Prosser Memorial Health Announces Addition of New Prosser Digestive Health Center and Welcomes Dr. Mitchell Cohen

Dr. Mitchell Cohen

Our mission at Prosser Memorial Health is to improve the health of our community. As the needs of our community grow, we are dedicated to expanding services and adding new providers to better meet those needs. For this reason, Prosser Memorial Health is excited to announce the opening of the new Prosser Digestive Health Center led by Dr. Mitchell L. Cohen. Dr. Cohen has over thirty years’ experience in providing gastroenterology care.

Dr. Cohen received his MD degree at the University of Southern California (USC), in Los Angeles, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (Stanford University-Affiliated County Hospital), in San Jose, California. He then completed Gastroenterology fellowships at both the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico and at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Dr. Cohen is board-certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology. He also serves as a Clinical Instructor for the University of Washington School of Medicine.

The specialty of Gastroenterology and Hepatology diagnoses and treats disorders of the digestive system, which is made up of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system. Conditions treated and services provided at the new Prosser Digestive Health Center include colon cancer screening, gastroesophageal reflux disease, swallowing problems, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, constipation, rectal bleeding, pancreatic disorders, liver disorders, and both diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures.

For more information on conditions treated or services provided at the Prosser Digestive Health Center, or to schedule an appointment, call 509.786.5599 or visit prosserhealth.org.

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