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