Biography
Jessica N. Cohan, M.D. is a general surgery research resident in the Department of Surgery and research fellow in the Institute for Health Policy Studies and is pursuing a M.A. in clinical research at UCSF. Dr. Cohan obtained a B.S. from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California and her medical degree from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.
Education
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, B.S., Microbiology, 2005
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, M.D. 2010
University of California, San Francisco, M.A., Clinical Research, Candidate 2015
Clinical Interests
General Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Program Affiliations
Department of Surgery
Institute for Health Policy Studies
Book Chapters
Cohan JN and Varma M. The Large Intestine in Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery 14th Edition
Cohan JN, Moliterno JA, Mok CL, Lavi E, Boockvar JA. Pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation with papillary features: a continuum of primary pineal tumors? Abstract and poster presentated at Weill Cornell Medical College 2010 Medical Student Research Day.
Cohan JN, Emily Nosova, Karen Chong, Hugh Alley, Christopher Owens, and S. Marlene Grenon. Depression and peripheral arterial disease: is physiology the link? Abstract presented at the 2014 J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium.
Cohan JN, Chou A, Varma MG. Male fecal incontinence: who is seeking evaluation and treatment? Abstract and poster presented at the 2014 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons annual meeting.
Chou A, Cohan JN, Varma MG. Comparison of obstructive defecation and colonic inertia subtypes in patients with constipation. Abstract and poster presented at the 2014 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons annual meeting.
Cohan JN, Chou A, Varma MG. Determinants of Poor Quality of Life in Patients with Double Incontinence. Abstract and poster presented at the 2014 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E. The Impact of Age and Frailty on Surgical Outcomes After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. Abstract and podium presentation at the 2015 Academic Surgical Congress.
In the News
Grants and Funding
Institute for Health Policy Studies Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Research Fellowship Award
American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons Resident Research Initiation Grant
Jonathan A. Showstack Career Advancement Award in Health Policy
Research Narrative
Jessica N. Cohan, M.D.'s primary research interest is the use of shared decision making in surgical patients. Other interests include studying the impact of depression on surgical outcomes, determining factors that contribute to poor quality of life in patients with pelvic floor disorders, and improving communication between surgeons and patients.
Research Interests
Shared Decision Making
Quality of Life
Surgeon-Patient Communication