Dr. Greta Jacobsen

Greta Jacobsen, MD

Family Medicine

Accepting New Patients

About Greta Jacobsen, MD

Dr. Greta Jacobsen grew up on the Westside, attending Santa Monica High School and later completing her undergraduate degree at Harvard. As a literature major studying the American transcendentalists, she was moved by poet Walt Whitman’s compassion for individual soldiers in his tireless work as a hospital volunteer during the Civil War. An emergency surgery during her junior year led to her own hospitalization, and she recalls how vulnerable she felt as a patient while critical events unfolded. This ignited her desire to pursue medical knowledge and also served as a powerful lesson on
valuing the patient experience.

An MSc in the History of Medicine at the University of Oxford con rmed her decision to attend medical school, as well as cultivated a love for the UK. She
completed her medical degree at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and worked nearly two years as a physician in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). She completed her U.S. residency in Family Medicine at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California, where her clinic and hospital served a diverse patient population across the Central Valley.

Dr. Jacobsen values close communication with her patients, seeking to get to know them as individuals and helping them to navigate a complex healthcare system. In her spare time, she loves getting out on the soccer feld or the tennis court for a competitive match, singing (especially with her four sisters), exploring cities on foot and, most of all, spending time with her family.

Clinical Interests

Geriatric Medicine
Patient Anxiety Management Assistance
Medical Humanities

Locations

2021 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 625E,
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Education

Medical School
The University of Edinburgh College of Medicine

Internship
Saint Agnes Medical Center

Residency
Saint Agnes Medical Center

Languages

English

Child at the pediatrician's office getting a checkup

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  • 4.9
  • 206 Reviews
  • 202 Comments
  • 5
04/18/2024

Dr. Jacobsen was very attentive to my concerns and answered my questions very thoroughly.

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/17/2024

I regard Dr. Jacobson as the quintessential example of what a physician should be. She is extremely knowledgeable, competent, compassionate, caring and kind. She is a doctor who truly wants to do everything in her power to ensure that you are able to live a good life in the best health that you can possibly achieve, and will do everything her power to help you reach that goal. . She is a Wonder!.

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/12/2024

First visit was an All good experience. The only problem was getting the initial appointment as a new patient. It took a couple months. In the future I expect that if I had an urgent need to see the doctor, she would facilitate it..

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/10/2024

Dr. Jacobson is so kind and helpful. The front office staff is wonderful.

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/06/2024

My PCP is amazing

Providence Patient
  • 4.43
04/05/2024

She was very helpful and gave me advice for ongoing appts I should have

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/04/2024

The office staff was very friendly and helpful. And my provider was very good attentive, friendly, easy to talk to. I had an excellent experience.

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/04/2024

She took her time, had great bedside manner, very thorough. Worth the wait to get an appointment!

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/03/2024

I appreciated that she took my concerns seriously. I am a middle aged woman and new health issues arrive seemingly every few month. Im grateful that Dr Jacobson was not dismissive about my concerns.

Providence Patient
  • 5
04/01/2024

Dr. Jacobsen is an excellent doctor and I am thrilled to be under her care moving forward

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