Education

• M.D., University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA

• B.S. (Biochemistry), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA (graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

• Foreign Exchange Student (from University of California), University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (Stanford University-Affiliated County Hospital), San Jose, CA

Fellowships

• Gastroenterology (Research - NIH Funded), Stanford University, Stanford, CA

• Gastroenterology (Clinical), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Professional Experience

• Prior Chief of Gastroenterology, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA

• Private Practice Gastroenterology: Minor & James Medical Group, Seattle, WA & Confluence Health/Wenatchee Valley Medical Group, Wenatchee, WA

Academic Appointments

• University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 1991-Present

• Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 1987-1991

Professional Organizations

• Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association

• Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology 

• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

• Pacific Northwest Gastroenterology Society

• Washington State Medical Association

Certifications

• Gastroenterology (American Board of Internal Medicine)

• Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)

Honors and Awards

• Voted by peers as one of Seattle’s Top Physicians, Seattle Magazine 

• Named by peers and independent research as a Seattle Super Doctor (superdoctors.com)

• Vitals.com Awards: Patient's Choice Award, Compassionate Doctor Recognition, On-Time Doctor Award

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Investigator Award

• Glaxo Research Institute Fellow's Award for Outstanding Research

Conditions Treated / Services Provided

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

• Swallowing problems & esophageal motility disorders

• Barrett’s Esophagus

• Celiac disease 

• Biliary tract disorders (including gallstones & bile duct problems)

• Colon cancer screening

• Constipation & diarrhea

• Diverticular disease

• Colorectal polyps (including removal of large > 2 cm colon polyps)

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Gastrointestinal bleeding

• Rectal pain

• Liver disorders

• Pancreatic disorders

• Diagnostic & Therapeutic GI procedures

Please visit cohengi.info for more information on our gastroenterologist, Mitchell L. Cohen, MD, AGAF, FACG.