Jason Seth Cohen, MD, FACS, is a surgical oncologist and general surgeon with expertise in laparoscopy and minimally invasive techniques. He has a particular interest in tumors of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, and cancers of the breast and gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Cohen is on the forefront of thyroid cancer treatment and prevention. Dr. Cohen is also the only surgeon in the Los Angeles area trained in robotic (Da Vinci) thyroid surgery. His active involvement in a number of notable surgical societies, including the Los Angeles Surgical Society and the American College of Surgeons (where he is a fellow), further confirms his strong standing in the oncological community. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing from the State University of New York (SUNY Binghamtom). Dr. Cohen earned his M.D. at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, where he also completed his general surgery residency. Upon completing his chief residency year at SUNY, he moved to Los Angeles where he trained as a surgical oncology fellow at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Immediately after finishing his fellowship, Dr. Cohen became the director of the surgical oncology/breast clinic at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Cohen views all of his patients as members of his family and treats them accordingly. He emphasizes minimally invasive surgery as a way to provide his patients with a treatment option that reduces both scarring and recovery time. He has written for numerous medical journals and his volunteer efforts have taken him to South America and as far as Africa, where he served as Volunteer House Officer of the Mission Hospital in Kikuyu, Kenya.
Procedures Dr. Jason Cohen Performs at Marina del Rey Hospital
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross / Blue Shield
- Blue Cross of California
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care
- HealthNet
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- MultiPlan
- WellPoint
- United Healthcare
- Medicare
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hebrew
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical Degree
State University of New York, Health Science Center
Internship(s)
State University of New York, Health Science Center
Residency(ies)
State University of New York, Health Science Center
Fellowship(s)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Honors & Awards
Memberships & Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
Publications & Media
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Role of right hemicolectomy in patients with low-grade appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Nasseri, Y.Y., Zhu, R., Sutanto, C., Wai, C., Cohen, J.S., Ellenhorn, J., Artinyan, A.; Am J Surg. (2019 Dec)
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“But His Yelp Reviews Are Awful!”: Analysis of General Surgeons’ Yelp Reviews.
Liu, C., Uffenheimer, M., Nasseri, Y., Ellenhorn, J., Cohen, J.; J Med Internet Res. (2019)
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The anal fistula plug in Crohn's disease patients with fistula-in-ano: a systematic review.
Nasseri, Y., Cassella, L., Berns, M., Zaghiyan, K., Cohen, J.; Colorectal Dis. (2016)
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Comparative Morbidity of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection and the Sentinel Lymph Node Technique- Implications for Patients with Breast Cancer.
Silberman, A.W., McVay, C., Cohen, J.S., Altura, J.F., Brackert, S., Sarna, G.P., Palmer, D., Ko, A., Memsic, L.; Annals of Surgery (2004)
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Nutrition support and cancer.
Cohen, J., Lefor, A.T.; Nutrition (2001)
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Intraocular pressure and visual field damage as risk factors for visual field progression in filtering surgery.
Cohen, J.S., Novack, G.D., Zink, J.M.
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Community-weighted mean functional effect traits determine larval amphibian responses to litter mixtures.
Cohen, J.S., Rainford, S.K., Blossey, B.
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Incidental renal mass found on focused assessment with sonography in trauma.
Dunlop, J.H., Cohen, J.S.
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A diagnostic approach for cerebral palsy in the genomic era.
Lee, R.W., Poretti, A., Cohen, J.S., Levey, E., Gwynn, H., Johnston, M.V., Hoon, A.H., Fatemi, A.
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Depression Among Adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Prevalence and Impact on Quality of Life.
Cohen, J.S., Levy, H.P., Sloan, J., Dariotis, J., Biesecker, B.B.
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