The Physicians of POA

Jason D. Cohen, MD, FACS

Biography

Dr. Cohen is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and has been practicing orthopaedic surgery since 1999. He completed medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. He then went on to the prestigious Maryland Scoliosis and Spine Center to complete a fellowship in Spinal Surgery under Dr. Paul McAfee.

Dr. Cohen is a valuable member of this practice. He directs the Professional Spine and Scoliosis team, here at Professional Orthopaedic Associates, to address the needs of all of his patients. He dedicates himself to learning the most effective treatments to ensure the best treatment options are available to all patients. He specializes in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar problems including sciatica, scoliosis, herniated discs and spinal reconstructive surgery.

In addition, Dr. Cohen is an Assistant Program director for the Residency program at Monmouth Medical Center where he was awarded the “APPLE” award for teaching excellence in 2003. Since 2008 he has also been the Chairman of the Department of Orthopeadic Surgery at MMC.

Education

• 1986-1990 - B.S. Biology at Lafayette College in Easton, PA
• 1990-1994 - M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY
  

Medical Training

• 1994-1995 - Internship - General Surgery
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
• 1995-1999 - Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
• 1999-2000 - Fellowship - Spinal Surgery, Dr. Paul McAfee and Dr. Ira Fedder
  Maryland Scoliosis and Spine Center, Baltimore, MD

Affiliations

• 2001 - Present - Member of Acedemic Committee
  Administration of Education and Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Program
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch,. NJ

Research

• Posteriolateral Spinal Arthrodesis Using Osteogenic Protein-1: An In-VIVO Time  Course Study Using a Canine Model. Cunningham, BW., Shirmamoto, N., Dmitriev, AE., Catino, MA., Cohen, JD., Fedder, IL., and McAfee, PC.
• Histiologic Study of Endochondral Ossification of the Growth Plate
  Cohen, J.D., Rosenberg, L.
• Ligamentum Teres Avulsion: A Case Report
  Torpey, B.M., McFarland, E.G., Perezous, K., Cohen, J.D.
• A Randomized, Open-Label Parallel Group Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Lovenox Injection vs. Coumadin (Adjusted Dose Warfarin) in the Prevention of Thromboembolic Disease Following Hip Replacement Surgery. Multicenter Study
  Gentile, D.R., Cohen, J.D., Absatz, M.G.
• Supracondylar Fracture and the Use of an Angiocath Needle to Protect the Ulnar Nerve
  Faierman, E., Cohen, J.D., Sanderson, R.A.
• Patella Tracking in Total Knee Replacement: The Need for Lateral Release (Presented - Zimmer Total Knee Symposium, New Jersey, 1998)
  Cohen, J.D., Absatz, M.G.
• A Case Report: Extranodal Mantle Cell Lymphoma Presenting at a Posterior Iliac Crest Bone Graft Site
  Cohen, J.D., Bade, H.A. III

Publications and Presentations

• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) Grafting Cylinder Cages  Anterior Approach in Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. Cohen, JD and McAfee, PC. Section 82, P 197-198. Thieme Medical Publishers  2003.
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) Grafting Cylinder Cages Lateral Approach in Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. Cohen, JD and McAfee, PC.  Section 83, P 198-201. Thieme Medical Publishers  2003.
• Anterior Fibular Strut Grafting (Spondylolisthesis) in Spine Surgery Tricks of the Trade Cohen, JD and McAfee, PC. Section 84, P-202- 204. Thieme Medical Publishers  2003.
• Anterior cervical decompression and fusion with plate fixation in an ambulatory surgery center in North American Spine Society Journal. Jonathan Stieber, M.D., Kevin Brown, PA-C, Gordon Donald, M.D.., Jason D. Cohen, M.D. Sept/Oct., 2003 Volume 3 Number 5S P151-152.
• Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion with Plate Fixation in a Ambulatory Surgery Center.
  Stieber JR , Brown K , Donald GD, Cohen JD. The Spine Journal 5:503-507 , 2005.
• Intradiscal Pressure Monitoring in the Cervical Spine. Menkowitz MS, Stieber JR, Wenokor C, Cohen JD, Donald GD, Cresanti-Daknis CB. Pain Physician 8:163-166, 2005.
• The Manubrium as an External Guide for Centralizing Anterior Cervical Plates: Technique and Initial Experience. Chin KR, Stieber JR, Mehta S, Cohen, JD, Auerbach JD Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Feb 26
• 1991 - "Carbonic Anhydrase Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Fluorogenic Esterase Substrates", Cohen, J. D., Husic, H.D. Phytochemical Analysis. Vol 2 60-64