Martha Cohen, MD

A native of Macon, Georgia and High Honors Graduate of Macon’s Stratford Academy, Dr. Cohen and her parents spent many holidays and Cooper Bridge Run weekends with close family friends in Charleston. Upon completing her medical education, she found the commitment of Lowcountry Women’s Specialists to match perfectly her desire to join a professional practice that “takes care of patients for life.” Dr. Cohen is accepting new patients.

Dr. Cohen earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and minor in religion at the University of Georgia and was selected for the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities research program in the department of Cellular Biology. She volunteered for a partnership between the University’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the local school system to encourage elementary students to pursue math and science.

Dr. Cohen earned her Medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine where she was awarded the R. Kirby Godsey and Charles H. Jones Medical Scholarships. She completed a four year Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at the Medical Center of Central Georgia/Navicent Health where she served as Chief Resident and received the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Residency Program Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Teaching Award. As a resident, Dr. Cohen served in leadership roles with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology District IV.

Dr. Cohen’s research has focused on use DaVinci Firefly Scope for ureter visualization and prevention of ureteral injury and on infectious disease transmission in pregnancy. She has presented on serous borderline tumor, endometriosis, corneal ectopic pregnancies, obstetric critical care, cervical cancer screening, among other topics.

Dr. Cohen enjoys spending time with her husband, J. Slade Edwards, a partner in a Charleston law firm, and her 6 month old son, Fred Taylor Edwards. She enjoys travel, tennis, boating, cooking, fishing with her husband, and everything about the Lowcountry.