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Joshua G. Cohen,

Gynecologic Oncologist

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Location
City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center
1000 Five Point
Irvine, CA 92618
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Gynecologic Oncology Certification
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Certification
Degrees
  • 2007, M.D., Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University — Chicago, IL

  • 2002, B.A., Political Science, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University — Evanston, IL

Fellowship
  • 2020-2021, Fellowship, Medical Education, University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA
  • 2011-2014, Fellowship, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, CA
  • 2010, The Felix Rutledge Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, TX
  • 2005-2006, Fellowship, Clinical Research Training Program, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute — Bethesda, MD
  • 2003, Summer Research Fellowship Program, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute — Bethesda, MD
Residency
  • 2008-2011, Residency, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, CA
Internship
  • 2007-2008, Internship, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, CA
Professional Experience
  • 2022-present, Medical Director, Gynecologic Cancer Program, and Associate Clinical Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, City of Hope Orange County — Irvine, CA
  • 2020-2022, Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA Medical Center — Los Angeles, CA
  • 2014-2020, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Medical Center — Los Angeles, CA
  • 2015-2022, Staff Member, Los Robles Medical Center — Thousand Oaks, CA
  • 2015-2022, Staff Member, Providence Saint John’s Medical Center — Santa Monica, CA
Academic Appointments
  • Medical Director, Gynecologic Cancer Program, City of Hope Orange County
  • Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgery
About Me

Joshua G. Cohen, M.D. is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist dedicated to offering his patients in Orange County empathy and excellence in clinical care. Dr. Cohen is an expert in the surgical cytoreduction of cancer and in the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotic surgery. He values the opportunity to perform cancer surgery and oversee systemic treatment, developing a personalized treatment plan for each patient. Dr. Cohen provides a comprehensive approach to the management of gynecologic cancers including patients with genetic predispositions to these cancers. One of Dr. Cohen’s main goals is for his patients to have the tools to be actively engaged in their medical decisions, in a supportive environment, to maximize cancer care and quality of life.

He has been recognized by Los Angeles Magazine as one of L.A.’s Top Doctors and a Southern California Super Doctor. As Medical Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Program at the Lennar Foundation Cancer Center at City of Hope Orange County, he aims to ensure patients facing ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer receive world-class care.

Dr. Cohen attended medical school at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he received multiple awards including outstanding teaching resident. He then pursued a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Cohen has led significant efforts in gynecologic cancer research and completed the Clinical Research Training Program at the National Institutes of Health, as well as the Clinical and Translational Science Institute certificate program at UCLA Medical Center.

An investigator with more than three dozen peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Cohen leads studies designed to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients facing gynecologic cancer. He joined City of Hope from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he served as gynecologic oncology fellowship program director. Dr. Cohen is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Cohen grew up in Orange County, and he considers it an honor to serve patients in the same area where he was raised. Away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and fraternal twins.

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