I found Dr. Cohen a few years ago here on Yelp. In my mid-20's, he was my first doctor I'd found "on my own." I'm no hypochondriac, however I do try to "listen" to my body. I'd see David just a few times a year and list off all the things I felt worth nothing, simply to be thorough with my doc. My favorite quality of his was not only that he'd listen to these, but he actually thought it was great that I was so proactive with my health. He's got a "concerned, charming grandfather" presence, and I always left with my ailments well-recognized. Dr. Cohen made me feel empowered, and this is what I'll miss most now that my company switched insurance carriers. read more

I feel the quality of care was rushed. I feel the VES opinions made were rushed as well

Dr. Cohen was incredibly knowledgeable and detailed in getting to know me as a patient, my symptoms, and goals of care. I've experienced other physicians who are very focused on getting to know the bare minimum while rushing through an initial appointment, however Dr. Cohen shows exceptional bedside manner and passion. read more

At first Dr. Cohen was very nice and helpful. He has a wonderful bedside manor and seems knowledgable and has an extensive vocabulary in spite of his age (he's 80+). Unfortunately, Dr. Cohen suggested that my heart issues/symptoms (chest pain, extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, etc) were solely psychological and that I'm perfectly healthy. Not true. My symptoms are very real and I'm insulted that he would accuse a patient of making it up. He is refusing my request to see a cardiologist in spite of all my symptoms and in spite of the fact that my family has a history of heart disease. It's my body, and I want to see a cardiologist! I didn't go to a doctor to have him tell me I'm crazy! I'm trying to remedy my symptoms. Highly discourage anyone from seeing him as he only touches on surface-level issues. read more

Dr. Cohen has been my internist for about 3 years and is genuinely concerned about my health. He's readily available and will sit down with a patient and offer options when need be. He will offer his point of view but he's never pushy. read more

For me, customer service and responsiveness are of paramount importance when it comes to my relationship with my physician. Dr. Cohen is a terrific doctor. He obviously knows his stuff. He is great to talk, entertaining really and takes the time to get to know you as his patient. The area that is lacking is his surrounding team members. His "bookkeeper" Ann, is a nightmare. So is his assistant, Meldrid who answers the phones and schedules appointments. I had a situation come up recently that left me very unsatisfied. Allow me to explain: I came in one day for a routine physical. This type of care is categorized as "preventative care" and therefore, covered 100% by most medical packages. Dr. Cohen has an assistant named Anne. Upon arrival to said appointment I verified with Anne the category class of my physical examination and she confirmed that the treatment would be covered by my medical insurance provider. Nearly a month later I received a bill for nearly $300! I called Anne and she told me it was between me and my insurance company. Wtf happened to not having to come out of pocket. Fair enough I thought, I called my insurance company and they informed me that the procedure was classified by the doctor as something other than "preventative care" and therefore, it was the doctor's responsibility to correct it. I followed up with my HR manager at work and she confirmed that a routine physical should be classified as "preventative care". My HR manager followed up with the the bookkepper Anne and the administrative assistant, Meldrid. They said they would look into it and attempt to solve the problem. Eventually, word got back to me from HR that the problem was solved. Whew! Frustrating I thought but not too out of the ordinary. Surely, these types of mistakes happen from time to time. I moved on. Two weeks later I received a collection notice in the mail. According to this document my payment was now over 60 days past due and if I did not pay in 10 days I would have a collection agency after me. I immediately called Dr. Cohen's infamous duo. I spoke with Meldrid who said I had to speak with Anne. Anne was either not in or busy so I would have to leave a message. I left a message for both Anne and/or Dr. Cohen to call me back. I was adamant about the fact that this was a serious matter and I would appreciate a call as soon as possible. Neither called me back. I waited 2 days, still neither called me back. Finally, I called. I spoke with the Meldrid again who, unsurprisingly deferred all blame and was absolutly no help at all. She said that she "thinks" the problem has been resolved and "not to worry about it". Well, this was news to me. It was as I told them originally; Dr. Cohen coded the treatment incorrectly. I reminded them that this was now the second time going through this time consuming and very frustrating process. Why had no one notified me to tell me this was solved? And why was I simply blown off? This made absolutely no sense and to me, was unacceptable. The ensuing conversation went something like this: "Why didn't anyone call me back on my original message?" "Well the Dr is busy (o.k. makes sense) and Anne didn't have time to call you back (doesn't make sense - isn't calling back her PRIMARY responsibility or is "bookkeeping" a task that consumes all 8-hours of her working day)." "Well then, may I speak with Anne," I asked. A minute passes while Meldrid goes to retrieve Anne. "No, she's busy." I should have known better a diligent bookkeeper doesn't have time to respond to customer calls. Needless to say I was fed up. I told the Meldrid that the service I have been receiving was way below any standard I was willing to accept and that this lack of service and poor communication would certainly have an impact on my decision to carry on as a patient of Dr. Cohen's. This was followed with a smug, "that's fine." Okay then, fine. Dr. Cohen and Company, you are dropped! No disrespect to Dr. Cohen (although you could have called me back) but your team sucks. I hope others will read this and think twice before getting involved with a good doctor who unfortunately is surrounded by a horrible team that will not return calls. Update: I called Meldrid this morning after being advised by my HR manager that it would be wise to have proof of the payment being satisfied. I asked for a document in writing that illustrated the proof of payment and I was hung-up on by Meldrid. Terrible.... read more

