Jessica N. Cohan
( out of 200 reviews )

Jessica N. Cohan, MD, MAS, FACS, FASCRS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Clinic 2E, GI/Liver

    801-587-5854

  • General Surgery, Area E

    801-587-5854

  • Dr. Jessica Cohan is board-certified in both colorectal and general surgery. Her clinical practice includes the treatment of cancers of the small bowel, colon, and rectum, as well as inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, fistulas, and many other diseases of the digestive tract and anal area. She is trained in minimally invasive techniques as well as complex and revisional surgery. She believes that patients should be empowered to actively participate in their medical and surgical care because treatment is most effective when the patient and provider form a treatment team. She enjoys educating patients about their health and treatment options, developing treatment plans that center around what matters most to her patients.

    Dr. Cohan graduated summa cum laude from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Following medical school at Cornell, Dr. Cohan completed her General Surgery training at the University of California San Francisco where she was awarded the Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking and the Haile T. Debas Resident Teaching Awards. She completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Massachusetts and is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah. She treats patients at the University Hospital and the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

    Outside of work, Dr. Cohan enjoys exploring the beautiful state of Utah with her husband and daughter.

    Specialties

    • Colorectal Surgery
    • Colon and Rectal Cancer
    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's/Ulcerative Colitis
    • Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery
    • Surgery, General

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery - Primary
    Population Health Sciences - Adjunct
    Academic Divisions
    General Surgery

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 200 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

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    February 15, 2023

    She was everything I could have hoped for in a doctor to get me through this difficult time in my life.

    February 10, 2023

    Dr. Cohan is very proficient, knows my history and conditions. She is very polite and understanding.

    February 07, 2023

    She showed me the respect and validated my feelings and concerns

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  • Dr. Jessica Cohan is board-certified in both colorectal and general surgery. Her clinical practice includes the treatment of cancers of the small bowel, colon, and rectum, as well as inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, fistulas, and many other diseases of the digestive tract and anal area. She is trained in minimally invasive techniques as well as complex and revisional surgery. She believes that patients should be empowered to actively participate in their medical and surgical care because treatment is most effective when the patient and provider form a treatment team. She enjoys educating patients about their health and treatment options, developing treatment plans that center around what matters most to her patients.

    Dr. Cohan graduated summa cum laude from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Following medical school at Cornell, Dr. Cohan completed her General Surgery training at the University of California San Francisco where she was awarded the Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking and the Haile T. Debas Resident Teaching Awards. She completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Massachusetts and is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah. She treats patients at the University Hospital and the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

    Outside of work, Dr. Cohan enjoys exploring the beautiful state of Utah with her husband and daughter.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Population Health Sciences -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions
    General Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Colorectal Surgery - Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Fellow
    Health Policy - University of California, San Francisco, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Fellow
    Graduate Training Clinical Research - University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine M.A.S.
    General Surgery - University of California, San Francisco Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College M.D.
    Microbiology - California Polytechnic State University B.S.