
Jessica Allison Laks, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Infant 0-2
- Child 3-12
- Adolescent 13-17
Languages
- English
In-Network Plans
View All Accepted Plans (21)Gender
FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
- All Children's Specialty Physicians
About Jessica Allison Laks
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Laks is a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in heart failure and transplantation. She sees patients as part of the Heart Transplant Program at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute. She joined the hospital staff in 2021.
She was previously a pediatric cardiologist at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario.
Dr. Laks earned her medical degree from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. She completed a residency in pediatrics at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she also served as pediatric co-chief resident. She completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship, where she served as chief pediatric cardiology fellow, followed by additional training in a pediatric heart function and transplant fellowship both at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
She earned her Master of Science in Community Health with a specialization in Health Practitioner Teacher Education from the University of Toronto. She has a special interest in medical education.
Locations
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
- 601 5th Street South, Suite 260, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
- phone: 727-767-3333
- fax: 727-767-8990
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, Sarasota
- 5881 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34238
- phone: 727-767-3333
- fax: 941-925-6339
Expertise
Education
University of Toronto Health
Fellowship, 2020University of Toronto Health
Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2018Manitoba Health Sciences Centre
Residency, Pediatrics, 2015University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2011Board Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2018Pediatrics
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2015Insurance
- Aetna (Commercial)
- Aetna Better Health (Medicaid)
- Avmed (Commercial)
- BCBS FL (Commercial)
- Cigna Health Care (Commercial)
- Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
- Evolutions (Commercial)
- Florida Community Care
- Florida Medicaid
- Gulf Coast Provider Network (Commercial)
- Humana Commercial
- Humana Medicaid
- Medicare
- Molina/ Magellan (Medicaid)
- Multiplan (Commercial)
- Simply Healthcare (Medicaid&Healthy Kids)
- Sunshine State/ Wellcare (Medicaid &Healthy Kids)
- TriCare
- United (Commercial)
- United Community Plan (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
- WPS TriCare East (Commercial)