Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Debbie Cohen, MD
5.0
(394)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Director, Hypertension
  • Director, Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
  • Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of the Witwatersrand School
  • Residency: Hillbrow Hospital
  • Residency: Johannesburg General Hospital/Witwatersrand University
  • Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

394 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

July 2025
5.0
5.0
she's a great doctor!
July 2025
5.0
5.0
she's very good!!
June 2025
5.0
5.0
very good visit
June 2025
5.0
5.0
Dr Cohen is the best in her field

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cohen is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Byfield RL, Zhang R, Cohen DL, Townsend R, Hossain A, Shimbo D, Cohen JB; CRIC Study Investigators. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Variability, Progression of Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort. , Am J Hypertens: 2025


McCoy IE, Yang J, Go AS, Rincon-Choles H, Taliercio J, Rosas SE, Unruh M, Shah V, Cohen DL, He J, Chen J, Sondheimer J, Parsa A, Yang W, Rao PS, Hsu CY; Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Investigators. Complex Etiologies of the Discordance Between Cystatin C- and Creatinine-Based Estimated GFR and Its Adverse Associations: Findings From the CRIC Study. , Am J Kidney Dis, 13: 2025


Laffin LJ, Kopjar B, Melgaard C, Wolski K, Ibbitson J, Bhikam S, Weir MR, Ofili EO, Mehra R, Luther JM, Cohen DL, Sarraju A, Wilkinson MJ, Flack JM, Rodman D, Nissen SE; Advance-HTN Investigators. Lorundrostat Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension. , N Engl J Med. , 392(18): 2025,1813-1823


Yao Z, Tasdighi E, Dardari ZA, Jha KK, Osuji N, Rajan T, Boakye E, Rodriguez CJ, Matsushita K, Simonsick EM, Lima JAC, Widome R, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Hall ME, Judd S, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Bhatnagar A, DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ. Differential Associations of Cigar, Pipe, and Smokeless Tobacco Use Versus Combustible Cigarette Use With Subclinical Markers of Inflammation, Thrombosis, and Atherosclerosis: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration-Tobacco Working Group. , Circulation. , 151(14): 2025,993-1005


Pan Y, Vlasschaert C, Rao V, Akwo EA, Hixson JE, Uddin M, Yu Z, Kim DK, Bick A, Kestenbaum B, Chong M, Paré G, Rauh M, Levin A, Lash JP, Kurella Tamura M, Cohen DL, He J, Hamm L, Deo R, Bhat Z, Rao P, Xie D, Natarajan P, Kelly TN, Robinson-Cohen C, Lanktree MB; Canadian Study of Prediction of Death, Dialysis and Interim Cardiovascular Events (CanPREDDICT) and Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Investigators. Association of Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential with Cardiovascular Events in Patients with CKD. , J Am Soc Nephrol. : 2025


Vlasschaert C, Pan Y, Chen J, Akwo E, Rao V, Hixson JE, Chong M, Uddin MM, Yu Z, Jiang M, Peng F, Cao S, Wang Y, Kim DK, Hung AM, He J, Tamura MK, Cohen DL, He J, Li C, Bhat Z, Rao P, Xie D, Bick AG, Kestenbaum B, Paré G, Rauh MJ, Levin A, Natarajan P, Lash JP, Zhang MZ, Harris RC Jr, Robinson-Cohen C, Lanktree MB, Kelly TN; Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Investigators. Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and Progression of CKD. , J Am Soc Nephrol. : 2025


Cohen JB, Abu Salman L, Bennett BJ, Cohen DL. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring before and after resection of catecholamine-secreting pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. , J Hum Hypertens. : 2025


McCoy IE, Go AS, Hsu JY, Zhang X, Muiru AN, Shah VO, Weir M, Rincon-Choles H, Cohen DL, Anderson A, Jaar B, Sondheimer J, Rao PS, Srivastava A, Dember L, He J, Chen J, Hsu CY; Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Investigators. Differential Impact of Hospitalization on Cystatin C- and Creatinine-Based Estimated GFR. , J Am Soc Nephrol.: 2025


Yao Z, Tasdighi E, Dardari ZA, Jha KK, Osuji N, Rajan T, Boakye E, Rodriguez CJ, Matsushita K, Simonsick EM, Lima JAC, Widome R, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Hall ME, Judd SE, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Lotufo PA, Benseñor IM, El Khoudary SR, Barinas-Mitchell E, Janssen I, Psaty BM, Eaton CB, LaMonte MJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll ES, Irvin MR, Bhatnagar A, DeFilippis AP, El-Shahaway O, Blaha MJ. Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Subclinical Markers of Cardiovascular Harm. , J Am Coll Cardiol., 85(10): 2025


Fischman CJ, Townsend RR, Cohen DL, Rahman M, Weir MR, Juraschek SP, South AM, Appel LJ, Drawz P, Cohen JB; CRIC Study Investigators. Pulse Pressure and Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes by Age in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC). , Am J Hypertens, 38(2): 2025,129-138