Heidi Jacobe, MD

Heidi Jacobe, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She holds the James N. Gilliam, M.D., Chair in Dermatology.

Dr. Jacobe earned her medical degree with honors at Baylor College of Medicine and completed a residency in dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical School. She also earned a master’s degree in clinical science at UT Southwestern.
A Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, Dr. Jacobe joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2002 after serving on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Jacobe’s main clinical and research interest is morphea, or localized scleroderma. She runs a comprehensive sclerosing skin disorders clinic, providing care for patients with morphea, scleroderma, and other sclerosing skin conditions. As Director of Phototherapy Services, Dr. Jacobe specializes in the use of ultraviolet light to treat eczema, psoriasis, and other inflammatory skin conditions.

Dr. Jacobe is a member of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance, the Scleroderma Foundation Medical Advisory Committee, and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. She has served on the Skin Cancer Foundation’s photobiology committee since 2007.

Dr. Jacobe has delivered scores of presentations, contributed to more than a dozen books, and published numerous academic articles.

Dr. Jacobe was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022. She also has been named a Best Doctor in America and a Faculty of 1000 reviewer.