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October 13, 2008

About David M Cognetti MD Joins the Department of Otolaryngology

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David M. Cognetti, M.D., Joins the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson

David M. Cognetti, M. D., recently joined the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH), and was named an assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.  Dr. Cognetti specializes in head and neck oncologic surgery as well as thyroid and parathyroid disorders.  His training includes endoscopic and open organ preservation surgery for laryngeal cancer and minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Dr. Cognetti received his medical degree in 2002 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1998. Most recently, Dr. Cognetti completed a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh.  Before that, he completed a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and an internship in general surgery at TJUH, in 2007 and 2003 respectively.

Dr. Cognetti is board certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.  He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Philadelphia County Medical Society.

Dr. Cognetti resides in Montgomery County, PA.

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Ed Federico
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Phone: (215) 955-6300
Published: 10/13/2008