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Mitchell Cohen, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Fairfax, VA

MitchellIraCohenMD

Pediatric Cardiology Fairfax, VA

Pediatric Electrophysiology

Co-Director Heart Center and Chief Pediatric Cardiology: Inova Children's Hospital Vice Chair of Pediatrics

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  • Office

    8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr
    400
    Fairfax, VA 22031
    Phone+1 703-573-0504
    Fax+1 703-573-4856

Summary

  • Mitchell Cohen MD FACC FHRS is the current Co-Director of the Heart Center and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Inova LJ Murphy Children's Hospital.

    Dr Cohen's interests include the management of cardiac arrhythmias including WPW and other causes of SVT in children and adolescents. He performs electrophysiology studies and ablation procedures as well as pacemaker and ICD implantation and follow-up. Dr Cohen specializes in adult congenital heart disease. Dr Cohen has performed more than 4,000 pediatric electrophysiology studies and ablations.

    He has been actively involved for more than 25 years in the awareness and prevention of sudden cardiac death in children related to hereditary arrhythmias such as Long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, CPVT, and ARVD.

    Dr. Cohen works jointly at the Inova Heart & Vascular Institute with genetic counselors and basic scientists and is actively involved in using personalized genomes to best treat individual patients and their families.

    Dr. Cohen is a Past-President of the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and local scientific advisor to SADS (Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation. He is the current Scientific Program Chair for the 2023 World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.

    Dr. Cohen has been a co-author on 5 national and international guidelines on the following topics: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, adult congenital heart disease, and syncope. He has published more than100 papers and is the Associate Editor of two prominent pediatric cardiology journals.
  • Meet Dr. Mitchell Cohen, MD, with Inova Children's Electrophysiology

    Schedule an appointment or learn more about Dr. Cohen: https://www.inova.org/Physician_Directory/Mitchell-Ira-Cohen-MD/825816 or call the office at 703-942-8300

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Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1994 - 1998
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2002 - 2019
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2014 - 2018
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1991 - 2010
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Adult Congenital Heart DiseaseACHD (ABIM & ABP)
  • Heart Rhythm SocietyFHRS
  • International Board of Heart Rhythm ExaminersIBHRE (CIED & EP)

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Riata Lead Failure in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients  
    Martin J LaPage, Christina Y Miyake, Mitchell Cohen, Douglas Y Mah, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
  • Pediatric Arrhythmias Life-Threatening Event Risk in Children with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: A Multicenter International Study  
    Susan P Etheridge, Anne M Dubin, Stephen P Seslar, Shaji Menon, Peter F Aziz, Jeremy P Moore, Zebulon Z Spector, Ian H Law, Scott R Ceresnak, Kara S Motonaga, James C ..., ScienceDirect
  • The Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Findings from an International Multicentre Registry  
    Prince J Kannankeril, Kathryn K Collins, Christopher L Johnsrude, Susan P Etheridge, Jack C Salerno, Jeffrey M Vinocur, Joel D Temple, Yung R Lau, Martin J LaPage, Mit..., EP Europace

Press Mentions

  • Inova Health System Launches Inova Children’s Cardiology
    Inova Health System Launches Inova Children’s CardiologyApril 5th, 2022

Committees

  • Pediatric Representative, American College of Cardiology Clinical Arrhythmia 2020 - Present
  • Scientific Program Chair, World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery (2023) 2018 - Present
  • Pediatric Co-Program Chair, Scientific Committee, Heart Rhythm Society 2017 - Present
  • Scientific Clinical Documents Committee, Heart Rhythm Society 2011 - 2016

Professional Memberships