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
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Transplant
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Venous Closure Device Placement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- 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
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Dilation
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Atrial Septum Supplement
- Autologous Whole Blood Transfusion
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Constrictive Pericarditis Treatment
- Cardiac Electrical Activity Measurement
- Cardiac Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Pacemaker Measurement
- Cardiac Pericarditis Treatment
- Cardiac Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Surgical Device Explantation
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cerebral Embolic Filtration
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Cystitis Treatment
- Destruction Of Conduction Mechanism
- Destruction Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiologic Study
- 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
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Gastric Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Therapeutic Injection
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Interstitial Nephritis Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Median Sternotomy
- Mediastinotomy
- Mediastinum Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Nonautologous Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Plasma Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Occlusion Left External Iliac Artery
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Oral And Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Evaluation
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Pathology Consultation
- Pericardial Cavity Drainage
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Release Coronary Artery
- Removal Of Pacemaker Electrode
- Reoperation, Coronary Artery Bypass
- Repair Tricuspid Valve
- Restriction Of Thoracic Aorta
- Spinal Pump Removal
- Stenting Of Blood Vessels
- Sternal Debridement
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Thoracic Aorta Restriction
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Tumor Resection And Reconstruction
- Twist Drill Hole With Ventricular Catheter
- Ultrasonography Left Upper Extremity Veins
- Ultrasonography Thoracic Aorta
- Valvuloplasty
- Vasopressor Administration
- Venous Closure Device Placement
- Ventricular Restoration
- Ventricular Septum Supplement With Zooplastic Tissue
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and 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)