StevenPaulCohenMD

Pain Medicine, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director of Medical Education - Pain Medicine Division

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Office
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-6353

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1999 - 2000
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1990 - 1993
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2004 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2015
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2004
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014

Clinical Trials

Efficacy of Epidural Etanercept in the Treatment of Sciatica Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Placebo-Controlled Study Assessing Lateral Branch Radiofrequency Denervation for Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Randomized Study Comparing Fluoroscopically-Guided Versus Blinded Trochanteric Bursa Injections Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Efficacy and Cost: Benefit Ratio of 0, 1, and 2 Medial Branch Blocks for Lumbar Facet Joint Radiofrequency Denervation Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Specificity of Cervical Facet Medial Branch Blocks Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Improve Interventional Outcomes for Lumbosacral Radiculopathy? Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Conservative Therapy Versus Epidural Steroids for Cervical Radiculopathy Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effect of Sedation on Diagnostic Injections Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Steroids Versus Gabapentin Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Pulsed Radiofrequency vs. Steroid Injections for Occipital Neuralgia Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Medial Branch Blocks vs. Intra-articular Injections: Randomized, Controlled Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Fluoroscopically-guided Versus Landmark-guided Sacroiliac Joint Injections Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Twitching and Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Ablation Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 13
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Sub-Investigator
Lidocaine Patch for Neck Pain Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Virtual Reality as a Substitute for Procedural Sedation During Epidural Steroid Injections Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 28
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Difficult Encounters in Pain Medicine Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 10
Completed
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

61 citations
Epidural steroid injections, conservative treatment, or combination treatment for cervical radicular pain: a multicenter, randomized, comparative-effectiveness study.
Steven P. Cohen, Salim M. Hayek, Yevgeny Semenov, Paul F. Pasquina, Ronald L. White
Anesthesiology. 2014-11-01
158 citations
Sacroiliac joint pain: a comprehensive review of epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment
Steven P. Cohen, Yian Chen, Nathan J. Neufeld
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2013-01-01
746 citations
Chronic pain: an update on burden, best practices, and new advances
Steven P. Cohen, Lene Vase, William M. Hooten
Lancet. 2021-05-29

Journal Articles

Neuromodulation for Pain Treatment: Building a Foundation for Future Study
Eellan Sivanesan, Steven P Cohen, Anesthesiology

Authored Content

Neuromodulation for Pain Treatment: Building a Foundation for Future StudyJune 2020

Press Mentions

Advancing Pain Medicine Through Innovative Treatments and Precision CareAugust 20th, 2024

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pain Medicine - AAPM
Member

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/steven-cohen