Biography
Talia Ben-Jacob, MD, MS
Division Head, Critical Care
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Education and Training
| Medical School: | University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT |
| Internship: | Surgery - Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Residency: | Surgery - Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ Anesthesiology - Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Fellowship: | Critical Care - Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis, MO |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology - General)
- American Board of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine)
Special Interests
Critical care, obstetric critical care and anesthesia, cardiac critical care and anesthesia, simulation, medical education
Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
About Me
Talia K. Ben-Jacob MD, MSc, is the Division Head of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at Cooper University Hospital (CUH) and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). She received her BS degree and MSc degree from Cornell University. She graduated from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont College with her MD. She then completed her anesthesiology residency at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ, and critical care medicine fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She returned to Cooper University Hospital after fellowship graduation where she currently practices a mix of anesthesiology and critical care in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit. She has been awarded the Department of Anesthesiology Resident Champion Award in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also the recipient of the 2019 Cooper University Hospital Junior Faculty of the Year Award.
Dr. Ben-Jacob is also very active in her professional societies. She is a member of the SOCCA Education Committee and Research Committee. She is the founding Co-Chair of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Women in Critical Care Knowledge and Education group as well as member-at-large of Anesthesiology Section Steering Committee. Dr. Ben-Jacob also currently serves on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Critical Care Medicine and Committee on Young Physicians. During her tenure on these committees, Dr. Ben-Jacob was chair of the revision of the Anesthesia-ACLS: First Response to Circulatory Crisis in the OR online CME module, a joint ASA/SOCCA initiative. In addition to her active roles in professional organizations, she is very involved in her hospital system and medical school. She is also a mother to three young amazing individuals.