A graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Edward J. Jakubs, MD, earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. He then completed a general surgery internship at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, and a general surgery residency at Indiana University – Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
After his residency, he completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Jakubs is certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is also a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the South Carolina Medical Association. Dr. Jakubs served the Aiken community for nearly 13 years in private practice, specializing in the medical and surgical management of benign and malignant conditions affecting the colon, rectum and anus. As a board-certified general surgeon, he also provided care for a variety of general surgery conditions to meet the emergent and elective surgical needs of patients.
Dr. Jakubs joins the highly skilled physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at Lexington Surgery. Dedicated to providing comprehensive, continuous care to patients, the practice uses the latest advanced technology to offer a variety of surgical services, including general, vascular, endovascular, colorectal, laparoscopic and thoracic procedures, to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.