Lawrence S. Cohen

Lawrence S. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, graduated from Harvard College and New York University College of Medicine. He took housestaff training at Yale and fellowship training at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After three years at the National Heart Institute as head of the clinical service for the Cardiology Branch, his first academic position was chief of clinical cardiology at the University of Texas (Southwestern) Medical School in Dallas. He returned to Yale in 1970 as a professor and chief of cardiology. His clinical research has spanned the natural history, prevention, and treatment of coronary artery disease; and he has been the Yale principal investigator on a number of clinical trials. He has further been deputy dean and research integrity officer at the School of Medicine. Throughout his career he has been a dedicated physician treating myriad patients and has taught decades of medical students. He was awarded the Francis Gilman Blake Award as the Outstanding Teacher of the Medical Sciences. He became emeritus in 2007 and still teaches and mentors at the medical school.