David Jacobs

David Jacobs, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in vitreoretinal surgery and the medical and surgical care of retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular hole, dislocated lens, and complex posterior segment disease. He is dedicated to preserving vision by providing compassionate, individualized retina care using the most advanced medical and surgical treatments available.

His advanced training includes a vitreoretinal surgical fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, consistently ranked among the nation’s top ophthalmology programs, following an ophthalmology residency at the Wake Forest University Eye Center. He earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine as a recipient of the Carolina Medical Scholarship after earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University.

Following his training, Dr. Jacobs established the first vitreoretinal surgical service in northwestern North Dakota where he researched retinal detachment repair outcomes and published his findings in the Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases. He has provided humanitarian retinal surgical care in the Dominican Republic and Ecuador with Latter-day Saint Charities. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the American Medical Association. He has presented at the Vit-Buckle Society and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

He is fluent in Spanish and enjoys after-school activities with his family, running, rock wall climbing, piano, and helping out at church.

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