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
Links
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Penn Medicine’s Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Penn Medicine’s Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
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
Shulman R, Yang W, Cohen DL, Reese PP, Cohen JB; CRIC Study Investigators. : Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes of Non-Diabetic CKD by Albuminuria Severity: Findings From the CRIC Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 84(6), Dec 2024.Hung ML, Wachtel H, Cohen DL, Fraker D, Trerotola SO. : Adrenal Vein Sampling Results and Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Nonsuppressed Plasma Renin Activity. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 35(11): 1701-1705, Nov 2024.
Shulman RS, Yang W, Cohen DL, Reese PP, Cohen JB; CRIC Study Investigators.: Cardiac Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors in Nonproteinuric CKD. Hypertension. 81(10): 2082-2090, Oct 2024.
van Rooyen D, Bandulik S, Coon G, Laukemper M, Kumar-Sinha C, Udager AM, Lee C, Wachtel H, Cohen DL, Luther JM, Giordano T, Turcu A, Warth R, Rainey WE, Rege J. : Somatic Mutations in MCOLN3 in Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas cause Primary Aldosteronism. bioRxiv Oct 2024.
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 Oct 2024.
Yang CW, Velez JCQ, Cohen DL. : Immediate-Release versus Extended-Release Tacrolimus: Comparing Blood Pressure Control in Kidney Transplant Recipients - A Retrospective Cohort Study. Nephron 22: 1-9, Sep 2024.
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, Robinson-Cohen C, Lanktree MB, Kelly TN; CRIC Study Investigators.: Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential contributes to accelerated chronic kidney disease progression. medRxiv Jun 2024.
Novick TK, Osuna-Diaz M, Appel LJ, Charleston JB, Lash JP, Meza N, Cohen DL, Allen A, Crews DC; CRIC Study Investigators. : Health-Related Social Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Kidney360 5(6): 900-902, Jun 2024.
Turcu AF, Tezuka Y, Lim JS, Salman Z, Sehgal K, Liu H, Larose S, Parksook WW, Williams TA, Cohen DL, Wachtel H, Zhang J, Dorwal P, Satoh F, Yang J, Lacroix A, Reincke M, Giordano TJ, Udager AM, Vaidya A, Rainey WE. Turcu AF, Tezuka Y, Lim JS, Salman Z, Sehgal K, Liu H, Larose S, Parksook WW, Williams TA, Cohen DL, Wachtel H, Zhang J, Dorwal P, Satoh F, Yang J, Lacroix A, Reincke M, Giordano TJ, Udager AM, Vaidya A, Rainey WE.: Multifocal, Asymmetric Bilateral Primary Aldosteronism Cannot be Excluded by Strong Adrenal Vein Sampling Lateralization: An International Retrospective Cohort Study. Hypertension 81(3): 604-613, Mar 2024.
Ghazi L, Cohen JB, Townsend RR, Drawz PE, Rahman M, Pradhan N, Cohen DL, Weir MR, Rincon-Choles H, Juraschek SP.: Orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypertension, and ambulatory blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease in CRIC. J Hypertens. 42(2): 329-336, Feb 2024.