Russell D. Cohen MD, FACG, AGAF

Russell D Cohen, MD FACG, AGAF, is Professor of Medicine in the Section of Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Illinois. He also serves as Co-Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Advanced IBD Fellowship Program at the University of Chicago. Dr Cohen earned his MD with honors from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

He completed his residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Afterwards, he finished his fellowship in gastroenterology and nutrition and senior fellowship in inflammatory bowel diseases at the University of Chicago.

His research interests include investigations of standard and experimental pharmacological therapies as well as studies analyzing quality of life and the economics involved in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr Cohen has coauthored more than 100 articles in journals such as Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and American College of Physicians. Dr Cohen has received numerous awards, including being named in Best Doctors in America, America’s Top Gastroenterologists, and Top Doctors in the Chicago Metro Area.