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Joshua Cohen, MD, Endocrinology, Washington, DC

Joshua L. Cohen MD

Endocrinology•Washington, DC

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Professor of Medicine, George Washington University; Interim Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

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  • 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NWDepartment of MedicineWashington, DC 20037

  • Phone+1 202-741-3333

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1983 - 1985
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1981 - 1983
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
  • VA Medical Center (Ann Arbor MI)
    VA Medical Center (Ann Arbor MI)1978 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1985 - 2027
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1982 - 2008
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
    American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification FollowMyHealth, Jardogs, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts FollowMyHealth, Allscripts, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Preoperative parathyroid localization: Prospective evaluation of technetium 99m-sestamibi.  
    Khan A, Samtani S, Varma VJ, Frost A and Cohen JL, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
  • Lessons Learned in the Integration of a Mobile Integrated Therapy (MIT) into an Electronic Health Record (EHR).  
    Peeples, MM, Iyer AK, Cohen JL, J Diabetes Sci Technol
  • Decreases in dietary glycemic index are related to weight loss among individuals following therapeutic diets for type 2 diabetes.  
    Turner-McGrievy GM, Jenkins DJA, Neal D. Barnard ND, Cohen J, et al, J Nutrition

Books/Book Chapters

  • Advances in Thyroid Neoplasia. 
    Chapter: A molecular model of the thyrotropin receptor: experimental and human thyroid tumors with relevant defects 
    Page 23 - 27Kohn LD, Meldolesi MF, Aloj SM, Vitti P, Valente WA, Lacetti P, Cohen JL, Dianzini U and Grollman EFEditors: Andreoli M, Monaco F, and Robbins J.
  • Polypeptide Hormone Receptors. 
    Chapter: The Thyrotropin Receptor 
    Page 299 - 344Kohn LD, Aloj SM, Shifrin S, Valente WA, Weiss SJ, Vitti P, Laccetti P, Cohen JL, Rotella CM and Grollman EFEditors: Posner BI.
  • Polypeptide Hormone Receptors. 
    Chapter: The Thyrotropin Receptor 
    Page 299 - 344Kohn LD, Aloj SM, Shifrin S, Valente WA, Weiss SJ, Vitti P, Laccetti P, Cohen JL, Rotella CM and Grollman EFEditors: Posner BI.

Abstracts/Posters

  • Prevalence and clinical significance of GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase) antibodies in recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus in the ADOPT study cohort.
    Zinman B, Kahn S, Haffner S, Herman W, Heise M, O”Neill MC, The ADOPT Study Group, American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions
  • A case of hypopituitarism due to pituitary macroadenoma presenting with hyponatremia and associated with the rapid onset of steroid induced psychosis.
    Naseer HK, Cohen JL, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Meeting
  • Clinical utility of rhTSH-stimulated thyroglobulin testing without scan in the follow-up of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer.
    Wartofsky L, rhTSH-stimulated thyroglobulin testing investigators, 12th International Thyroid Congress

Lectures

  • Incretin physiology and the role of DPP 4 inhibitors in the treatment of diabetes. 
    Howard University Hospital Division of Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Washington, DC
  • A plant-based dietary intervention in type 2 diabetes. 
    Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The George Washington University Medical Center
  • Endocrine disrupters. 
    Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The George Washington University Medical Center

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