Alan R. Cohen, MD

Alan R. Cohen, MD, is a hematologist in the Division of Hematology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. His clinical and research interests are focused on thalassemia, sickle cell disease and hemophilia. He formerly served as Physician-in-Chief of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Cohen’s many publications include original papers in major journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, Blood, and the British Journal of Haematology. In 1998, Dr. Cohen was the chairperson of the Seventh Cooley’s Anemia Symposium of the New York Academy of Sciences, and he served as editor of the volume of the Academy’s Annals that followed this conference. He currently holds a research grant from the Centers for Disease Control. He is the principal investigator of a T32 training grant and a Child Health Research Center K12 Award Program for faculty development.

Dr. Cohen is an active member of numerous professional and scientific societies. He is the former chair and a current member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation; Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics; and President-elect of the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC). 

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