If you want a Doctor who is mainly interested in how much money he can make from you, this is the one for you. When I went into the emergency room because I was having a heart attack, DR. Cohen told me he wanted to be sure I would be paying his bill [since I did not have insurance] before he treated me. read more

Dr. Cohen became my primary care physician in November 2009. I was 66 years old. He gave me a physical exam at that time and recommended a multi-vitamin for the fatigue I was having. For the reasons stated below, Dr. Cohen is no longer my doctor. In May 2008, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended all persons over age 60 receive the shingles vaccine.The CDC press release stated anyone who has had chicken pox can get shingles, 95 percent of adults are at risk, and one-third of persons contracting shingles will develop serious complications. Despite the CDC recommendation, Dr. Cohen never advised me to get the shingles vaccine; nor did he even discuss the potential problem. I also had not heard of the CDC recommendation, and in August 2012, I came down with shingles. Fortunately for me, my shingles wasn't serious, but I was sick for about four weeks. According to the CDC, the shingles vaccine would have reduced my chances of contracting shingles by 64%. When I asked Dr. Cohen why he had not recommended the shingles vaccine, he said that he only made the recommendation to patients when they came in for a visit. In other words, if you were his patient and had not seen him in awhile, you are on your own. And in my case, of course, I had seen him for my physical in 2009, over one year after the CDC shingles vaccine recommendation. In addiiton, I saw him in 2011 for a neurological problem that went undiagnosed. Based on my experience, I would not recommend Dr. Cohen to anyone. And although he advertises himself as a gerontologist, I particularly would not recommend him for patients over age 60 (when various diseases become more prevalent). Dr. Cohen also did not recommend that I receive the pneumonia vaccine, which is recommended for persons over age 65. Lastly, the fatigue that I had in 2009 may have been related to the coronary artery disease (CAD) for which I was diagnosed a few months ago and received angioplasty treatment. My recent symptoms of CAD also included fatigue (and lack of stamina), but were more severe than when I saw Dr. Cohen in 2009. Since CAD symptoms are sometimes difficult to diagnose, I'm not too critical of Dr. Cohen on this issue, but maybe a more thorough doctor, particularly one who advertises himself as a gerontologist, would have ordered the tests that led to my CAD diagnosis and treatment. read more

Dr. Cohen has been my Primary Physician for decades. He is at the top of his Specialty as a Primo Internist. He never would hesitate to refer me to another Medical Doctor if my need was not within his expertise. I moved to the South East after a lifetime in San Francisco and I will be eternally grateful that he is a major reason why I am a very active 80 plus year old gent. Yes, Dr. Cohen you continue to be an extraordinary Physician, a gentleman and I will always consider you part of my extended Family. J.P. Silva read more

This guy has so much energy and passion for what he does. A truly outstanding physician and very professional.

A gentlemen who really wants to know his patients. His bedside manner is wonderful.

