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Specialty:: Medicine, Medical Oncology
Internal Medicine
Department Affiliation:: Medicine
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:: A104517
Phone:: 818-271-2500
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. Melissa J. Cohen is assistant clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a board certified medical oncologist practicing at UCLA Hematology/Oncology in Westlake Village and Porter Ranch. She began her medical training at George Washington University in Washington D.C., and then moved to Denver where she completed her internal medicine residency training at the University of Colorado. In 2008, she relocated to Southern California to complete her fellowship training in both geriatrics and medical oncology at UCLA.

Her goal is to deliver individualized care of the highest quality, using state-of-the-art medical science, while focusing on all aspects of the patient's experience - physical, emotional, psychological as well as spiritual.

Links

uclahealth.org/community-cancercare
uclahealth.org/porter-ranch
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare/porter-ranch
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare/westlake-village

Primary Office: Cancer Care - Porter Ranch
Primary Address: 19950 Rinaldi Street
Suite 310
Porter Ranch, California 91326
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Phone: 818-271-2500
Fax: 818-271-2501
Secondary Office: Cancer Care - Westlake Village
Secondary Address: 1250 La Venta Drive
Suite 202
Westlake Village, California 91361
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Phone: 805-496-5153
Fax: 805-496-5202

Medical Board Certifications: Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011
Certification 2: Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
Fellowship: Medical Oncology & Geriatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 2008-2011
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2003-2005
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2002-2003
Degree: George Washington University School of Medicine, MD, 2002

Interests

General Oncology
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Research Interests

Geriatric screening and assessment in older cancer patients.

Publications

Chapters (Published)

Cohen M, Naeim A: Assessing the Older Cancer Patient. In: Hurria A, Balducci L. Geriatric Oncology: 2009; New York: Springer Science.
Cohen M, Naeim A: The Value of a Second Opinion. In: Management of the Older Cancer Patient. 2011; Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Reviews

Cohen MJ, Naeim A. Oncology. Osteoporosis, fractures, and risk of falls. 2010 Jul;24(8):752-3.
Naeim A, Cohen M: Oncology. Chemotherapy in the Elderly: Further Considerations. Jan;24(1):91-2.

Peer Reviewed

Andorsky DJ, Cohen MJ, Naeim A, Pinter-Brown L. Outcomes of auto-SCT for lymphoma in subjects aged 70 years and over. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Sep;46(9):1219-25.

Electronic Publications

ASCO University module on Cancer Care for Older Patients. Cohen, MJ, Naeim A, Reuben, D. Released August 2010.

Awards

Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2018
Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2017
Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2016

Webinar URL: Medical Education
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