Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH, FASGE

“While the Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual’s contributions to the ASGE and its members, every single accomplishment over the decades – the national guidelines and standards of practice, the quality metrics, the legislative and regulatory wins, and more – represents a team effort involving so many wonderful colleagues and ASGE staff. Everything we’ve achieved together ultimately improves healthcare delivery for our patients, making this award an incredible reminder of why we do what we do as members of this exceptional Society.”

Dr. Jacobson is an advanced endoscopist at Mass General Brigham and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has helped develop several national standards of practice, guidelines, and quality metrics for Gastroenterology. He has served on numerous ASGE committees, including as Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee, as a member of the US Multi-society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, as an Associate Editor for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , and as a Councilor on the Governing Board. Dr. Jacobson has an international reputation for conducting innovative and clinically-meaningful research, much of which was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. He has received many awards for teaching, mentoring, quality improvement, and clinical care excellence.