Rate My Professor Simon Jakobovits

In clinical practice, Simon Jakobovits serves as a visiting specialist at The Alfred Hospital and maintains a private gastroenterology practice at Cabrini Medical Centre in Malvern. He provides endoscopy services at various centres in Melbourne’s western suburbs, such as Hobson’s Bay Endoscopy Centre in Altona and Northwest Endoscopy Centre in Ascot Vale. Dedicated to teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals, he instructs medical students from Monash University Medical School at The Alfred Hospital and Cabrini Hospital. He holds the position of Honorary Senior Lecturer at Monash University and Lecturer at Latrobe University. Jakobovits has contributed to research in IBD management, with key publications including “Anti-TNF therapeutic drug monitoring in postoperative Crohn's disease” (Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 2018), “Entyvio lengthen dose-interval study: Lengthening vedolizumab dose interval and the risk of clinical relapse in inflammatory bowel disease” (European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2018), “Efficacy of thiopurines and adalimumab in preventing Crohn's disease recurrence in high-risk patients - A POCER study analysis” (Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2015), and “Measurement of fecal calprotectin improves monitoring and detection of recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery” (Gastroenterology, 2015).