Kalen L. Jacobson, M.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Jacobson
Dr. Kalen Jacobson is a provider in the MD Anderson Emergency Center and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She has a double board-certification in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and joined MD Anderson in 2010.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1987 | University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1983 | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, BS, Zoology |
| 1981 | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, BA, Plan II (Honors Program in Liberal Arts) |
Postgraduate Training
| 1990-1992 | Fellowship in Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious and Immunologic Diseases, Dr. George Jordan, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA |
| 1987-1990 | Residency in Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM |
Board Certifications
| 1992 | ABIM Infectious Diseases |
| 1990 | American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Qdaisat A, Wu W, Lin JZ, Al Soud R, Yang Z, Hu Z, Gao S, Wu CC, Liu X, Silvestre J, Hita AG, Viets-Upchurch J, Al Adwan S, Al Haj Qasem N, Cruz Carreras MT, Jacobson KL, Chaftari PS, Abdel-Razeq H, Reyes-Gibby CC, Jim Yeung SC. Clinical and Cancer-Related Predictors for Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med 58(6):932-941, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32376060.
- Chaftari AM, Hachem R, Mulanovich V, Chemaly RF, Adachi J, Jacobson K, Jiang Y, Raad I. Efficacy and safety of daptomycin in the treatment of Gram-Positive catheter-related bloodstream infections in cancer patients. Int J Antimicrob Agents 36(2):182-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20452752.
- Jacobson KL, Miceli MH, Tarrand JJ, Kontoyiannis DP. Legionella pneumonia in cancer patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 87(3):152-9, 2008. PMID: 18520324.
- Han XY, Dé I, Jacobson KL. Rapidly growing mycobacteria: clinical and microbiologic studies of 115 cases. Am J Clin Pathol 128(4):612-21, 2007. PMID: 17875513.
- Aisenberg GM, Jacobson K, Chemaly RF, Rolston KV, Raad II, Safdar A. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis active infection misdiagnosed as cancer: Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease in patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Center (2001-2005). Cancer 104(12):2882-7, 2005. PMID: 16245341.
- Han XY, Tarrand JJ, Infante R, Jacobson KL, Truong M. Clinical significance and epidemiologic analyses of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare among patients without AIDS. J Clin Microbiol 43(9):4407-12, 2005. PMID: 16145084.
- De La Rosa GR, Jacobson KL, Rolston KV, Raad,, II, Kontoyiannis DP, Safdar A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a comprehensive cancer centre: active disease in patients with underlying malignancy during 1990-2000. Clin Microbiol Infect 10(8):749-52, 2004. PMID: 15301678.
- Hong DS, Jacobson KL, Raad II, de Lima M, Anderlini P, Fuller GN, Ippoliti C, Cool RM, Leeds NE, Narvios A, Han XY, Padula A, Champlin RE, Hosing C. West Nile encephalitis in 2 hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: case series and literature review. Clin Infect Dis 37(8):1044-9, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 14523768.
- Raad II, Escalante C, Hachem RY, Hanna HA, Husni R, Afif C, Boktour MR, Whimbey EE, Kontoyiannis D, Jacobson K, Kantarjian H, Levett LM, Rolston KV. Treatment of febrile neutropenic patients with cancer who require hospitalization: a prospective randomized study comparing imipenem and cefepime. Cancer 98(5):1039-47, 2003. PMID: 12942573.
- Han XY, Pham AS, Nguyen KU, Smythe WR, Ordonez NG, Jacobson KL, Tarrand JJ. Pulmonary granuloma caused by Pseudomonas andersonii sp nov. Am J Clin Pathol 116(3):347-53, 2001. PMID: 11554162.
- Ghosh S, Champlin RE, Ueno NT, Anderlini P, Rolston K, Raad I, Kontoyiannis D, Jacobson K, Luna M, Tarrand J, Whimbey E. Respiratory syncytial virus infections in autologous blood and marrow transplant recipients with breast cancer: combination therapy with aerosolized ribavirin and parenteral immunoglobulins. Bone Marrow Transplant 28(3):271-5, 2001. PMID: 11535995.
- Konoplev S, Champlin RE, Giralt S, Ueno NT, Khouri I, Raad I, Rolston K, Jacobson K, Tarrand J, Luna M, Nguyen Q, Whimbey E. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult autologous blood and marrow transplant recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant 27(8):877-81, 2001. PMID: 11477447.
- La Rosa AM, Champlin RE, Mirza N, Gajewski J, Giralt S, Rolston KV, Raad I, Jacobson K, Kontoyiannis D, Elting L, Whimbey E. Adenovirus infections in adult recipients of blood and marrow transplants. Clin Infect Dis 32(6):871-6, 2001. PMID: 11247710.
- Nguyen Q, Estey E, Raad I, Rolston K, Kantarjian H, Jacobson K, Konoplev S, Ghosh S, Luna M, Tarrand J, Whimbey E. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adults with leukemia: an emerging problem. Clin Infect Dis 32(4):539-45, 2001. PMID: 11181115.
- Jacobson KL, Teira R, Libshitz HI, Raad I, Rolston KV, Tarrand J, Whimbey E. Mycobacterium kansasii infections in patients with cancer. Clin Infect Dis 31:965-9, 2000. PMID: 10880318.
- Kontoyiannis DP, Jacobson KL, Whimbey EE, Rolston KV, Raad,, II. Central venous catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia: an unusual manifestation of nocardiosis. Clin Infect Dis 31(2):617-8, 2000. PMID: 10987735.
- Ghosh S, Champlin RE, Englund J, Giralt SA, Rolston K, Raad I, Jacobson K, Neumann J, Ippoliti C, Mallik S, Whimbey E. Respiratory syncytial virus upper respiratory tract illnesses in adult blood and marrow transplant recipients: combination therapy with aerosolized ribavirin and intravenous immunoglobulin. Bone Marrow Transplant 25:751-5, 2000. PMID: 10745261.
- Jacobson K, Rolston K, Elting L, LeBlanc B, Whimbey E, Ho DH. Susceptibility surveillance among gram-negative bacilli at a cancer center. Chemotherapy 45(5):325-34, 1999. PMID: 10473920.
- Nguyen Q, Champlin R, Giralt S, Rolston K, Raad I, Jacobson K, Ippoliti C, Hecht D, Tarrand J, Luna M, Whimbey E. Late cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult allogeneic blood and marrow transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis 28(3):618-23, 1999. PMID: 10194088.
- Jacobson K, Garcia R, Libshitz H, Whimbey E, Rolston K, Abi-Said D, Raad I. Clinical and radiological features of pulmonary disease caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria in cancer patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 17(9):615-21, 1998. PMID: 9832262.
- Jacobson KL, Cohen SH, Inciardi JF, King JH, Lippert WE, Iglesias T, VanCouwenberghe CJ. The relationship between antecedent antibiotic use and resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in group I beta-lactamase-producing organisms. Clin Infect Dis 21:1107-13, 1995. PMID: 8589129.
Book Chapters
- Gonzalez C, Jacobson K. Infectious Diseases In Oncologic Emergencies. In: Infectious Diseases In Oncologic Emergencies. Springer Science.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified January 12, 2021