Dr. Jakacki received her PhD in 1985 from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA . She is part of the American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Jakacki has two publications including: "Treatment strategies for high-risk medulloblastomas and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors." and "A pilot study of pre-irradiation chemotherapy and low-dose craniospinal irradiation in young children with medulloblastoma."