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Specialties: Cardiac Surgery
Languages: English
202-877-3503
About me
Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD, is a cardiovascular surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the surgical director of the Structural Heart program for Washington region. He also serves as assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Cohen treats the complete range of adult cardiac diseases, including aortic stenosis and regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, tricuspid valve disease, endocarditis, coronary artery disease, and aortic aneurysm and dissection. He specializes in complex aortic surgery and structural heart therapies, implementing open, endovascular, and transcatheter techniques including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), and transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR).
He is a member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and serves as associate editor for the international, peer-reviewed journal Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine (CRM).
Dr. Cohen earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in general surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center.
Dr. Cohen’s research has focused on developing novel therapies to correct the lack of blood flow to the heart to prevent tragic events such as a myocardial infarction, or a heart attack. His groundbreaking research investigating photosynthetic therapy for ischemic disease was published in Science Advances. His upcoming work will include studying gene therapy to address coronary artery disease. He has presented his research at a variety of national and international symposia and was a faculty speaker at the recent CRT meeting–one of the world’s leading interventional cardiology conferences.
Philosophy of Care
“I consider it a privilege to be granted the trust to operate on my patients. I believe in spending as much time with them as needed in order to inform them about their treatment, including pre-operative preparation, surgery, and post-operative care. I strive to offer patients the newest and most up-to-date therapies that will give them the best long-term results, most successful surgical outcomes, and shortest hospital stays. I offer them my recommendations for the best plan of care, recognizing that all key decisions must be made between myself, the patient, and the patient’s loved ones.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Heart Transplant
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aneurysm Of Descending Aorta
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Implantable Device Complications
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Cardiac Surgery
- Complications Of Procedures
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Surgical Site Infection
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Septal Defect
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Dilation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Atrial Septum Supplement
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Constrictive Pericarditis Treatment
- Cardiac Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Surgical Device Explantation
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Cerebral Embolic Filtration
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Destruction Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Endoscopy With Vein Harvest
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aorta
- Excision Of Left Atrium
- Excision Of Pericardium
- External Heart Assist System Insertion
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Therapeutic Injection
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Pericardial Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Reoperation, Coronary Artery Bypass
- Repair Tricuspid Valve
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Valvuloplasty
- Ventricular Restoration
- Ventricular Septum Supplement With Zooplastic Tissue
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
North Addition 1st Fl Ste 1243
Washington, DC, 20010
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (2019)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2017)
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (2015)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2013)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2009)