Jennifer Louis-Jacques, MD

Jennifer Louis-Jacques, MD, MPH, (pronouns: she/her) is a pediatrician, providing primary care to children. She specializes in teen health and has a special interest in treating eating disorders and menstrual disorders. She came to UVA in 2019.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents, Dr. Louis-Jacques grew up in New Jersey. She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she majored in biology. Dr. Louis-Jacques then obtained a Master of Public Health at Columbia University before attending medical school at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.

For her pediatric residency, she remained in New York City, training at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Louis-Jacques is a runner, yoga enthusiast, knitter and mom to a chihuahua-terrier mix named Neko. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and has visited many places abroad, including South Africa, Buenos Aires and Columbia.

Gender

Female

Languages

English

Age Groups Seen

Adolescents (12-21)
Adults (21-65)

Primary Education

New York University School of Medicine

Residency

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NY Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center

Fellowships

Boston Children's Hospital

Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine), American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

• 2017 Early Career Faculty Honor Roll
• 2016 Harvard Macy Institute Scholar