Residence Long Island, New York Name Kambiz Cohen-Kashi | Home town Holon, Tel Aviv Education New York Medical College | |
Full Name Kambiz Jacob Cohen-Kashi Born October 24, 1974 ( 1974-10-24 ) Teheran, Iran | ||
Dr. Cohen-Kashi is a plastic surgeon practicing in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Cohen-Kashi’s education began at Emory University, where he received his undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude. He then went on to earn his medical degree from New York Medical College. Dr. Cohen-Kashi completed his General Surgery residency at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, where he had surgical experience in the fields of Surgical Oncology, Surgical Critical Care, Vascular, and Trauma Surgery. He then went on to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he obtained his training in Aesthetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery with additional subspecialty training in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Dr. Cohen-Kashi is certified by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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Biography
He was born in Teheran, Iran. At the age of 6 his family escaped to Israel through Turkey (due to the Islamic revolution there). he grew up in Israel in a suburb of Tel Aviv in a town called Holon. He came to the US at the age of 17, where he went to New York Medical College. During his medical training, he went to a mission in Ecuador to help and work with cleft lip patients. He also received an academic appointment with Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine as an assistant professor in surgery.
Post-doctoral training
2000–2001 General surgery, internship program director: Brian Pinad North Shore University Hospital
2001–2005 General surgery, residency program director: Brian Pinad North Shore University Hospital
2005–2006 Hand and upper extremity, fellowship program director: Lance Warhold University of Massachusetts Medical Center
2006–2008 Plastics and eeconstructive surgery program director: Douglas Rothkopf University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Awards and honors
Presentations
1. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Lukacher A. Identification of Antigenic Determinants for Polyoma virus – Specific T-cell Hybridomas. Emory University, Department of Biology. Honor’s Thesis, May 1996.
2. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Bank M. Incisional Endometriosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Scientific Exhibit, American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, October 2003.
3. Goverman J, Cohen-Kashi KJ, Baharestani M, Nicholaides S. Treatment of Infected Abdominal Wounds Containing Mesh Using a Subatmospheric Pressure Dressing. Scientific Exhibit, American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, October 2003.
4. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Christian B, Wu E, Rothkopf DM. A unique surgical approach for mucous cyst resection – curvilinear incision from the eponychial fold to the distal interphalangeal joint. Presentation, 47th Annual New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 2006.
5. Conejero JA, Cohen-Kashi KJ, Akyurek M, Dunn RM. Microvascular Bellow Knee Salvage in Traumatic Amputation with “Spare Parts”. Presentation, 47th Annual New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 2006.
6. Cohen-Kashi, KJ, Christian B, Wu E, Rothkopf DM. A unique surgical approach for mucous cyst resection – curvilinear incision from the eponychial fold to the distal interphalangeal joint. Presentation, 23rd Annual Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, December 2006.
7. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Christian B, Wu E, Rothkopf DM. A unique surgical approach for mucous cyst resection – curvilinear incision from the eponychial fold to the distal interphalangeal joint. Presentation, 10th Triennial Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of the Hand, March 2007.
8. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Akyurek M, Conejero JA, Noury M, Lalikos J. Treatment of Trismus Secondary to Temporomandibular Joint Pseudoankylosis. Presentation, 48th Annual New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 2007.
9. Conejero JA, Cohen-Kashi KJ, Akyurek M, Lalikos J, Fudem G, Dunn RM. Gunshot Wounds to the Face: Complex Reconstructive Challenges. Presentation, 48th Annual New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 2007.
10. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Leeman J, Rothkopf IM, Rothkopf DM. Traumatic Ulnar Artery Aneurysm Secondary to Basketball Dunk: A Case Report and Review: Presentation, 35th Annual New England Hand Society, December 2007.
11. Cohen-Kashi KJ, Akyurek M, Conejero JA, Noury M, Lalikos J. Treatment of Trismus Secondary to Temporomandibular Joint Pseudoankylosis. Presentation, Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, January 2008.
12. Mangubat EA, DiStefano M, Barusco M, Cohen-Kashi KJ. Tissue Expander Removal and Advancement Flaps, Operation Restore Case. XI Orlando Live Surgery Workshop, IHRS Pro Bono Program, April 2008.