Joseph Frank Cotten, MD, PhD
Not currently accepting new patients
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
My research focuses on the molecular mechanism by which volatile anesthetics potentiate TASK tandem pore potassium channel function and the role of these pH- and hypoxia-sensitive channels in regulation of breathing. We use an Ussing chamber electrophysiologic system to study these channels and employ a number of molecular techniques, including molecular co-expression, site-directed mutagenesis, and RNA interference. We also use whole-body plethysmography to study breathing.
Education & Training
- Residency: UC San Francisco, Anesthesia, 2003
- Internship: Boston Medical Center (BMC), Internal Medicine, 2000
- Medical Education: The University of Iowa, College of Medicine, 1999
Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
Languages Spoken
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
Patient Feedback
Accepted Insurance
- Medicaid CT
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Wellpoint
- Railroad Medicare
- Multiplan
- United Health Care
- WellSense
- Beech Street
- Medicaid NH
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Senior Whole Health
- Cigna
- TriCare
- Maine Community Health Options
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Coventry
- Medicaid ME
- WellSense NH
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- MassHealth
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- Commonwealth Care Alliance