About me
David. A Cohen, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at Franklin Square Hospital. He specializes in sports medicine with a focus on shoulder and knee care for patients across all physical abilities and athletic levels.
Dr. Cohen uses the latest surgical techniques for procedures such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, meniscal repair, and minimally invasive arthroscopy, reducing patients’ pain and downtime.
Taking a patient-focused approach to care, Dr. Cohen helps his patients understand their treatment options and works with them to meet their personal goals. Whether that’s returning to daily activities or getting back in the game, he creates custom treatment plans tailored to each patient’s specific needs.
Elite athletes rely on Dr. Cohen’s expertise for prevention and treatment of ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder injuries. Dr. Cohen is the past Head Team Physician for the Baltimore Brigade. He is currently an Assistant Team Physician for the Baltimore Orioles and covers the Community College of Baltimore County Essex.
After earning his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dr. Cohen completed his residency at Union Memorial Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in knee and shoulder arthroscopy at UHZ Sports Medicine Institute, where he served as a team physician for the University of Miami and Florida International University.
Dr. Cohen is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Cohen’s expertise and compassionate care earned him the prestigious recognition of Baltimore’s Top Doc for five consecutive years. One of the most rewarding aspects of his work is seeing the progression of his patients' athletic careers. He works with active people of all skill levels, from weekend warriors to student-athletes, college standouts, and elites. He appreciates being part of patients’ athletic journey, helping them overcome injuries and achieve their goals.
Clinical areas of focus
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Arthropathy
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Complications Of Procedures
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Gout
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Leg Injury
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Muscle Calcification And Ossification
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rotator Cuff Disorder
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinosis Of The Lower Limb
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic Elbow Debridement
- Arthroscopy Knee Loose Body Removal
- Arthroscopy With Chondroplasty
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Claviculectomy
- Closed Shoulder Dislocation Treatment With Anesthesia
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Fracture Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Humeral Fracture Brace
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Hardware Removal
- Knee Joint Diagnostic Drainage
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Medial Epicondylitis Treatment
- Open Femoral Fracture Treatment
- Open Patellar Dislocation Treatment
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Percutaneous Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Short Arm Cast
- Short Arm Splint
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Replacement
- Tibial Fracture Treatment
Practice locations
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12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 300
Bel Air, MD, 21015
9101 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 200
Baltimore, MD, 21237
2118 Greenspring Dr
Ste 210
Timonium, MD, 21093
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
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OA Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HighMark
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: UHZ Sports Medicine Group (2007)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2006)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2001)
Awards
- 2013-2017 Baltimore Magazine Top Doc 2013-2017 2000 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1998 Pathology Honor Society 1993, 1995-1997 UVA Dean’s List
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Publications:
Cohen D, Hinton R. Bilateral tibial tubercle avulsion fractures with associated Osgood-Schlatters Disease. A case report. Am J Orthop 2008 Feb;37(2):92-3
Cohen D, Parks B, Schon L. Screw fixation versus H-locking plate fixation for first metatarsocuneiform artrodesis: a biomechanical study. Foot Ankle Int. 26(11): 984-9. 2005
Brady WJ, et al. ED Use of flexion-extension cervical spine radiography in the evaluation of blunt trauma. Am J Emerg Med 17(6):540-8. 1999
Abstract:
Arrowood JA, Murphy C, Davis A, Cohen D, Nixon JV, Mohanty PK. Reflex responses to cardiac baroreceptor unloading improve late after cardiac transplantation. 1993.
Podcasts
MedStar Health DocTalk - Rotator cuff injuries
MedStar Health DocTalk - ACL injuries and sports medicine