Thyroid Surgeon in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills sits closer to Dr. Jason S. Cohen’s practice than almost any community in Los Angeles. His office in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers is a few blocks east of the city line, which puts a board certified surgical oncologist who focuses on thyroid and parathyroid operations roughly five minutes from the Golden Triangle.
A Thyroid and Parathyroid Specialist Minutes From the Golden Triangle
People in Beverly Hills rarely lack for physicians. What the city does not have inside its borders is a surgical practice devoted to the thyroid and parathyroid glands. The nearest one belongs to Dr. Cohen, whose office at 8635 W. 3rd Street sits in the medical corridor beside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a short drive from Trousdale Estates, the flats, and the Golden Triangle alike.
That proximity matters more than it might seem. Thyroid care involves a sequence of visits: consultation, imaging, sometimes a biopsy, the operation, and the follow up where your voice and calcium are checked. When each of those is minutes from home rather than across the city, the whole episode of care fits into a working life.
Dr. Cohen reads your ultrasound and laboratory results himself, examines your neck, and gives you a direct opinion. Many patients he sees are advised to monitor rather than operate, and he will say so plainly when that is the better course.
Every Service, One Surgeon
Beverly Hills patients see Dr. Cohen across the full range of his practice, not only for thyroid disease.
Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
Thyroidectomy, lobectomy, and focused parathyroid operations with nerve monitoring throughout.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Small, carefully placed incisions and faster recoveries wherever the diagnosis allows.
Surgical Oncology
Fellowship trained cancer surgery, from thyroid malignancies to complex tumors.
Robotic Surgery
Da Vinci robotic technique for precision in confined anatomy, adopted early by Dr. Cohen.
Breast Cancer Surgery
Oncologic breast surgery from the former director of the Cedars-Sinai surgical oncology and breast clinic.
General Surgery
Advanced laparoscopic general surgery, handled with the same specialist standards.
Conditions Beverly Hills Patients Bring to This Practice
The most common referrals are thyroid nodules found on imaging, biopsy results that need a surgeon’s interpretation, thyroid cancer requiring operation, goiters that press on swallowing or breathing, and hyperparathyroidism discovered through persistently high calcium on routine bloodwork.
Second opinions are a large part of the Beverly Hills caseload. If you have been told you need a thyroidectomy, a review of the imaging and pathology by a fellowship trained surgical oncologist is a short visit that occasionally changes the plan entirely.
High calcium on a routine panel? That result, repeated over several years of physicals, is often the only sign of a curable parathyroid problem. It deserves a workup rather than another year of watching. Call 310-986-3359.
Why Precision Is the Whole Point
Thyroid and parathyroid surgery happens in a small space crowded with structures that matter: the nerves that power your voice, the glands that regulate calcium, the vessels of the neck. Dr. Cohen operates with intraoperative nerve monitoring, uses magnification throughout, and was an early adopter of robotic thyroidectomy.
The aim is a cure with a scar you have to point out for anyone to notice. Incisions are planned within the natural creases of the neck, and robotic or hidden incision approaches can avoid a visible neck scar entirely in suitable cases.
What Treatment Looks Like, Start to Finish
Consultation, in Person or by Telehealth
Send your imaging and labs ahead, then meet Dr. Cohen at the Medical Towers or by video. He reviews everything personally and tells you whether an operation is warranted at all.
A Plan Sized to Your Diagnosis
From a small lobectomy to total thyroidectomy with lymph node dissection, the operation is matched to the disease, never more than you need.
Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, Recovery at Home
Operations take place at Cedars-Sinai, directly adjacent to the office. Most patients spend one night or less in hospital, and Beverly Hills is close enough that recovery continues at home immediately.
Getting Here From Beverly Hills
The office is at the eastern edge of the Cedars-Sinai campus. From the Golden Triangle, take Santa Monica Boulevard or Wilshire east, turn up Robertson or San Vicente, and continue to 3rd Street. From Trousdale and the northern residential streets, Doheny south to 3rd is the direct line. Most trips from the 90210, 90211, and 90212 ZIP codes take five to ten minutes outside rush hour.
Valet and structure parking serve the Medical Towers, and the entrance at 8635 W. 3rd Street is marked as the West Tower. Suite 880W is on the eighth floor.
Office of Dr. Jason S. Cohen
Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers
8635 W. 3rd St., Suite 880W
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Frequently Asked Questions
How far is Dr. Cohen’s office from Beverly Hills?
Roughly five to ten minutes by car. The office sits in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers at 8635 W. 3rd Street, a few blocks east of the Beverly Hills city line. Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire, and 3rd Street all run practically door to door.
Does Dr. Cohen only perform thyroid surgery?
Thyroid and parathyroid surgery is the core of the practice, but Dr. Cohen is a board certified surgical oncologist and general surgeon. Beverly Hills patients also see him for breast cancer surgery, robotic and minimally invasive procedures, and complex general surgical problems.
Can I get a second opinion before committing to surgery elsewhere?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons Beverly Hills patients book. Bring your ultrasound, biopsy report, and labs. Dr. Cohen reviews the originals himself and will tell you if he would recommend something different, including not operating.
Will the scar be noticeable?
Incisions are planned within natural neck creases and kept as short as the operation safely allows. Robotic and hidden incision approaches can avoid a visible neck scar entirely in suitable cases. Discretion is a legitimate priority and it is treated as one.
Where does the surgery itself take place?
Consultations happen at the Medical Towers office, and operations are performed at Cedars-Sinai, directly adjacent. Most thyroid and parathyroid patients are home in Beverly Hills within a day.
Do you offer telehealth for follow up?
Yes. Records review, many second opinions, and later follow up visits can be handled by video, so in person trips are reserved for the examination, surgery, and the early post operative check.
Book a Consultation Minutes From Beverly Hills
Appointments at Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers, telehealth available.
Request an Appointment
Complete the form and the office will contact you to schedule, or call 310-986-3359 directly.
Dr. Jason S. Cohen, MD, FACS is a board certified surgeon and fellowship trained surgical oncologist serving Beverly Hills from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers in Los Angeles. This page is for education and scheduling; it is not medical advice.
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