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Alan Cohen, MD

Alan Cohen, MD

Dr. Cohen is the director of the Johns Hopkins Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He treats all pediatric patients, with a focus on brain tumors. Dr. Cohen sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center’s Neurosciences Clinic.

Dr. Cohen is a leader in developing minimally invasive techniques to enhance the safety and efficacy of selected pediatric neurosurgical procedures. He serves as Director of the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Laboratory at Johns Hopkins and directs the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship.  His lab focuses on developing novel instruments and surgical approaches. He has authored 190 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and published two textbooks.  He has given approximately 330 national and international presentations and has been an invited visiting professor at 50 medical centers.

He is past president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons and the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery.  He is past vice president of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and a past director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and a current director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery.

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Case Presentation: Ganglioglioma Brain Tumor Video

Case Presentation: Ganglioglioma Brain Tumor

Alan Cohen, director of Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgery, shares the case of a 12-year-old boy who had a generalized seizure that led him to the emergency room. An MRI showed a tumor in the left parietal lobe of the brain.

Case Presentation: Pediatric Intracranial Epidural Hematoma Video

Case Presentation: Pediatric Intracranial Epidural Hematoma

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Case Presentation: Spinal Epidermoid Tumor Video

Case Presentation: Spinal Epidermoid Tumor

A 6-year-old girl was unable to walk due to pain in her back. After she was taken to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, imaging showed a large mass filling the spinal canal and pushing out the spinal roots at L4–L5.

Case Presentation: Resection of Large Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor Video

Case Presentation: Resection of Large Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor

Director of pediatric neurosurgery, Alan Cohen, discusses the case of a previously healthy 8-year-old boy who presented with progressive hip, back and leg pain as well as bladder and bowel dysfunction.

Latest Options for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors Video

Latest Options for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Pediatric neurosurgeon Alan Cohen, M.D., chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, discusses the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric brain tumors, including minimally invasive surgery and genetic profiling.

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