Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2nd ed. Potsic WP, Cotton RT, Handler SD, Zur KB (eds.) Thieme Medical Publishers; New York, NY, Page: 448-455; 478-483, 2016. Jacobs IN: Supraglottoplasty. Surgical Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2nd ed. Potsic WP, Cotton RT, Handler SD, Zur KB (eds.) Thieme Medical Publishers; New York, NY, Page: 448-455; 478-483, 2016. 2012 Lando T, Jacobs IN. Congenital Neck Masses. Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. In: Tunkel DE, Licameli GR (Vol. 5 editors). Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Limited, India. Chapter 19, November 2012. Jacobs IN. Introduction to Disorders of the Upper Airway. Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways, 2nd ed. In: Wetmore RF, Muntz HR, McGill TJ , editors. Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY, page: 697-707, 2012. Jacobs IN. Chronic Cough in Children. Pediatric Otolaryngology. In: Schoem SR, Darrow DH, editors. AAP Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Page: 387-400, 2012. 2011 Jacobs IN, Cahill AM. Special Considerations in Vascular Anomalies: Airway Management. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. In: Perlyn C, Greene A, editors. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 38: 121-131, 2011. Jacobs IN. Bronchoscopy. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. In: Mattei P, editor. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. Page: 185-194, July 2011. 2010 Jacobs IN, Pettignano MM, Pettignano R. Airway Management (Chapter 15). Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care, 3rd ed. In: Walsh BK, Czervinske MP, DiBlasi RM, editors. Saunders, St. Louis, MO, Page: 220-245, 2010. 2007 Zur KB, Jacobs IN. Management of chronic upper airway obstruction. In: Wetmore RF, editor. Pediatric otolaryngology: the requisites in pediatrics. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier; 2007. p. 173-89. 2006 Jacobs IN. Croup and epiglottitis. In: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Polin RA, Gershon AA, editors. Current pediatric therapy. 18th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2006. 2005 Jacobs IN, Zalzal GH. Pediatric tracheotomy. In: Josephson GD, Wohl DL, editors. Complications in pediatric otolaryngology. Boca Raton: CRC Press LLS; 2005. p. 393-403. Jacobs IN, Low DW, Crombleholme TM. Wound healing. In: Josephson GD, Wohl DL, editors. Complications in pediatric otolaryngology. Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC; 2005. p. 393-403. 2004 Rabkin D, Delgaudio J, Jacobs IN. Surgical anatomy of the larynx. In: Skandalakis J, Colborn G, Foster R, Weidman T, Skandalakis L, Skandalakis P, editors. Surgical anatomy: the embryologic and anatomic basis of modern surgery (2 volume set). Athens (Greece): Paschalidis Medical publications; 2004. Rabkin D, Delgaudio J, Jacobs IN. Surgical anatomy of the pharynx. In: Skandalakis J, Colborn G, Foster R, Weidman T, Skandalakis L, Skandalakis P, editors. Surgical anatomy: the embryologic and anatomic basis of modern surgery (2 volume set). Athens (Greece): Paschalidis Medical publications; 2004. 2003 Jacobs IN. Airway management. In: Czervinske MP, Barnhart SL, editors. Perinatal and pediatric respiratory care. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, Inc.; 2003. p.:207-32. 2002 Jacobs IN. Disorders of the Larynx Current Pediatric Therapy, 17th ed. In: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Polin RA, Gershon AA, editors. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, Page: 476-482, 2002. 2000 Jacobs IN, Todd NW. Regional and intracranial complications of otitis media. In: Wetmore RF, McGill T, Muntz H, editors. Pediatric otolaryngology: principles and practice pathways. New York: Thieme; 2000. p.:305-26 1996 Hudgins PA, Jacobs IN, Castillo M. Pediatric airway disease. In: Som PM, Curtin HD, editors. Head and neck imaging. Chicago: Mosby-Year Book Inc.;1996. p. 545-611. Posters and Presentations2018 Jacobs IN. "Innovations in Airway Simulation" Oral presentation at the European Laryngological Society Congress 2018, London, UK., May 2018. 2017 Jatana KR, Jacobs IN: “Initial Clinical Application of Tissue ph Neutralization After Esophageal Button Battery Removal in Children” Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of ASPO, Austin, TX. (Accepted via abstract, Jatana speaker.) 5/21/17). Lectures by Invitation 2019 Jacobs N. Invited Guest Faculty/Instructor: 5th Annual Pediatric Endoscopic & Open Airway Surgical Course, Children's National Health System - The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Washington, DC (2/9/19). 