Background & Specialties

Board Certification

1977- The American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Professional Background

B.S.Biology: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1977-1981.

Graduate Studies in Biochemistry: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981-1982

M.D.: Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1982-1986.

Internship: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Dept. of Surgery, 1986-1987.

Residency: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Dept. of Surgery, 1987-1989.

Residency: Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, California Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1990- 1993.

Fellowship: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Dept. of Surgery Burn Fellowship, 1989-1990.

Fellowship: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, , Houston, Texas, Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991.

Fellowship: The Buneke Clinic, Davis Medical Center, San Francisco, California, Microsurgical Replantation-Transplantation Fellowship, 1992.

Fellowship: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Division of Plastic Surgery Microvascular Surgery Fellowship, 1993-1994.

Fellowship, Corona Del Mar Plastic Surgery Center, Aesthetic Fellowship, 1994

Publications and Presentations

Cohen, M.D.: Acute care and resuscitation of the burn patient.  University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, October 1990.

Cohen, M.D.: Current Concepts in burn therapy. University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Division of Plastic Surgery, Grand Rounds, March 1990.

Partington, M.T., Cohen, M.D.: Dichromatic dissection of the facial nerve—A safe adjunct to SMAS surgery.  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1992.

Cohen, M.D.: Cancer reconstruction of the head and neck.  The Buncke Clinic Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California, Division of Microsurgical Replantation- Transplantation, June 1992.

Cohen, M.D.: Dichromatic dissection of the facial nerve—A safe adjunct to SMAS surgery.  Chief Residents Conference, San Diego, California, May 1993.

Cohen, M.D.: Plastic Surgical Concepts for the 90’s.  Harper Community College Health Care Forum, May 1995.

Cohen, M.D.: Current Trends in Treatment of Wounds- Greater Baltimore Medical Center, October 1997, 1998, 1999.

Cohen, M.D., Dellon, M.D.:  QST, Quantitative Sensory Testing, Ulnar Nerve, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Bermuda, October 1997.

Cohen, M.D., Dellon, M.D.:  Case Report- Computer- Assisted Sensorimotor Testing Documents Neural Regeneration after Ulnar Nerve Repair at the Wrist, 2001.