Dr. Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD

About Me
Practice Locations
Insurances Accepted
Conditions Treated, Treatments, and Tests
Education
Member of Medical Staff

About Me

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 aneurysms and dissections. He specializes in complex aortic surgery implementing both open and endovascular repair techniques. He also focuses on coronary artery bypass (CABG) along with minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Cohen’s research has focused on developing novel therapies to correct the lack of blood flow to the heart following traumatic events such as a heart attack (myocardial infarction). His groundbreaking research investigating the utilization of light to fuel the heart muscle through the process of photosynthesis was published in Science Advances in 2017.

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.”

Practice Locations

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20010

Get Directions

Call 202-877-3627

Fax 877-245-1499

Insurances Accepted

MedStar Health Providers participate with a wide range of health insurance products. We accept self-pay patients and the insurances plans listed below. This list is not comprehensive, it is updated periodically and is subject to change. If you do not see your health insurance plan or product listed, or if you have any questions regarding MedStar Health’s participation with your health plan, please contact your health plan to verify participation with our providers.

Since the MedStar Health providers span the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia regions, our participation with DC, Maryland and Virginia Medical Assistance programs varies by provider group. Please contact your MedStar Physician’s Office to assist with verifying Medical Assistance participation. If you are enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care Organization, please contact your Medicaid health plan to verify participation.

AETNA
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Aetna USAccess (POS)
Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Innovation Health: PPO
Open EPO Plus
Open POS II
CAREFIRST
Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
HealthyBlue PPO
CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Choice Fund PPO
CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
CIGNA Indemnity
CIGNA POS/Network POS
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
POS OA & OA Plus
COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
First Health PPO
FIRST HEALTH (NOW COVENTRY)
FIRST HEALTH
MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice
MEDSTAR MEDICARE CHOICE
MedStar Medicare Choice
MEDSTAR SELECT
MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
TRICARE
Tricare Extra (Indemnity)
Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
Tricare Prime
Tricare Standard
UNITED HEALTHCARE
M.D. IPA (HMO)
M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
OneNet PPO, Inc.
Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United Healthcare Choice Plus
United Healthcare Compass (HMO)
United Healthcare Core Essential (HMO)
United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
United Healthcare Select HMO
United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
United Student Resources

Conditions Treated

Anomalies Of Pulmonary Circulation

Anomalous Pulmonary Artery

Aortic Valve Sclerosis

Aortitis

Artificial Heart

Atrioventricular Canal Defect

Atrioventricular Canal Defects

Congenital Tricuspid Stenosis

Double Aortic Arch

Endocardial Cushion Defect

Heart Transplant Rejection

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis

Impella Management

Inferior Vena Cava Tumor

Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart

Infundibular Pulmonic Stenosis

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Left Ventricular Aneurysm

Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome

Marfan's Syndrome

Maternal Valvular Disease

Mediastinal Abscess

Mediastinal Mass

Mediastinitis

Mesothelioma

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Valve Stenosis

Pulmonary Valve Disorders

Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Rupture Of Papillary Muscle

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Treatments

Abdominal Aneurysm Repair

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatments

Aneurysm Repair Surgery

Aneurysm Surgery

Aortic Valve Replacement

Aortic Valve Surgery

Atrial Septal Defect Repair

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty

Balloon Catheter

Bicuspid Valve Repair

Bloodless Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac Implant Closure Devices

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

Cardiovascular Critical Care

Circulatory Assist Devices

Collateral Vessel Closure

Combined Heart Lung Transplant

Convergent Procedure

Convergent Procedure (MAZE)

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Decortication Of Lung

Embolectomy

Endoscopic Management Of Bile Duct Stones

Endovascular Complex Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms

Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy Eecp

Epicardial Lead Placement

Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation

Esophageal Variceal Sclerotherapy

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Heart Transplant

Heart Transplants

Impella Insertion

Infective Endocarditis Surgery

Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

Konno Procedure

Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)

Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified DOR Procedure)

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Median Sternotomy

Mesothelioma Surgery

Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Minimally Invasive Closure Of Atrial Septal Defect

Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Surgery

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair

Minimally Invasive Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

Mitral Valve Repair

Mitral Valve Replacement

Mitral Valvuloplasty

Off-Pump Bypass Surgery (Beating-Heart Bypass)

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass

Paravalvular Leak Repair

Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defects Treatments

Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure

Percutaneous Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

Pericardiocentesis

Pericardiotomy

Pleurectomy

Prosthetic Heart Valves

Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation

Pulmonary Clearance For Surgery

Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Pulmonary Valve Repair and Replacement

Pulmonic Valve Replacement

Reoperative Cardiac Surgery

Replacement Of Heart Valve

Robotic Heart Surgery

Robotic Lung Surgery

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

Ross-Konno Procedure

Septal Myectomy

Surgical Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation

Thoracic Aneurysm Repair

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

Thrombectomy

Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair

Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR)

Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement

Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization

Tricuspid Valve Repair

Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Tube Pericardiostomy

Valve Sparing Surgery

Valve Sparing or Valve Preserving Surgery (Reimplantation Surgery)

Valvuloplasty

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)

Ventricular Septal Defect Repair

Education

Fellowship Program:Stanford University School of Medicine (2019)

Fellowship Program:Sanford University Medical Center (2019)

Fellowship Program:Stanford University Medical Center (2019)

Residency Program:Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2017)

Medical School:University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2009)

Member of Medical Staff