Ilana Jacqueline is a patient advocate, subject matter expert on women's health and medical gaslighting, and the author of the books Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness and Medical Gaslighting: How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System That Makes You Fight for Your Life. Ilana has appeared on The Dr. Phil Show and Lifetime TV. In her new book she interviews patients, medical malpractice lawyers, pain management specialists, and leaders at the National Institute of Health to tackle subjects like medical gaslighting, medical trauma, and women in pain. Ilana was diagnosed with hypogammaglobulinemia, a rare disease, at age nineteen and has since devoted her career to patient advocacy and disease understanding. She is a Director at Health Union and advocacy strategist on Instagram and TikTok. You can learn more about her work on www.ilanajacqueline.com.
Sub-specialties:
Chronic Illness
Medical Gaslighting
Medical Trauma
Medical PTSD
Rare Disease
Chronic Pain
Patient Advocacy
Patient Care
Complex Illness
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Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness
New Harbinger [1/2018] -
Medical Gaslighting: How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System that Makes You Fight For Your Life
Penguin Random House [10/2024] -
Behind the Mystery: 20 Year Search for a Diagnosis
Future of Personal Health [1/2023] -
Episode 27: Made Visible with Ilana Jacqueline
Made Visible [July 18, 2023] -
Medical Gaslighting with Ilana Jacqueline
The Hurt Podcast [May 14, 2023] -
What I Wish I knew About Choosing Sedation
Health.com [12/21/22] -
Behind the Mystery Update: Ilana Jacqueline Returns to The Balancing Act
Behind the Mystery [2/28/2019]















