Debbie Cohen, MBBCH
Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Hypertension Programs , Renal Division
Director, Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Program, Hospital of the University Of Pennsylvania
Director of Clinical Research Renal Division, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
One Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156627544
Email:
debbie.cohen@uphs.upenn.edu
debbie.cohen@uphs.upenn.edu
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Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Penn Medicine’s Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Penn Medicine’s Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
Education:
MBBCH ( )
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1990.
Permanent linkMBBCH ( )
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1990.
Description of Research Expertise
complex hypertension, adrenal hypertension, pheochromocytoma, chronic kidney diseaseDescription of Clinical Expertise
Chronic kidney disease, complex hypertension, pheochromocytoma,paraganglioma, adrenal hypertension and renovascular hypertensionSelected Publications
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 Jun 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, May 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): 1813-1823, May 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 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): 993-1005, Apr 2025.
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. Apr 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. Apr 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. Mar 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. Mar 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), Mar 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): 129-138, Feb 2025.