Dr. Nisha (Lassi) Jacobs received her M.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 2006.She did her residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN).During her residency she was involved in research in Gastroenterology and Medical Oncology, leading to several presentations and papers.She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the American Gastroenterological Association.Dr. Jacobs entered the fellowship program in Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota in 2009.
Publications
Lassi NK, Anavekar NS, Loftus CG.A 62-year-old man with weight loss and abdominal pain.Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2007; 82:993-998.
Lassi NK, Juran B, Schlicht E, Boe GM, Larson J, Fridley B, Atkinson B, Lindor K, Petersen G, Lazaridis LN.Risk factors for primary biliary cirrhosis: A single medical center case-control study.Gastroenterology 2007; 132:4
Lassi NK, Locke III GR, Camilleri M, Schleck C, Zinsmeister AR, Talley NJ. Is there an association between H.pylori and obesity.Gastroenterology 2007; 132:163.
Presentations
Lassi NK, Juran B, Schlicht E, Boe GM, Larson J, Fridley B, Atkinson B, Lindor K, Petersen G, Lazaridis KN.Risk factors for primary biliary cirrhosis: A single medical center case-control study.Poster presented at Digestive Diseases Week; Washington, DC; May 2007.
Lassi NK, Locke III GR, Camilleri M, Schleck C, Zinsmeister AR, Talley NJ. Is there an association between H.pylori and obesity.Poster presented at Digestive Diseases Week; Washington, DC; May 2007.
Lassi NK, Schultz JC, Virk A. Lactobacillus species: A unusual cause of endocarditis. Poster presented at American College of Physicians; Minneapolis, MN; October 2007.
Lassi NK, Wong Kee Song LM.Verrucous type squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Difficulty diagnosing a rare entity.Poster presented at American College of Physicians, Minneapolis, MN; November 2006.
