Dr. Kimmerle “K.C.” Cohen is dedicated to helping patients with a diverse variety of malignant and benign diseases. In fact, Dr. Cohen has a unique perspective and special interest in skin malignancy not only from a professional standpoint but from a personal one as well. After being diagnosed with melanoma twice herself she has dedicated herself to the evaluation and treatment of skin cancers using an oncologic, compassionate, and cosmetic approach. Dr. Cohen is an experienced oncological and general surgeon with expertise in skin cancer detection and treatment, surgical critical care, complex gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, laparoscopy and robotic surgery with areas of interest in pancreas, liver and bile duct care. In addition, Dr. Cohen provides complex skin cancer resection and reconstruction with node biopsy, hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, palliative cancer surgery, breast cancer surgery and general surgery. Dr. Cohen completed fellowships in hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery at Florida Hospital Tampa, as well as trauma and surgical critical care at East Carolina University. Dr. Cohen also completed a general surgery residency at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina and internship at Atlanta Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center in Atlanta. Dr. Cohen has been practicing medicine since 2005 including the last 10-years as a surgical oncologist with Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Cohen is also on-staff at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