2018 Jacobs N. “Management of Severe Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Children" Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, New York, NY (jointly with Drs. Luv Javia and Joseph Piccione, 11/29/18) Jacobs N. Invited Guest Lecturer: "Choanal Atresia" St. Barnabas Medical Center Grand Rounds, Short Hills, NJ (11/27/18) Audience: 30-50 private pediatricians, SBMC/NBIMC subspecialists, hospitalists, Rutgers NJMS and St. George’s medical students and pediatric residents. Jacobs N. "Decision-Making in Airway Surgery: The Role of Aerodigestive Centers and New Frontiers" Oral presentation/Visiting Professor at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York, NY (2/16/18) 2017 Jacobs N. Co-Course Director and Instructor: Annual Foreign Body Pediatric Airway Endoscopy Course at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in conjunction with CHOP's Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders; 2017 Mar 25; Philadelphia, PA. Jacobs N. Management of Airway Foreign Bodies. Oral presentation at annual George Washington University SOM airway course. Children's National Hospital; 2017 Feb 4; Washington, DC. 2016 Jacobs IN. "Subglottic Stenosis & Button Battery Injuries in Children." Invited Lecturer at: Mt Sinai ORL Grand Rounds. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; 2016 Sep 1; New York, NY. Jacobs IN, Tunkel D. Pediatric Otolaryngology for the Office-Based Practitioner. Instructional course presented at: 2016 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO; 2016 Sep 18-21; San Diego, CA. Awards and Honors 2018, Top Docs, SJ Magazine 2007-2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, Best Doctors in America 2017, FY18 Frontier Grant Award benefiting the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders, CHOP 2016, Best Children's Doctors, South Jersey Magazine 2013, "No Kidding...Presenting the best doctors for children in the Philadelphia area" Suburban Life, February 2013 issue. 2013, Best Doctors, South Jersey Magazine - Volume 9, Issue 11 2012, Top Otolaryngologists in Philadelphia - International Association of Healthcare Professionals (IAHCP) publication, "The Leading Physicians of the World" 2012, Fellow, The College of Physicians (Philadelphia) 2012-2013, Triological Society Career Development Award 2011, Top Physicians of South Jersey, 2011, 2012. South Jersey Magazine 2010, Best Children's Physicians, South Jersey Magazine (Volume 6, Issue 11) 2009, Top Physicians of South Jersey. South Jersey Magazine 2009-2011, Top Docs for Kids. SJ Magazine 2009, Honorary Lifetime Member, Israeli Society of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 2007, Top Docs for Kids. SJ Magazine 2001, American Broncho-Esophagological Association Mentor for Resident Research Award 2001, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award 2001, Top Docs for Kids. Philadelphia 1998-2000, Percy Memorial Research Grant Award. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1998, Presidential Citation - Foreign Body Award (Co-Author) American Broncho-Esophagological Association 1997, American Laryngological Association Research Grant Award 1995, Top Pediatric Specialist. Atlanta Magazine 1989, New York Academy of Medicine Otolaryngology Section Paper Presentations; First Place 1989, American Laryngological Association Resident Research Award Editorial and Academic Positions Editorial positions Reviewer 2006-present, Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006-present, Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery 2004-present, The Laryngoscope 2000-present, Committee Member, Office of Orphan Product Development, Grant Application Panel, Food and Drug Administration 1999-present, Pediatrics Academic committees 1998-present, Operating Room Laser Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1998-present, Institution Animal Care and Use Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Leadership and Memberships Memberships in Professional Organizations International 2012-present, European Laryngological Society National Spring 2017, Inducted Member, American Laryngological Association (ALA/COSM 2017) 1995-present, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - 2009-present: Member, Otolaryngology Specialty Society Advisory Council (SSAC) - Swallowing and Airway Committee 1999-present, American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA) - 2002-present, Chair, Difficult Airway Committee - 2013-present, BOG PR Representative and Chair, Button Battery Task Force 2000-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Bronchoesophagology 2000-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Otolaryngology Patient Experience Ratings About the Patient Experience Rating System The Patient Experience Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown above from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. 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