Patient Experience
When our 3-day-old newborn developed mysterious respiratory distress, Dr. Jacoby personally stayed overnight in the NICU, discovering a rare tracheal web that required immediate microscopic surgery. His hands were the steadiest I've ever seen.
Our 14-year-old daughter's chronic fatigue was misdiagnosed for years until Dr. Jacoby recognized it as POTS. His customized rehabilitation plan involving tilt-table training gave her back her teenage years.
During a family trip from abroad, our 7-year-old suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction to an unknown allergen. Dr. Jacoby not only stabilized him but created an international emergency protocol we could use anywhere in the world.
Dr. Jacoby performed emergency fetal surgery on our unborn twins who were diagnosed with TTTS at 24 weeks. Today they're healthy 5-year-olds who still send him birthday drawings.
Our autistic 9-year-old with extreme medical anxiety needed complex dental work. Dr. Jacoby collaborated with animal therapy specialists to perform the procedure with a therapy dog present - the first time our child didn't need sedation.
When traditional cancer treatments failed our 16-year-old, Dr. Jacoby helped us access an experimental CAR-T cell therapy program, personally coordinating with researchers across three countries.
After our infant daughter's rare metabolic disorder diagnosis, Dr. Jacoby created a custom nutrition plan using ingredients from our local market in rural Ethiopia, considering our limited resources.
Dr. Jacoby recognized that our 12-year-old's 'behavioral issues' were actually undiagnosed absence seizures. His intervention prevented what could have been a lifetime of misdiagnosis.
During the emergency evacuation from a wildfire, our 8-year-old's asthma medication was lost. Dr. Jacoby remotely guided us through creating an emergency inhaler from available resources until help arrived.
Our 6-year-old with cerebral palsy gained unprecedented mobility after Dr. Jacoby designed a unique exoskeleton training program using repurposed robotics technology.
When our teenager developed sudden paralysis from Guillain-Barré syndrome, Dr. Jacoby arranged for underwater treadmill therapy in the hospital's pool, accelerating recovery beyond expectations.
Dr. Jacoby diagnosed our 4-year-old's rare genetic condition by noticing a pattern others missed for years. He then connected us with the only other 12 families worldwide with the same condition.
After a devastating earthquake, Dr. Jacoby organized a mobile pediatric unit that treated over 200 children in 48 hours, performing emergency surgeries in makeshift tents with incredible success rates.
Our 11-year-old competitive gymnast suffered a career-threatening spinal injury. Dr. Jacoby's innovative non-surgical approach combined ancient traction techniques with modern technology for full recovery.
When our newborn required complex heart surgery, Dr. Jacoby used 3D-printed models of her heart to practice the procedure, reducing operating time by 40% and improving outcomes dramatically.