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
  • 311 Reviews
  • 317 Comments
  • 5
01/15/2025

Greta Jacobson and the office staff are absolutely first rate. So pleased to have such wonderful health care.

Providence Patient
  • 5
01/14/2025

Very good

Providence Patient
  • 5
01/12/2025

Dr Greta is one of the most thorough and best bedside manner of any Dr I have ever had I am extremely impressed with her. She consulted with another Dr. Which impressed me me as well. She is a winner.

Providence Patient
  • 4.6
01/11/2025

I had an appointment to see my PCP's PA, but she had to cancel, and I was seen by an urgent care doctor. Easy to do, no long wait, very pleased.

Providence Patient
  • 5
01/10/2025

Dr. Jacobsen is extremely thorough and explains everything I needed to know during this visit.

Providence Patient
  • 5
01/01/2025

Dr. Jacobsen is thoughtful kind and very very patient with all of my inquires

Providence Patient
  • 5
12/31/2024

She listens & responds to all questions; interested in & shows concern for any issues I have; very knowledgeable;

Providence Patient
  • 5
12/26/2024

I absolutely love Dr.Jacobsen. She listens and willing to pivot with alternative suggestions when something isn't working. We recently discovered that a tablet was far more efficacious for me than a time release option that I have taken for decades. The switch has been of exponential benefit to my quality of life.

Providence Patient
  • 5
12/23/2024

Dr. Jacobsen is the best primary care physician I've ever had. She is so kind, she listens, gives full attention and is very knowledgeable.

Providence Patient
  • 5
12/21/2024

She apologized for a longer than 15 minute wait and then spent as long as I I needed with questions on several issues. She is an awesome physician.

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