Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD| Cardiac Surgery

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

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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

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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
North Addition 1st Fl Ste 1243
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-4698

Fax 202-877-2799

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Fax 202-877-2799

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.

List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc