DR. ARIEL COHEN - D.O.

Dr. Ariel Cohen, D.O., is a dual board-certified expert in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine with extensive experience in clinical practice, peer review, and medicolegal consultation. He combines an Ivy League education with fellowship training, serving as an attending physician, educator, and leader in various roles across multiple hospitals and institutions.

Curriculum Vitae

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attending Physician, Regional Medical Center - San Jose, CA                                                                                                                                December 2023 – Present

Supervise APPs

JCAHO Primary Stroke Center & STEMI Receiving Center; Level II Trauma Center
On Sepsis Committee and Quality Committee doing peer review.

 

Regional Medical Center Peer Review Committee                                                                                                                                  September 2024 – Present

EM group representative. Peer review for hospital.

 

Medical Consultant for Medical Board of California                                                                                                                                                   August 2024 – Present

Provide medical expertise in investigations into professional conduct of licensees.

 

Child Abuse Liaison                                                                                                                   May 2024 – Present

Work with Sunrise Hospital trauma surgeons in monthly review of trauma cases seen in the emergency department relating to abuse.
Monthly meetings with community pediatricians, law enforcement and DCFS to collaborate on child abuse case management.

 

Employment in Emergency Medicine & Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Regional Medical Center – San Jose, CA (Dec 2023 – Present)                                                        Roles: Peer review, Sepsis and Quality Committees

Southern California Hospitals – Culver City, CA (Aug 2023 – June 2024)
UNLV,

Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics – Las Vegas, NV (July 2023 – Present)

Sunrise Children’s Hospital – Las Vegas, NV (Dec 2019 – Present)

Academic Pediatric Emergency Department
St Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus – Las Vegas, NV (Dec 2019 – Present)

Yuma Regional Medical Center – Yuma, AZ (July 2019 – Aug 2021)

Quality Director (Aug 2020 – Aug 2021)

Interim Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Director (July 2019 – Aug 2020)

Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, CA (July 2017 – Dec 2019)
University of California San Diego (July 2017 – June 2019)

St. Agnes Hospital – Baltimore, MD (April 2016 – June 2017)

Howard County Community Hospital – Columbia, MD (Sept 2015 – April 2016)

Cleveland MetroHealth Life Flight – Ohio (July 2014 – June 2015)

 

Leadership Positions in Medicine

Child Abuse Liaison, Sunrise Hospital (May 2024 – Present)

Quality Director, Yuma Regional Medical Center (Nov 2020 – Aug 2021)

Interim Pediatric Medical Director, Yuma Regional Medical Center (July 2019 – Dec 2019)

Child Protection Team Liaison, Rady Children’s Hospital (July 2018 – June 2020)

ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section Education Subcommittee Member (March 2014 – June 2017)

Pediatric Head Trauma Advisory Committee, Cleveland Clinic (Jan 2014 – June 2017)

 

EDUCATION

John Hopkins School of Medicine                                                                                                                                                                                                           Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2015-2017

Case Western Reserve University                            Resident in Emergency Medicine, 2012-2015

Western University of Health Sciences                                                       Doctor of Osteopathy, 2012

Neve Yerushalayim                                                        Jewish Studies in program Mechina 2007-2008 Brown University                                                                                                                     Undergraduate, 2007

 

CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS

Active Licenses: Arizona, California, Nevada
Expired Licenses: Maryland, Ohio
Board Certifications:Emergency Medicine (2016)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2019)
Additional Certifications:Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
NIH Stroke Provider
Basic Life Support (BLS)

 

PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZATIONS

Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Experienced speaker for medical professionals
Peer review (200+ cases)

 

MEDICOLEGAL CONSULTATION

Medicolegal Consultation
Testimonies:Defense: 10 cases
Plaintiff: 5 cases
Roles:Medical Consultant, Medical Board of California (Aug 2024 – present)
Expert Reviewer, Arizona Osteopathic Board (Feb 2024 – present)
Expert Reviewer, California Osteopathic Medical Board (Sept 2022 – present)
Expert Reviewer, Nevada Osteopathic Medical Board (Sept 2022 – present)
Peer Review, CIMRO – Nationwide (Apr 2023 – present)