Dr. Jacob graduated Cum Laude from The Boston University Goldman school of Dental Medicine and went on to complete his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training at the Boston University Medical Center where he also served as Chief Resident. He began his professional career in 2004 in Summit, New Jersey where he held operating privileges at both Overlook and Morristown Memorial Hospitals where he helped found the Craniofacial team. Most recently he has practiced in New York City and Long Island where he focused on corrective jaw surgery. Dr. Jacob is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the New York Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical College where he has received the honor of Attending of the Year. His areas of expertise include Orthognathic and Craniofacial Corrective Jaw Surgery, TMJ Surgery, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cleft Palate as well as complex Implant and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Dentoalveolar surgery. Dr. Jacob has published papers and book chapters as well as lecturing extensively both nationally and internationally in these areas.
Dr. Jacob is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and has recently been elected a Fellow of the American Association of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists, a Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesia, and an active member with leadership positions at the New York Academy of Dentistry where he has helped teach the Ethics course to students from Columbia and New York University Schools of Dental Medicine.