Jeffrey Cohen, MD

Appointed
1994

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Immunobiology/Neurology
Philadelphia, PA USA
1987

Residency - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Neurology
Philadelphia, PA USA
1984

Internship - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, PA USA
1981

Medical Education - University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL USA
1980

Undergraduate - Connecticut College
Zoology
New London, CT USA
1976

Professional Highlights

• Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
• Director, Mellen Center
• Director, Mellen Center Experimental Therapeutics Program
• Director, Mellen Center Clinical Neuroimmunology Fellowship
• Chair, International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials, sponsored by National MS Society and ECTRIMS
• President Elect, ACTRIMS 

Certifications

• Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology

Specialty Interests

Clinical Trials, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology

Awards & Honors

• Freshman Chemistry Award, Connecticut College, 1973
• Sophomore Zoology Award, Connecticut College, 1974
• Junior Zoology Award, Connecticut College, 1975
• Winthrop Scholarship Award, Connecticut College, 1975
• Phi Beta Kappa, Connecticut College, 1976
• Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Chicago, 1980
• Clinician-Investigator Development Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1988
• Distinguished Alumnus, Connecticut College, 1994
• American Neurological Association, 1998
• Health Professional of the Year, Ohio Buckeye Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2001
• Volunteer Hall of Fame, Health Professionals/Researchers, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2007
• Best Doctors in America
• Top Doctors, Cleveland Magazine
• America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly

Innovations & Patents

• Cohen JA, Greene MI, Williams WV, Inventors: Method of Stimulating Myelination of Cells, Patent No. 5,219,837.

Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Neurological Association

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Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Cohen receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• FIND Therapeutics, Inc.
• Convelo Therapeutics, Inc.

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