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Office
920 Midway Lane
Seaford, DE 19973
Seaford, DE 19973Phone+1 201-647-8400Fax+1 866-813-9297
Summary
- Biography
Jerome Zacks, MD, is a Cardiologist/Carcinoid Specialist, in private practice from June 1979 until December 2021. A graduate of Harvard College, Wayne State University Medical School, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology as well as the American College of Chest Physicians. Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Icahn Medical School at Mount Sinai in New York City and a founding member of the Center for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors at the Icahn Medical School. He has served as an expert witness in NY and NJ courts, serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation; served as a Board member for 1120 Park Corporation. Dr. Zacks currently heads the Electrocardiography course for the 4th Year Medical Student elective at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center which has resulted in an international reputation among students seeking Cardiology training in the United States. He has been designated repeatedly by his peers as a member of the top 5% of New York doctors and, since 2018, the #1 Cardiologist in New York, by HealthTap, Inc, an internationally acclaimed patient help/consult website. Dr. Zacks has expertise in matters of health care Insurance Carriers' theft of funds from the Medicare program, has studied patterns of abuse in the Medicaid program and has extensive knowledge of Pharmaceutical company abusive practices. He has devoted a major part of his time to the care of cancer patients with cardiovascular problems. He has served as a member of the Guidelines Committees of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) and of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS). In his role as patients' physician, he has attempted to remove barriers of communication. His business card includes his personal mobile phone number as well as his email address and website information, and he encourages his patients to use the phone for immediate answers to any urgent matter.
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1974 - 1976
- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1973
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1970
- Harvard UniversityB.A., Cum Laude, 1961 - 1965
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1976 - Present
- NY State Medical License 1971 - 2025
- MI State Medical License Active through 1988
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor In New York Award Certificate Health Tap, 2013
- Super Doctors of NY 2009
- The Best Doctors in America 2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsAssociation between heart failure and the incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Vikash Jaiswal, Song Peng Ang, Vibhor Agrawal, Maha Hameed, Marina Raouf Abdelmessih Saleeb
European Heart Journal Open. 2023-09-01 - 20 citationsCardiac amyloidosis and aortic stenosis: a state-of-the-art review.Vikash Jaiswal, Vibhor Agrawal, Yashita Khulbe, Muhammad Hanif, Helen Huang
European Heart Journal Open. 2023-11-01 - 78 citationsThe North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Consensus Guidelines for Surveillance and Medical Management of Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors.Jonathan R Strosberg, Thorvardur R Halfdanarson, Andrew M Bellizzi, Jennifer A Chan, Joseph S Dillon
Pancreas. 2017-07-01
Journal Articles
- An Analysis of Global Research Trends in Cardiology over the Last Two DecadesRohit Kapoor, Soumya Sachdeva, Jerome Zacks, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 1/1/2015
- Early and Late Results of Valvular Surgery for Carcinoid Heart DiseaseJavier G. Castillo, Farzan Filsoufi, Parwis B. Rahmanian, Anelechi Anyanwu,Jerome S. Zacks, Richard R.P. Warner, and David H. Adams, J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., 1/1/2008
- Ultrasonography of Splenic Infarct September-October 1981Hsu-Chong Yeh MD, Jerome S Zacks MD and Roy Jurado MD, Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, NY, Vol 48, No. 5, 9/1981
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Abstracts/Posters
- Integrated Safety Analysis of Telotristat Ethyl in Patients with Carcinoid Heart DiseasePablo Lapuerta, Matthew H. Kulke, Marianne Pavel, Talia Biran, Rosanna Fleming, Jerome S. Zacks, Philipp Ho manns, Richard R.P. Warner, ENETS meetings, 1/1/2017
- Early Recurrence of Carcinoid Valvulopathy after Valve ReplacementZacks JS, Castillo J, Warner RRP, Canovas E, Lavine R, Adams, D, 2014 European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society and North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society meetings, ENETS meeting/Barcelona; NANETS meeting/Nashville, 3/2014
- Early Recurrence of Carcinoid Valvulopathy after Valve ReplacementZacks JS, Canovas E, Lavine R, Warner RRP, ENETS meetings, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Update: Telotristat in Carcinoid Heart DiseaseBeaver Creek, CO - 1/23/2017
- Biomarkers in NETsBeaver Creek, CO - 1/25/2016
- Luncheon with the Experts1/4/2014
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Other
- Uniform Standard of Care for Physicians – stop HMO and Insurance Carrier Abuse!
- Members of Congress and the President of the United States: Put an end to HMO and Insurance Carrier Abuse of patients by Denying Care
Change.org
Press Mentions
- Poll of 4,500 Clinicians: How Much Time Do You Spend With Your Patients?January 9th, 2023
- F-factor Announces the Creation of Its "Correct the Record" WebsiteSeptember 10th, 2020
- F-factor Founder Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, Appeared on NBC's TODAY Show to Set the Record Straight on Her Fiber and Health-Focused DietAugust 28th, 2020
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Committees
- Member, GI NETS Guidelines Committee (NANETS) 2016 - 2017
- Member, Carcinoid Heart Disease Guidelines Committee (ENETS) 2015 - 2017
Professional Memberships
- European Neuroendocrine Tumor SocietyMember
- North American Neuroendocrine Tumor SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Industry Relationships
- Advisory Board Member, Lexicon PharmaceuticalsAD-Board memberDisclosure: Lecturing for Xermelo2015 - 2017
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