Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Jordana B. Cohen, MD, MSCE
5.0
(57)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2638

About me

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

I am a nephrologist and clinical researcher. My primary focuses are in the management of complex hypertension, secondary hypertension, and chronic kidney disease.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
  • Residency: Boston Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

57 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.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
great physician and knowledge of my medical condition.
March 2025
5.0
5.0
her knowledge and understanding of my health condition was very evident.
February 2025
5.0
5.0
caring
February 2025
5.0
5.0
she on time, she isn't standoffish.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

My research

Cohen JB Rethinking Confirmatory Testing in Primary Aldosteronism , Ann Intern Med., Online ahead of print: 2025

Shulman R, Yang W, Cohen DL, Reese PP, Cohen JB Cardiac Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors in Nonproteinuric CKD , Hypertension., 81(10): 2024,2082-2090

Passman J, Wall-Wieler E, Liu Y, Zheng F, Cohen JB Antihypertensive Medication Use Trajectories after Bariatric Surgery: A Matched Cohort Study , Hypertension., 81(8): 2024,1737-1746

Cohen JB, Juraschek SP Making Sense of Individual Responses to Sodium Reduction , JAMA., 330(23): 2023,2251-2252

Cohen DL, Wachtel H, Vaidya A, Hundemer GL, Tezuka Y, Davio A, Turcu AF, Cohen JB Primary Aldosteronism in Chronic Kidney Disease: Blood Pressure Control and Kidney and Cardiovascular Outcomes After Surgical vs. Medical Management , Hypertension., 80(10): 2023,2187-2195

Cohen JB, Brown NJ, Brown S-A, Dent S, van Dorst DCH, Herrmann SM, Lang NN, Oudit GY, Touyz RM Cancer Therapy-Related Hypertension: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association , Hypertension., 80(3): 2023,e46-e57

Cohen JB, Mitchell GF, Gill D, Burgess S, Rahman M, Hanff T, Ramachandran VS, Mutalik K, Townsend RR, Chirinos JA Arterial Stiffness and Diabetes Mellitus Risk in the Framingham Heart Study and United Kingdom Biobank , Circ Res., 131(6): 2022,545-554

Cohen JB, Marcum ZA, Zhang C, Derington CG, Greene TH, Ghazi L, Herrick JS, King JB, Cheung AK, Bryan N, Supiano MA, Sonnen JA, Weintraub WS, Scharfstein D, Williamson J, Pajewski NM, Bress AP Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Probable Dementia in New Users of Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) , JAMA Netw Open., 5(7): 2022,e2220680

Cohen JB, Brady TM Validation of Blood Pressure Device Accuracy: When the Bottom Line is Not Enough , Circulation., 145(2): 2022,94-96

Cohen JB, Cohen DL, Herman DS, Leppert JT, Byrd JB, Bhalla V Testing for Primary Aldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use Among US Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study , Ann Intern Med., 174(3): 2021,289-297

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