Featured Specialist
Joan Jacobo, MD
Surgical Oncologist · Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
CIMEN, Santiago
Seeing international patients
- Experience 2+ years specializing
- Languages English, Spanish
- Consultations Phone or video
About
About Joan Jacobo, MD
Dr. Joan Jacobo is a surgical oncologist in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He is Chief of the Thyroid Unit and Radiofrequency program at CIMEN, where he performs thyroid biopsies and thyroid radiofrequency, and he also works at HEMA Santiago and at Centro Médico Siglo 21 in San Francisco de Macorís.
His work centers on breast cancer, thyroid cancer and radiofrequency, and skin and soft tissue tumors. He trained in thyroid radiofrequency at AMC Hospital in Seoul and in radiofrequency of thyroid nodules with STARmed in the Dominican Republic.
Treatment
Procedures performed
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
The most widely studied thermal method for benign and toxic nodules.
Ethanol ablation (PEI)
A targeted chemical injection that collapses cystic and select nodules without heat.
Indications
Conditions treated
Autonomously functioning nodules (AFTN)
Overactive nodules that make excess thyroid hormone, a common cause of hyperthyroidism.
Read the guideBenign thyroid nodules
Non-cancerous growths in the thyroid that can press on the neck or affect hormone levels.
Read the guidePapillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
Small, early-stage papillary thyroid cancers that are often slow-growing.
Read the guideParathyroid adenoma
A benign growth on a parathyroid gland that raises blood calcium.
Read the guideRecurrent thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer that returns in the neck after earlier surgery or treatment.
Read the guideCredentials
Training & Affiliations
- Credentials
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- Oncological Surgery
- Thyroid Surgery and Radiofrequency
- Breast Cancer Surgery, including oncoplastic techniques
- Skin and Soft Tissue Tumors
- Over 7 years of dedicated practice in oncology and surgery
- 780+ patients treated
- Education & Training
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- Thyroid Radiofrequency Training — AMC Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 2024
- Thyroid Nodule Radiofrequency Training — STARmed, Dominican Republic, 2023
- Surgical Oncology — Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Mexico City, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2020
- Oncoplastic Breast Cancer Surgery — Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Mexico City, 2019
- General Surgery — Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) and Hospital Dr. Luis Eduardo Aybar, Dominican Republic, 2017
- Certificate Course in Research Methodology and Biostatistics — Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Mexico City, 2017
- Graduation in Medicine — Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic, 2012
- Professional Affiliations
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- Chief, Thyroid Unit and Radiofrequency Program, CIMEN, Santiago
- HEMA, Santiago
- Centro Médico Siglo 21, San Francisco de Macorís
Global care
International Patients Welcome
Before you travel
A remote consultation to review your case before any in-person treatment.
Planning your visit
Your imaging and reports are reviewed ahead of time.
After you return
Remote follow-up consultations once you are back home.
"For my patients, this procedure means healing with gentleness: bringing you peace of mind without altering your body's natural balance."
Joan Jacobo, MD
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