Chief, Adult General Surgery

Chief, Bariatric Surgery Program

Dr. Brett Cohen is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in bariatric procedures for surgical weight loss. He earned his medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1997, and completed his residencies at Emory University Hospital in 1999, and at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2003. He completed his fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery at the University of Southern California in 2004. Dr. Cohen specializes in the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the Lap-Band, the sleeve gastrectomy procedures and the LINX procedure.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

• Bariatric Surgery
• Hernia Surgery
• Anti-Reflux GERD

Education

University Of Miami Medical School, 1997

Residency

Emory University Hospital, 1999, Surgery University Of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2003, Surgery

Fellowships

University Of Southern California, 2004, Bariatric Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Surgery-Surgery

Publications

• View Dr. Brett Cohen's publications in PubMed

Professional Organizations

• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons

Awards

• Surgeon of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), 2022
• Master Surgeon in Hernia Surgery, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), 2022