The team

Jacob LaSalle

Pain Management Specialist, M.D.

Dr. Jacob LaSalle is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine specialist. Dr. LaSalle specializes in the latest state-of-the-art minimally invasive interventional treatments for the management of chronic pain conditions. He recognizes the importance of a holistic approach to healing and recovery and often incorporates complementary and alternative therapies into his management plans.

Dr. LaSalle grew up in Kennett Square, PA. He has an identical twin who is not in medicine. Dr. LaSalle is a juggle and loves to read, exercise, and spending time with his family during his day off. Currently, Dr. LaSalle’s favorite book is “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel Van Der Kolk. It is a fascinating and heart-wrenching glimpse into Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s world of treating patients with PTSD.

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Q&A with Dr. LaSalle

What made you want to become a doctor?

I grew up as an athlete and was always fascinated with how the human body works. In college, I loved human and biological sciences, and I found the practice of medicine to be a very satisfying way to connect meaningfully with other people.

What do you love about practicing medicine?

I love being challenged by new situations and different problems. In the field of pain medicine, in particular, we manage an extremely broad array of clinical conditions, so on any given day, we don’t know exactly what we’re going to be up against. I find that intellectually stimulating. It’s also incredibly rewarding to be able to make a direct and tangible difference in another person’s life and to be able to help them live more actively and more fully.

What is your favorite subspecialty topic?

I find regenerative medicine fascinating from a conceptual standpoint. Our bodies have incredibly sophisticated and complex mechanisms for tissue healing and repair. I find this field attractive because rather than trying to fix something from external means (ie medications) in this field we try to harness the body’s innate healing potential and manipulate these inborn mechanisms to rejuvenate damaged tissue.

What do you wish you could tell every patient (and they would actually do) and why?

I always try and remind patients of the importance of staying physically active, either through physical therapy or some form of exercise program. I think this is such a crucial component of recovery but also of maintenance – building the physical resilience to prevent the same problems from happening over and over again.

What is the most important factor in a doctor-patient relationship and why?

Trust. If a patient does not trust a provider to give the most beneficial and appropriate recommendations, then he or she will be less likely to commit to the recommended treatments. Conversely, if a physician doesn’t trust a patient, then he or she will not listen attentively to the patient and will be less likely to take each of the patient’s individual needs into account.

What’s your favorite thing about Hudson Medical Group?

I love the camaraderie amongst our team members, providers, and staff alike. We’re great at working together to solve a problem. And I like the multi-disciplinary atmosphere. We have anesthesiologists, physiatrists, neurologists, all working together to help our patients live more comfortable lives. We all have the same goal and having various team members that all come from different backgrounds allows us to be the most effective, thorough, and creative that we can be.

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Education
B.A. Columbia University – Premedical sciences and anthropology

M.D. – University of California, San Francisco

Certification
MD

Language Spoken
English

Insurance
In Network: Medicare, Healthfirst, United Healthcare Commercial, United Healthcare Medicare, United Healthcare Community Plan, Oxford Health Plans, Aetna

Out of Network: 1199, Cigna, GHI

Testimonials

"One of my favorite physicians"

“Dr. LaSalle is one of my favorite physicians. His concern for my well being and care goes above and beyond what almost any other doctor would provide. Even giving me the means to contact him whenever I had pain problems or questions.In fact, I have emailed him, a few times now, and he always promptly gets back to me, even on weekends and Holidays.I unfortunately, have to regularly interact with several different doctors, on a regular basis, for several years now; and as I said above, Dr. LaSalle is at the top of my list for compassionate, well informed care, always taking the time to thoughtfully answer my questions and tell me if there are any other medical solutions I should investigate.I would happily recommend him to anyone I know of that’s looking for pain management.”

- Harvey F., Medstatix

"Ability, willingness, and patience"

“Dr. LaSalle has a sharp mind, clearly well trained, but his greatest gifts are ones that can’t be taught; genuine compassion and, that rarest of gifts in doctors – the ability, willingness, and patience to listen. I can, without qualification, recommend him with great enthusiasm.”

- D.L.

"Couldn’t be happier with the medical care I received from him"

“Dr. Lasalle is very caring and understanding. He takes time to listen and to explain everything. Couldn’t be happier with the medical care I received from him!”

- Medstatix

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The team

Jacob LaSalle

"One of my favorite physicians"

"Ability, willingness, and patience"

"Couldn’t be happier with the medical care I received from him"

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