SAN DIEGO — Jeffrey S. Jacobs, M.D., MBA, FASA, RP, was elected as first vice president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the nation’s largest organization of anesthesiologists, on Oct. 20. Dr. Jacobs was elected by the ASA House of Delegates at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ® 2026 annual meeting in San Diego and will serve for one year.
Dr. Jacobs is an anesthesiologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida at their Weston location where he served as anesthesiology chair of their Florida systems until June 2026.
“I am honored to serve ASA members as first vice president and advocate for patient safety, anesthesiologist-led healthcare, fair payment, innovative education and research,” said Dr. Jacobs. “I look forward to advancing our specialty and highlighting the crucial roles anesthesiologists bring to patients and healthcare systems.”
As first vice president, Dr. Jacobs will serve as a member of ASA’s Executive Committee, which consists of the president, president-elect, first vice president and immediate past president. The Executive Committee expedites, executes and administers the policies adopted by the ASA House of Delegates and ASA Board of Directors.
Dr. Jacobs has served ASA in numerous roles, most recently as speaker of the House of Delegates. As first vice president, he now serves as the chair of ASA’s Division of Administrative Affairs. He has served as a member of the Committee on Bylaws, the Committee on Governance Effectiveness and Efficiencies and chaired the Committee on Scientific Affairs. A long-time member of ASA and advocate for the specialty, Dr. Jacobs previously served as chair of the Committee on Ethics.
In addition to his commitments to ASA, Dr. Jacobs is a past member of the In-Training Exam Committee for the American Board of Anesthesiology and a past president of the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists.
Dr. Jacobs received his bachelor’s degree in biology and mathematics from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and he is a Registered Parliamentarian. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine, completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and is board-certified in anesthesiology. He has been married to his best friend, Karen Jacobs, M.D., for over 34 years, and they have two adult sons, Josh and Jason.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 62,000 members organized to advance the medical practice of anesthesiology and secure its future. ASA is committed to ensuring anesthesiologists evaluate and supervise the medical care of all patients before, during and after surgery. ASA members also lead the care of critically ill patients in intensive care units, as well as treat pain in both acute and chronic settings.
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