Elizabeth M. Jacobi

Elizabeth M. Jacobi, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

Dr. Jacobi received her MD degree from The University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas. After one year of general surgery residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York, Dr. Jacobi transferred back to Houston where she completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where she held the position of chief resident (2015-2017). After residency, she completed her surgical pathology fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital, followed by cytopathology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Jacobi joined Houston Methodist Hospital as a full-time staff pathologist in 2019. Dr. Jacobi is a general surgical pathologist and cytopathologist. She is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology, as well as cytopathology, by the American Board of Pathology.

Dr. Jacobi is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology, American Society of Cytopathology, College of American Pathologists, Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists, Texas Society of Pathologists, and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. Dr. Jacobi is also the current secretary of the Young Pathologists’ Section of the Texas Society of Pathologists (2020-2021).

Description of Research

Dr. Jacobi's current research interest is in the use of cytology specimens for evaluation of biomarkers. She is also involved in studies relating to genitourinary and breast pathology.

Areas Of Expertise

Cytopathology General surgical pathology
Publications

A retrospective analysis of molecular testing in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with histologic correlation: Experience at a heterogenous multihospital system
Sura, GH, Thrall, MJ, Rogers, J, Hodjat, P, Christensen, P, Cubb, TD, Khadra, HS, Thomas, JS & Jacobi, EM 2024, , Diagnostic Cytopathology, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.25250

Corrigendum to “False-negative pap tests in women with biopsy-proven invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma/adenocarcinoma in situ: a retrospective analysis with assessment of inter-observer agreement [Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (2022) 11, 3-12]
Lin, M, Narkcham, S, Jones, A, Armylagos, D, DiPietro, B, Okafor, O, Tracey, P, Vercher, T, Vasquez, S, Haley, S, Crumley, S, Gorman, B, Jacobi, E, Amrikachi, M, Coffey, D, Mody, D & Okoye, E 2022, , Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasc.2022.02.003

Corrigendum to “False-Negative Pap Tests in Women with Biopsy-Proven Invasive Endocervical Adenocarcinoma/Adenocarcinoma In Situ: A Retrospective Analysis with Assessment of Inter-Observer Agreement" Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology 2021;11:3-12
Lin, M, Narkcham, S, Jones, A, Armylagos, D, DiPietro, B, Okafor, O, Tracey, P, Vercher, T, Vasquez, S, Haley, S, Crumley, S, Gorman, B, Jacobi, E, Amrikachi, M, Coffey, D, Mody, D & Okoye, E 2023, , Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasc.2022.06.006

False-negative Papanicolaou tests in women with biopsy-proven invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma/adenocarcinoma in situ: a retrospective analysis with assessment of interobserver agreement
Lin, M, Narkcham, S, Jones, A, Armylagos, D, DiPietro, B, Okafor, O, Tracey, P, Vercher, T, Vasquez, S, Haley, S, Crumley, S, Gorman, B, Jacobi, E, Amrikachi, M, Coffey, D, Mody, D & Okoye, E 2022, , Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasc.2021.08.001

Evaluating mismatch repair/microsatellite instability status using cytology effusion specimens to determine eligibility for immunotherapy
Jacobi, EM, Landon, G, Broaddus, RR & Roy-Chowdhuri, S 2021, , Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, vol. 145, no. 1, pp. 46-54. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0398-OA

Collision Tumor Composed of Renal Oncocytoma and Mucinous Tubular and Spindle Cell Carcinoma: Not a Rare Occurrence
Lin, MS, Jacobi, EM, Mullick, SS, Nguyen, CV, Thomas, JS, Olsen, RJ, Shen, SS, Ayala, AG & Ro, JY 2020, , AJSP: Reviews and Reports, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 270-275.

Multiple giant coronary artery aneurysms: A case report
Al Salihi, S, Jacobi, EM, Hunter, R & Buja, M 2016, , Cardiovascular Pathology, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 203-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2016.01.001

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