MSK head & neck surgeon Marc Cohen

Marc A. Cohen, MD, MPH

Head and Neck Surgeon

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Head and neck cancers
  • Pituitary and skull base tumors
  • Thyroid cancer and conditions

My Specialties

  • Minimally invasive surgery
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Dr. Cohen's Office Information
Languages: English
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Get to Know Me

I am a surgeon who cares for people with cancerous and noncancerous tumors of the head and neck and skull base.

I am dedicated to the pursuit of curing cancer and giving my patients the best care and quality of life possible. Having gone through serious medical challenges with my own family, I understand the importance of considering all aspects of a cancer diagnosis. Providers need to be sensitive to every issue that impacts patients. I hope that my patients see me as someone who cares about them and their families as people.

As part of MSK’s skull base tumor team, I perform more than 250 procedures each year. I work with many kinds of experts to treat skull base tumors such as sinus cancers; pituitary adenomas (tumors of the pituitary gland); meningiomas and craniopharyngiomas (brain tumors), and chordomas (tumors of the bones of the skull and spine). In addition, I treat people with head and neck cancer and thyroid cancer.

When surgery is necessary, I work with neurosurgeons and fellow head and neck surgeons to remove tumors. Whenever possible, we use minimally invasive surgical techniques to lessen damage to normal tissue. This helps us limit unwanted side effects of cancer treatment.

My research focuses on patients’ outcomes after treatment for head and neck and skull base tumors. I am specifically interested in studying quality of life following minimally invasive and endoscopic surgeries. I believe we need to focus on cancer treatments that offer the potential for the fewest possible side effects.

When I am not in the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my family, eating pizza, hiking, and listening to 90s alternative playlists.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a head and neck surgeon, which is a doctor with special training in surgery on the head and neck. This includes the larynx, lips, mouth, nose, salivary glands, and throat.

  • Surgical Director, Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor Center
  • Medical Director, Patient Access Services (PAS)
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Head and neck cancers
  • Pituitary and skull base tumors
  • Thyroid cancer and conditions
  • Mouth (oral) cancer
  • Salivary gland tumors

My Specialties

  • Minimally invasive surgery
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of Pennsylvania

Residencies

  • Otolaryngology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Fellowships

  • Head and Neck Surgery and Reconstruction - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Board Certifications

  • Head and Neck Surgery

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2025)
  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2024)
  • Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
  • Robert Maxwell Byers Award for Most Influential Clinical Manuscript at American Head and Neck Society Meeting (2010)
  • Malcom Schvey Award for Excellence in Teaching (2014)
  • James Moore Clinical Scholar Award (2015)

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Contact and Location

Dr. Cohen sees patients at one location.

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New York, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065
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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Marc A. Cohen discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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