Rachel C. Jacobs, MD

Resident
UPMC

Rachel Caroline Jacobs, MD, joined the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery residency program in July of 2020 after receiving her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She obtained her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Emory University as a liberal arts scholarship recipient. During her undergraduate education, she spent four years at Yerkes National Primate Research Center studying selective MRI-guided neurotoxic lesions and neuroanatomical procedures in rhesus macaques to assess brain reorganization following neonatal brain lesions. She is currently a chief resident and has completed the first of two years of her enfolded endovascular fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Gross, Dr. Lang, Dr. Al-Bayati and Dr. Nogueira. After completion of her endovascular fellowship she will be completing an open cerebrovascular fellowship under Dr. Langer at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentation(s):

• The "CSDH" Grading Scheme for Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization: Stratified Risk of Surgical Rescue (Veena D. Mummaneni Award)

  Saturday, May 2, 2026
  10:17 AM - 10:25 AM CT