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
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hebrew
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical Degree
State University of New York
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
Los Angeles Surgical Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American College of Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
Publications & Media
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Intraocular pressure and visual field damage as risk factors for visual field progression in filtering surgery.
Cohen JS1, Novack GD, Zink JM.
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Community-weighted mean functional effect traits determine larval amphibian responses to litter mixtures.
Cohen JS1, Rainford SK, Blossey B.
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Incidental renal mass found on focused assessment with sonography in trauma.
Dunlop JH1, Cohen JS.
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A diagnostic approach for cerebral palsy in the genomic era.
Lee RW1, Poretti A, Cohen JS, Levey E, Gwynn H, Johnston MV, Hoon AH, Fatemi A.
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Depression Among Adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Prevalence and Impact on Quality of Life.
Cohen JS1, Levy HP2, Sloan J3, Dariotis J4,5, Biesecker BB6.
