Specialty: Surgery

Alan F. Jacks, MD, PA
845 Malcolm Blvd,
Rutherford College, North Carolina 28671

Web Site: www.alanjacksmd.com

Email: alanjacks@alanjacksmd.com

Alternate Email: AJacksMD@aol.com

Phone: 828-874-0555

Fax: 828-874-2111

Directions to Office: Take Interstate 40, exit 113 and travel north toward Rutherford College. We are located just past Valdese Hospital on the left.

Office Hrs: 9am to 5pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 8am to 5pm Tuesday and Thursday

Active Staff: Valdese Hospital

Board Certifications / Area of Certification:
American Board of Surgery Diplomate

Education:
Degree: Bachelor of Arts - Year: 1980
Institution: Baylor University, Waco, TX
Area of Concentration: Theology

Degree: Master of Divinity - Year: 1983
Institution: New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Degree: Doctor of Ministry Year: 1985
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Area of Concentration - Family Counseling

Degree: Bachelor of Science Year: 1987
Institution: Univerity of New Orleans

Degree: M. D. Year: 1991
Institution: Louisiana State University, School of Medicine

Residencies/Internships/Fellowships:
Specialty: General Surgery
Institution: Carraway Methodist Medical Center
Location: Birmingham, AL
Type: Internship

Specialty: General Surgery
Institution: Carraway Methodist Medical Center
Location: Birmingham, AL
Type: Residency

Other Special Training or Certifications:
• Fellow American College of Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic
Surgeons (SAGES)
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
• American Society of Breast Surgeons
• Southeastern Surgical Society
• Carraway Surgical Society
• North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• North Carolina Medical Society

Specific procedures approved to perform:
• Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Acid Reflux Disease
• Laparoscopic Colon Resection for Benign and Malignant
Disease
• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair - Ventral and Inguinal Hernias
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (Gall Bladder)
• Laparoscopic Appendectomy
• Laparoscopic Splenectomy
• Esophageal, Gastric, Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery for
Benign and Malignant disease
• Breast Surgery
• Breast conserving surgery for Malignancy
• Mastectomy for Malignancy
• Needle Localized Breast Biopsies
• Office-based Core Needle Biopsy by Ultrasound
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer
• Melanoma Surgery
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma
• Vascular Surgery - Carotid Endarterectomy
• Lower Extremity Revascularization
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Vascular Access Device Placement
• Vena Cava Filter Placement
• Thoracic Surgery - Bronchoscopy and Mediastinoscopy
• Thoracoscopy, Diagnostic and Therapeutic
• Pleurodesis
• Anal Surgery
• Hemorrhoids
• Anal Fistulas
• Anal Fissures
• Rectal Surgery
• Rectal Prolapse Repair
• Rectocele Repair
• Resection of Rectal Cancer
• Endoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Gastrostomy and Jejunoscopy Feeding Tubes
• Hernia Surgery
• Laparoscopic Ventral and Inguinal
• Open Inguinal with Tension-free Mesh Procedures
• Endocrine Surgery - Thyroid, Benign and Malignant
• Parathyroid
• Pancreatic
• Adrenal
• Wound Care
• Arterial and Venous Insufficiency Wounds
• Pressure Wounds
• Diabetic Wounds
• Traumatic Wounds
• Amputations

Areas of special interest:
• Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
• Breast Cancer
• Colon Cancer

Contact for Follow-up Questions:
Donna Duncan
828-874-0555 - Monday - Thursday
Email: donnaduncan@alanjacksmd.com