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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Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
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's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Penn Medicine’s Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
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's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
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
Owei L, Priem E, Passman JE, Zafar H, Jones LP, Nazarian M, Cohen DL, White CA, Kharlip J, Wachtel H. : From detection to diagnosis: Early outcomes of a specialized adrenal nodule clinic. Surgery. Aug 2026.Estrada-Zuniga C, Liang R, Landry B, Alvarez A, Gonzalez-Cantu H, Nascimento da Conceição V, Trevino R, Gius D, Asa SL, Powers J, Prodanov T, Vaidya A, Toledo RA, Bayley JP, Cohen DL, Tischler AS, Pacak K, Li F, Dahia PLM.: Identifying TMEM127-deficient pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas via RET overexpression by immunohistochemistry. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Jul 2026.
Dhar R, Bukhari HA, Kewalramani S, Wong C, Witzigreuter L, Rincon-Choles H, Kansal M, Hamm LL, He J, Rao P, Bhat Z, Gadegbeku C, Jaar B, Tereshchenko LG, Anderson AH, Appel LJ, Chen J, Cohen DL, Dember LM, Go AS, Lash JP, Rahman M. Automated Detection and Removal of Pacing Artifacts from ECG Signal: CRIC and Cleveland Clinic Cohorts.: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2026 Jul 24;PP. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2026.3716891. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42497052. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. Jul 2026.
Yao Z, Dardari ZA, LaMonte MJ, Matsushita K, Ballantyne CM, Lima JA, Vasan RS, Simonsick EM, Appel LJ, Cohen DL, Judd S, Cawthon PM, Shah AM, Weber BN, Cao T, Dzaye O, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Jha KK, Psaty BM, Bis JC, Olson NC, Lash JP, Cushman M, Eaton CB, Blaha MJ. : The Prognostic Value of Serum Interleukin-6 Concentrations for 9 Cardiovascular and Mortality Outcomes: The Cross Cohort Collaboration (CCC). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jul 21;88(3):282-298. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.04.015. Epub 2026 May 27. PMID: 42201287. 88(3): 282-298, Jul 2026.
Gasior JA, Ginzberg SP, Herman D, Kalva S, Wirtalla CJ, Passman JE, Cohen DL, Cohen JB, Wachtel H. : Validation of a novel risk stratification model for primary aldosteronism. Am J Surg. Jul 2026.
Pasricha SV, Cohen DL, Shulman R, Byfield R, Cohen JB; CRIC Study Investigators. : Relationship between medication class and ambulatory blood pressure profile in the chronic renal insufficiency cohort (CRIC) study. J Hum Hypertens. Jun 2026.
Laffin LJ, Wang Q, Sarraju A, Touyz RM, Schlaich MP, Cohen DL, Mahfoud F, Mitchell LM, Mitchell J, Wolski K, Dennis P, Akere A, Li W, Chen G, Cohen YZ, Kim J, Cooper CG, Ramesan P, Edelberg JM, Nissen SE; : KARDINAL Investigators. Efficacy of Tonlamarsen in Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension: The KARDINAL Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 87(18): 2508-2520, May 2026.
Sunderraj A, Cai X, Pasch A, Feinstein M, Mehta R, Srivastava A, Ricardo AC, Cohen DL, Isakova T. : Associations of calciprotein particle maturation time with echocardiographic measures in the CRIC Study. Am J Nephrol. Mar 2026.
Dardari ZA, Yao Z, Zhang J, Bakoyannis G, Nan H, Staten LK, Jha KK, Tasdighi E, Jelwan Y, Burka S, Matsushita K, Simonsick EM, Lima JAC, Psaty BM, Cohen DL, Appel LJ, Khera A, Shah AM, Hall ME, Judd SE, Cole SA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Cawthon PM, Orwoll E, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, El Khoudary SR, Thurston RC, Derby CA, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ. : Prospective Associations of Obesity and Obesity Severity With 9 Cardiovascular Outcomes: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration. Circulation. 153(10): 720-735, Mar 2026.
Blinder AR, Sapiro D, Baker JE, Qin Z, Bancos I, Lyden ML, Young WF, Wachtel H, Cohen DL, Kürzinger L, Fassnacht M, Luther JM, Williams TA, Reincke M, Turcu AF, Else T, Giordano TJ, Udager AM, Rainey WE, Nanba K. : Adrenal histologic and genetic characteristics of primary aldosteronism in late adulthood. Eur J Endocrinol. 194(2): 208-216, Feb 2026.