Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Professor
Primary Appointment:
Pediatrics
Secondary Appointment(s):
Neurology
Administrative Title:
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Pediatrics
Additional Title:
Professor of Pediatrics Director, Inpatient Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Headache Clinic
Location:
UMMC, 22 S. Greene Street, N5W69
Phone (Primary):
(410) 328-4073
Fax:
(410) 328-0110
Education and Training
1974˗1978 B.A. in Pre-Medical Studies (magna cum laude)
Yeshiva University College
New York, New York
1979˗1983 M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
Post Graduate Education and Training:
1983˗1984 Pediatric Intern
Affiliated Hospitals of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
1984˗1986 Pediatric Resident
Affiliated Hospitals of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
1986˗1987 Chief Resident
Affiliated Hospitals of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
1987˗1989 Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2005 Intermountain Health Care
Advanced Training Program in Patient Safety
Biosketch
I am Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and director of the Pediatric Headache Clinic at the University of Maryland Hospital. I graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1983, completed my peds residency and chief residency at Einstein, then moved to Baltimore to complete a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine. I joined the faculty at Maryland in 1989, and have assumed various roles, including Associate Dean for Student Affairs, director of inpatient pediatrics, Interim division director of Neurology, and General Pediatrics. I started the Pediatric Headache clinic at Maryland in 1989. My area of research is in the clinical care of children and adoolescents with headache.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Pediatric Headache Chronic Daily Headache Migraine
Highlighted Publications
Jacobs H, Singhi S, Gladstein J. Medical Co morbidities in Pediatric Headache. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. Feb 2016 23(1) 60-7
Singhi S, Jacobs H, Gladstein J. Pediatric Headache: Where have we been, and where do we want to be? Headache 2014 54(5): 817-29
Jacobs H, Gladstein, J. Pediatric Headache: A clinical review. Headache 2012 52(2): 333-339
Research Interests
The field of pediatric headache is relatively new. We started the second pediatric headache clinic in the country in 1989. We spent the first ten years helping to describe headache characteristics in children and how they are different than in adults. In 1996, the field changes with the introduction of Triptan drugs. We worked on clinical trials design and implementation to prove the efficacy of this drug class in children. Concomitantly we found differences between adults and children related to Chronic Daily Headache, a condition similar to the end stages of other diseases, where co-morbidities must be addressed to help the sufferer heal. New research in this field will focus on the use of monoclonal antibodies and their use in preventing migraine.
Clinical Specialty Details
In our pediatric headache practice we focus on diagnosis and treatment modalities for a range of conditions including migraine, tension headache and chronic daily headache. We use a comprehnsive approach that includes lifestyle modification, medication and integrative medicine.
Awards and Affiliations
1983 “Friedman Brothers Fellowship in Medical Ethics.” Jerusalem, Israel
1987 “Joseph Gottesman Award for excellence in Teaching Medical Students.”
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1988 “Department of Pediatrics Teaching Award.” Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
1990 “Department of Pediatrics Teaching Award.” Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
1991 “Department of Pediatrics Chief Resident’s Award for being the Chief residents’ Chief resident.” University of Maryland Department of Pediatrics
1992 Faculty Teaching Ward: University of Maryland School of Medicine
1992 Keynote graduation speaker: University of Maryland, Department of Pediatrics
1993 Marshall at Graduation: University of Maryland School of Medicine
1993 Department of Pediatrics Teaching Award. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
1996 Inducted Alpha Omega Alpha
1998 Faculty Teaching Award: University of Maryland School of Medicine
2004˗2005 Teaching Commendation: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
2005˗2006 Teaching Commendation: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
2005˗2006 Alexander J. Schaeffer Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics
2010˗2014 Baltimore Top Docs
2011˗2014 Maryland Washington Virginia Top Docs
2015-2016 Baltimore Top Docs
2016 Pediatrics Graduation Speaker
Professional Activity
Reviewer
1987˗Present Journal of Adolescent Health
1989˗1995 Contemporary Pediatrics
1989˗1995 Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
1989˗Present Headache
1989˗1995 Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
1989˗Present Neurology
1989˗Present Cephalalgia
2004˗Present Current Reviews in Neurotherapeutics
Links of Interest
ahs.org American Headache Society