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Dr. Joshua Cohen specializes in Surgical Oncology

Joshua Cohen, MD

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Joshua Cohen, MD, specializes in Surgical Oncology with a focus in treating appendix cancer and HIPEC, gastric cancer, sarcoma, melanoma, metastatic colon cancer, pancreas cancer, biliary cancers, liver tumors, and peritoneal mesothelioma.

Dr. Cohen completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester in 2011. He then earned his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2016. He went on to the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University for continued training in the General Surgery Residency Program. He completed this in 2023, including a Research Fellowship at Brown’s Division of Surgical Research between 2018-2020. He completed his fellowship training in Complex General Surgical Oncology in 2025 at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Specialties

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery

Education:
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Residency:
General Surgery - The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Fellowship:
Complex General Surgical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Surgical Research - The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Memberships in Societies:
American College of Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery - Candidate Member
Society of Surgical Oncology - Resident Member

Hospital Affiliations:
Rhode Island Hospital

Areas of Expertise:
Appendix Cancer and HIPEC
Gastric Cancer
Sarcoma
Melanoma
Metastatic Colon Cancer
Pancreas Cancer
Biliary Cancers
Liver Tumors
Peritoneal Mesothelioma

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PUBLICATIONS

Dang TT, Thai AV, Cohen JT, Slosberg JE, Siniakowicz K, Doloff JC, Ma M, Hollister-Lock J, Tang KM, Gu Z, Cheng H, Weir GC, Langer R, Anderson DG. Enhanced Function of Immuno-Isolated Islets in Diabetes Therapy By Co-Encapsulation With an Anti-Inflammatory Drug. Biomaterials. 2013, Jul; 34(23): 5792-5801.
Ma M, Chiu A, Sahay G, Doloff JC, Dholakia N, Takarar R, Cohen JT, Vegas A, Chen D, Bratlie KM, Dang T, York RK, Hollister-Lock, J, Weir GC, Anderson DG. Core-shell Hydrogel Microcapsules for Improved Islets Encapsulation. Advanced Health Care Materials. 2013, May; 2(5): 667-672.
Vegas A, Veiseh O, Doloff J, Ma M, Tam HH, Bratlie K, Li J, Bader A, Langan E, Olejnik K, Fenton P, Kang JW, Hollister-Lock J, Bochenek M, Chiu A, Siebert S, Tang K, Jhunjhunwala S, Aresta-Dasilva S, Dholakia N, Thakrar R, Vietti T, Chen M, Cohen JT, Siniakowicz K, Qi M, McGarrigle J, Graham AC, Lyle S, Harlan DM, Greiner DL, Oberholzer J, Weir GC, Langer R, Anderson DG. Combinatorial Development of Hydrogels that Mitigate the Foreign Body Response in Primates. Nature Biotechnology. 2016 Mar; 34(3): 345-352.
Cohen JT, LaFemina J, Walter O, Meunier R, Karam A, Yates J. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Hepatic Hemangioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2016 Sep; 24(6): 552-555.
Lee K, Cohen JT, Wilson ZS, Zhao R, Lomas-Neira J, Chung C, Chen Y, Jamieson AM, Ayala A, Lefort CT. Hemorrhage Attenuates Neutrophil Recruitment in Response to Secondary Respiratory Infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Shock. 2018 Nov; 52(5): 506-512.
Cohen JT, Charpentier KP, Beard RE. An Update on Iatrogenic Biliary Injuries: Identification, Classification, and Management. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2019 Apr; 99: 283-299.
Blakely AM, Cohen JT, Comissiong DS, Vezeridis MP, Miner TJ. Prognosis and Management of Thick and Ultra-Thick Melanoma. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019 Nov; 42:824-829.
Cohen JT and Miner TJ. Patient Selection in Palliative Surgery: Defining Value. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2019 July; 120(1): 35-44.
Cohen JT, Miner TJ, Vezeridis MP. Is the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio a useful prognostic indicator in melanoma patients?. Melanoma Management. 2020 Aug; 7(3).
Cohen JT, Hyska-Campbel M, Alexander AL, Wu EY, Perara PN, Beard RE. Pancreatic intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm recurrence requiring completion pancreatectomy: a case report and literature review. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2020 Oct; 76: 492-496.
Cohen JT, Danise M, Machan JT, Zhao R, Lefort CT. Murine Myeloid Progenitors Attenuate Immune Dysfunction Induced by Hemorrhagic Shock. Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Feb; 16(2): 324-336.
Cohen JT, Fallon EA, Charpentier KP, Cioffi WG, Miner TJ. Improving the Value of Palliative Surgery by Optimizing Patient Selection. American Journal of Surgery. 2021 May; 221(5):1018-1023.
Cohen JT, Charpentier KP, Miner TJ, Cioffi WG, Beard RE. Persistent Lymphopenia Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy is Associated with Pancreatic Fistula Formation. Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 2021 May; 25(2): 242-250.
Cohen JT and Miner TJ. Who decides when palliative surgery is justifiable? AMA Journal of Ethics. 2021 Oct; 23(10): E761-765.
Cohen JT, Danise M, Hinman KD, Neumann BM, Johnson R, Wilson ZS, Chorzalska A, Dubielecka PM, Lefort CT. Engraftment, fate, and function of HoxB8-conditional neutrophil progenitors in the unconditioned murine host. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2022 Jan; 10: Epub.
Cohen JT, Beard RE, Cioffi WG, Miner TJ. Was it worth it?: A critical evaluation of a novel outcome measure in oncologic palliative surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2023 Jun; 236(6):1156-1162.
Hinman KD, Laforce-Nesbitt SS, Cohen JT, Mundy M, Bliss JM, Horswill AR, Lefort CT. Bi-Fluorescent S. aureus infection enables single cell analysis of intracellular killing in vivo. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023 Jan; 14: Epub.
Cohen JT, Miner TJ. Additional resources are required in the care of complex palliative patients.  Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2023 Sep; 12(5): 872-874.
Shin J, Perati, S, Cohen JT, Miner TJ. The appropriate use of gastrostomy tubes in palliative surgery.  Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2024 Sep; in-press.

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