I would also give Dr. Cohen 10 stars if I could. In short, he is a Marcus Wellbe in the best sense of the word. Caring, treats patients like people, really listens, takes time to answer questions, provides information, explains things. I have seen him for over 17 years. One time over the Christmas holidays when his office was closed I had to call his answering service and I think he called me right back and it was probably Christmas Eve. Even then he took time to talk to me about the horrible flu I had. He is skilled, expert, and a very fine person. He is a rare, rare, find. Can't say enough about him. read more

Dr. Cohen is absolutely amazing! I've never had a doctor with such good bedside manners. He spends time with you, explains things, is very "holistic" in his approach from the perspective of not just treating one symptom, but really taking in everything about you to best determine what the issue/solution might be. Fantastic! It's obvious he cares about what he does and is passionate about doing it right. read more

If I could I will give MD Cohen 10 Starts. Everyone know that MD have hard job due to the insurance companies, most MD swamp with appoitments and over booked which cause bad service. But MD Cohen is a physician who really care and takes his time to check and explain to you what is going on. This guy turn 75 this year and he has energy of a 20 years old. He is outstanding physician that really care and truly a professional one. read more

I have been a patient of Dr. Cohen for over 15 years and he is a professional. He is truely compassionate. His assessment and dioagnostic skills are beyond reproach. I would reccomend him to anyone and often do. I feel very fortunate to have him as my doctor. read more

I really liked the way he did my pre-op physical. He was great that way, very good at what he does. However, I'm on antianxiety meds, Valium to be specific. I take very small doses, and often go without, taking none at all, or slivers of pills, down, way down below the lowest dose. He was a bit assertive about saying that he would never renew my prescription, if I asked him to. (I have a good psychiatrist, so I didn't need him for that.) But he seemed a bit doctrinaire, not knowing, in my case, my psychiatric drug use is at an all time low. He had a thing of eliminating it altogether, which is odd, because he'd had no experience with my case. Also, the front desk, whenever I would contact them, seemed to cross examine me. I've had long-term acid reflux, and sometimes, if one needs a highly-tilted bed, the best answer is an adjustable hospital bed covered by Medicare, especially with a history of ear, nose and throat problems and a ton of other complications that were very much helped when I got to borrow a friend's hospital bed. Again, a challenge from them, before even seeing me: "What makes you think you need a hospital bed? Why do you want Dr. Cohen to be your primary? Don't you already have one? Before we could prescribe anything like that, we'd need to be sure . . ." etc. So, I cancelled my appointment, because, overall, like a lot of the medical system, I, the paying customer, (and yes, he charges a solid co-pay in addition to the the insurance, so it's not like he's running a charity clinic), felt like a petitioner, like somehow I had to prove stuff to them, and then maybe they'd look at being of service to me, if they felt like it or were in the mood, or if I seemed convincing enough to them. So, I pulled back and decided that I need to shop around, like I did for my mental health care, until I find that rare provider who gets it that we and the insurers are their customers, and together we are paying doctors hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to work for us. So, I want to tell the people we pay hundreds of thousands a year to that they are our workers. We are not under cross-examination. In fact, we should cross-examine them. The money comes from us and goes to them, not the other way around. So when I go to a front desk, I don't want to be challenged like and intruder who, if he is found worthy, might be lucky enough to get the honor to pay them money. In fact, it should be more like if they serve me extra-well and are super-friendly, then maybe, if they're lucky, they'll get another chance to be paid by me. And I'm just not getting that feel from that operation there, that I am a highly-valued, paying client. read more

An amazing experience, visiting Dr. Cohen - a physician who really cares about you and actually takes time to listen. I hope I don't get sick but if I do I have complete confidence in this man. My wife got some of the best advice she's gotten in 10 years from him regarding a recurring issue that no one else figured out. I've been to Kaiser and to other well-meaning primary care docs in the Bay Area who just don't (and can't) put in the time that Dr. Cohen does. read more

I've never had a physician take so much time to explain things and respond to questions, etc. Dr. Cohen is the best, and his bedside manner really conveys his genuine enthusiasm for medicine. read more

I wish I lived in the city. I had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Cohen last year. I was having back surgery at St Francis and was going to have to have a doctor for post-op care. I met with him twice before surgery for physicals etc. I was very fortunate that my surgeon recommended him. He gave me two very thorough physicals. (One surgery had been postponed for about six months.) I was in the hospital for six days and he was there bright and early every day. Very concerned with my health, how things were going and how the hospital was treating me. He's a very warm and fuzzy guy who really cares. Not that my surgeon didn't care, but definitely not the warm and fuzzy type like Dr. Cohen. I wont give his name. Dr. L. is a great surgeon and that's what counts. In fact everybody I met in the hospital says he would be there first choice. I guess that's what separates great doctors from great surgeons. Would love to keep Dr. Cohen as my doctor. Like I said, too bad I don't live closer. read more