Thyroid Surgeon for Pasadena, CA
Dr. Jason Cohen, MD, FACS is a thyroid and parathyroid surgical specialist who treats patients travelling in from Pasadena, from Old Pasadena and Bungalow Heaven to the streets around Caltech. The drive west is genuinely worth it for a surgeon whose entire practice centres on these two glands.
- Fellowship Trained at Cedars-Sinai
- Founder of the Surgery Group of LA
- Over 95% Success in Primary Hyperparathyroidism Surgery
Why Pasadena Patients Choose Dr. Cohen
- Board certified surgical oncologist and general surgeon
- Minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy
- Intraoperative PTH and vocal cord nerve monitoring
- Virtual follow up visits so the drive west happens rarely
Why Pasadena Patients Travel for Thyroid Surgery
Pasadena is well served for general medicine, yet thyroid and parathyroid surgery is a specialty where the number of cases a surgeon handles genuinely changes outcomes. Patients come from Old Pasadena, from the craftsman streets of Bungalow Heaven, and from the neighbourhoods near Caltech and Huntington Hospital.
The usual route in is a referral: an endocrinologist finds a nodule on ultrasound, or a physician notices a calcium level that has been quietly abnormal for years. Dr. Cohen reviews the imaging, bloodwork, and biopsy findings himself and gives a straight assessment.
Because most Pasadena patients are making a real journey, the first visit is built to be worth it. Send records ahead and the consultation starts with answers. If surgery is not needed, you will be told that clearly rather than strung along.
Specialist Surgery for the Thyroid and Parathyroid
Every operation below is performed by Dr. Cohen personally, from monitoring a small nodule to managing thyroid cancer with neck dissection.
Thyroidectomy
Surgery for thyroid cancer, stubborn nodules, and goiters that have outgrown watchful waiting.
Learn More →Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery with intraoperative confirmation before you wake up.
Learn More →Parathyroid Adenoma Removal
Removal of the one misbehaving gland, leaving the healthy three to carry on their work.
Learn More →Thyroid Cancer
Expert management of papillary, follicular, and medullary thyroid cancer, including node dissection.
Learn More →Thyroid Nodules
A clear read on your ultrasound and biopsy, and a straight answer on what happens next.
Learn More →Goiter
Surgical relief when an enlarged thyroid begins to interfere with everyday comfort.
Learn More →Why the Drive West Makes Sense
Technique Built Around the Scar
Robotic and minimally invasive methods let Dr. Cohen keep incisions small and discreet. Photographs of healed results are published in the scar gallery.
Proof During the Operation
Hormone levels are tested while you are still in the operating room, and vocal cord nerve monitoring runs throughout to protect how you sound afterwards.
A Practice That Knows You
You are not handed between providers. Dr. Cohen handles your consultation, your surgery, and your follow up personally.
A Surgeon Worth Travelling To
Jason Cohen, MD, FACS is a surgical oncologist and general surgeon devoted to thyroid and parathyroid surgery, known to patients as The Thyroid Guy. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, directed its surgical oncology and breast clinic, and serves on the Cedars-Sinai Medical Executive Committee.
He founded and manages the Surgery Group of LA and has published in numerous medical journals. His volunteer surgical work has taken him from South America to Kenya. Pasadena patients typically arrive through a physician referral or on the recommendation of a former patient.
Meet Dr. Cohen
From First Call to Full Recovery
Make the Appointment
Phone (310) 620-4419 or book online. Sending records ahead of time means your consultation is a conversation, not a form filling exercise.
Review and Decide Together
Dr. Cohen goes through your ultrasound, bloodwork, and any biopsy personally, then tells you plainly whether surgery is the right call.
Surgery and Recovery
Most procedures involve one night in hospital or less. Pasadena patients are generally back home and into a normal routine within days, with a follow up at about one week and virtual visits thereafter.
What Patients Share
Comments from patients of this practice.
Dr. Cohen was great, professional and I felt like I was well taken care of.Bradley Gordon · Patient of Dr. Cohen
The parathyroid surgery itself went flawlessly, thanks to Dr. Cohen’s remarkable expertise, and I cannot recommend him highly enough. As an added bonus, the scar from the incision is virtually invisible and I had surgery 3 weeks ago!Dawn R. · Primary Hyperparathyroidism Patient
Small Glands, Outsized Effects
The thyroid regulates metabolism, so when it malfunctions the symptoms scatter across the whole body: energy, weight, temperature, sleep, heart rate, and mood. Nodules, by contrast, frequently cause nothing at all and are found incidentally on a scan ordered for another reason.
The four parathyroid glands behind the thyroid do something quite separate: they keep blood calcium in range. One overactive gland is enough to cause fatigue, kidney stones, and gradual bone loss. Working out which gland is at fault is precisely what a focused evaluation is for.
Getting Here From Pasadena
From Old Pasadena, the 134 west connects to the 101 south, then take Highland or La Brea down to West 3rd Street. Alternatively the 110 south to the 10 west and north on La Cienega avoids the Hollywood stretch. The office is at 8635 W 3rd St, Suite 880W, Los Angeles, CA 90048, beside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
From the 91101, 91103, 91106, and 91104 ZIP codes plan on forty to fifty minutes, and considerably less mid morning or early afternoon. Virtual follow up appointments mean most patients only make the drive for the consultation and the operation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Far Is Dr. Cohen’s Office From Pasadena?
The office is at 8635 W 3rd St, Suite 880W, beside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. From Pasadena take the 134 west to the 101 south, then Highland or La Brea down to 3rd Street. Expect forty to fifty minutes in normal traffic, less outside commuting hours.
Can Dr. Cohen Give Me a Second Opinion on a Thyroid Nodule?
Yes. Many Pasadena patients come for a second opinion after an ultrasound or biopsy raises questions. Bring your imaging and lab results and he reviews them with you directly. If a nodule only needs monitoring, he will say so plainly rather than push toward surgery.
Does Dr. Cohen Handle Thyroid Cancer Surgery?
Yes. He is a surgical oncologist, so cancer surgery sits at the centre of his training. For thyroid cancer he performs thyroidectomy with central compartment neck dissection when lymph nodes are affected, and coordinates the follow up care your case needs.
How Noticeable Will the Scar Be?
Dr. Cohen is a leader in minimally invasive surgery. A minimally invasive parathyroidectomy typically uses an incision of about one inch, and thyroid procedures are planned to keep any scar as discreet as possible. Real healed results are on view in the scar gallery on this site.
Does He Treat Hyperparathyroidism and High Calcium?
Yes, both are core to his practice. He performs minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with intraoperative PTH monitoring, confirming during the operation that the overactive gland has been removed. Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism succeeds in more than 95 percent of cases.
What Languages Does Dr. Cohen Speak?
Dr. Cohen speaks English, Spanish, and Hebrew. You are welcome to have your consultation in whichever of those feels most comfortable.
Is It Worth Travelling From Pasadena for Thyroid Surgery?
That is your decision, but the reason patients do it is case volume. Thyroid and parathyroid surgery is Dr. Cohen’s central focus rather than an occasional procedure, and he is fellowship trained in surgical oncology at Cedars-Sinai. Virtual follow up visits also keep the number of trips low.
Ready to Talk With a Specialist?
If you are travelling from the Pasadena area with a thyroid nodule, thyroid cancer, or a parathyroid problem, start with an expert opinion.
