Dr. Cohen is from St. Louis, Missouri. She came to the Washington, DC area in 1993 to attend Georgetown University where she received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She worked as a paralegal for two years and during that time was exposed to dentistry after meeting persuasive and excited members of the profession. She then attended the University of Maryland College of Dentistry and graduated in 2003. She was third in her class, graduated Magna Cum Laude and received numerous clinical and academic awards, including being inducted into the dental honor society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She subsequently received her Oral and Maxillofacial surgery training at the Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Cohen was trained extensively in dentoalveolar, trauma, reconstructive, oral pathology, orthognathic and dental implant surgeries. She served as Chief Resident during her last year and completed the program in 2007. Also in 2007, she accompanied Dr. Stark to Cambodia to aid in the treatment of craniofacial anomalies at the Angkor Hospital for Children.She is now an attending at the Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Cohen is board certified and has been a member of Maryland Oral Surgery Associates since 2007.Dr. Cohen is an active member of several organizations, including the American Association of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and the National Dental Association. She serves on the executive board of the Southern Maryland Dental Association and the Greater Washington Academy of Women Dentists.Dr. Cohen resides in Washington, DC with her husband and their two young children.