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Joshua Cohen, MD, Endocrinology, Potomac, MD

JoshuaL.CohenMD

Endocrinology Potomac, MD

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

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

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1983 - 1985
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1981 - 1983
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
  • VA Medical Center (Ann Arbor MI)
    VA Medical Center (Ann Arbor MI)1978 - 1979
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Medical Scientist Training, 1970 - 1978
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1978, MD
  • New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
    New York University Graduate School of Arts and SciencesMS, Basic Medical Science, Physiology, 1975
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Chemistry, 1970

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1985 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1982 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Physicians, 1991
  • Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemistry Honor Society, 1969
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Determination of sedimentation potentials of canine erythrocytes.  
    Cohen JL, Srinivasan S and Sawyer PN, Arch Biochem
  • A maximum likelihood method for estimating the disease predisposition of heterozygotes.  
    Swift M, Cohen JL and Pinkham R, Amer J Hum Genet
  • Potentiation of muscle contraction by a serotonergic neuron: a possible modulatory function of the metacerebral cell of Aplysia.  
    Weiss KR, Cohen JL and Kupfermann I, Brain Res
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Prevalence of microalbuminuria and its relationship to non-traditional risk factors in recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: observations from the ADOPT study.
    Viberti G, Freed M, Holman R, Lachin J, Heise M, The ADOPT Study Group, American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions
  • 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
  • The influence of dopamine receptor DRDR2 genotype on dietary treatment efficacy in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
    Barnard ND, Noble EP, Ritchie T, Cohen J, et al, American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions
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Lectures

  • Applications of a Biotinylated TSH Derivative. 
    Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Endocrinology, Research Conference
  • Evaluation of the Solitary Thyroid Nodule. 
    Department of Health Care Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center
  • Graves Disease. 
    George Washington University Department of Medicine
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