Jason E. Cohen, MD

Professional Experience

• 2025–
  Interventional Pain Physician
  Axis Pain Group, Downey, CA
• 2023–2025
  Interventional Pain Physician
  Pain Management and Injury Relief, Thousand Oaks, CA

Honors & Awards

• 2017
  Distinction in Research — Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• 2015
  Best Paper Award, Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Global Forum — Analysis of 10 Best and 10 Worst Functional Outcomes of CMIS Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity
• 2012
  Distinction in Major — University of California Santa Barbara

Academic Research Appointments

• 2016–2017
  Research Assistant to Dr. Neel Anand, MD — Chair of Spinal Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• 2010–2012
  Research Assistant to Dr. Steven Fisher, PhD — Chair and Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, UC Santa Barbara

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Anand N, Cohen RB, Cohen JE, et al. “The Influence of Lordotic Cages on Creating Sagittal Balance in the CMIS Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity.” International Journal of Spine Surgery. 11(3):183–192. June 2017. DOI: 10.14444/4023. PMID: 28765807.
2. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, et al. “Comparison of a Newer Versus Older Protocol for Circumferential Minimally Invasive Surgical (CMIS) Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) — Evolution Over a 10-Year Experience.” Spine Deformity. 5:213–223. May 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2016.12.005. PMID: 28449965.
3. Anand N, Cohen RB, Cohen JE, et al. & International Spine Study Group. “Comparison of early and late complications after circumferential minimally invasive and hybrid surgery for adult spinal deformity.” Annals of Orthopedics and Rheumatology. 4(3):1075. October 2016.
4. Anand N, Alayan A, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, et al. “Clinical and Radiological Fate of the Lumbosacral Junction Following ALIF vs. AxiaLIF at the Bottom of a Long Construct in CMIS Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity.” Neurosurgical Focus. June 2018.

Book Chapters

1. Cohen JE, Doshi AH. “Chapter 60 — Optimal Postoperative Analgesia for the Opiate-Naïve Patient.” In: Fleisher LA, ed. Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology (4th ed.). Elsevier, 2023:533–541.
2. Anand N, Perri B, Cohen JE, et al. “Chapter 14: Posterior Cervical Osteotomy Techniques.” Spine Surgery, 3e. Elsevier Medical Publishing, Philadelphia.
3. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB. “Thoracolumbar Deformity Complication: Quadriceps Palsy.” In: Mummaneni PV, Park P, Kanter AS, Crawford CH III, Glassman SD, eds. Spinal Deformity: A Case-Based Approach to Managing and Avoiding Complications. Springer Publishing, New York.
4. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB. “Chapter 12: Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion.” In: Manjila SV, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP, eds. Modern Techniques in Lumbar Interbody Fusion 1e. Elsevier Medical Publishing, Philadelphia.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Abstracts

1. Cohen JE, Awad N, Deutsch E, Choudry R. “Revisiting Lumbar Sympathectomy in Unreconstructable Peripheral Artery Disease.” Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS), Boca Raton, FL, March 16–20, 2019.
2. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, et al. “Clinical and Radiological Fate of the Lumbosacral Junction Following ALIF vs. AxiaLIF at the bottom of a long construct in CMIS treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity.” AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2017.
3. Anand N, Cohen RB, Cohen JE, et al. “Does Obesity Affect Outcomes of Patients Undergoing CMIS Correction of ASD?” ISASS, Boca Raton, FL, April 2017.
4. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, et al. “Minimal Clinical Important Difference (MCID) in Patients Undergoing CMIS Correction of ASD.” ISASS, Boca Raton, FL, April 2017.
5. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, et al. “Outcome Predictors with CMIS Correction of ASD — A Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis.” ISASS, Boca Raton, FL, April 2017.
6. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, Khandehroo B, Baron E, Kahwaty S. “Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) Based on Upper-Instrumented Vertebrae in CMIS Correction of ASD.” NASS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 2016.
7. Anand N, Cohen JE, Cohen RB, et al. “Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) in Patients Undergoing cMIS for Adult Spine Deformity — A 7-Year Experience.” ISASS, Las Vegas, NV, April 2016.
8. Anand N, Khandehroo B, Cohen JE, Cohen R, Kahwaty S, Baron E. “Does Poor Post-op Sagittal Vertical Alignment Correlate with Poor Functional Outcomes in CMIS Correction of ASD?” ISASS, Las Vegas, NV, April 2016.
9. Anand N, Khandehroo B, Cohen R, Cohen JE, Kahwaty S, Baron E. “Analysis of Actual Segmental Lordosis Obtained with Lordotic and Hyperlordotic Lateral Cages — Analysis of 172 Levels.” ISASS, Las Vegas, NV, April 2016.
10. Anand N, Cohen R, Cohen JE, Khandehroo B, Baron E, Kahwaty S. “Analysis of the 10 Best and 10 Worst Functional Outcomes of CMIS Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity.” SMISS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November 2015.