Co-Section Head and Clinical Director for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Benjamin Cohen, MD, MAS, is a Staff Physician and Co-Section Head and Clinical Director for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Throughout his career, Dr. Cohen has merged clinical care with participation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinical research. His primary research interest has been centered on the safety of biologic medications in the peri-operative period for which he led the PUCCINI study. Dr. Cohen has also been a site primary investigator on Phase 3 IBD pharmaceutical clinical trials and collaborative investigator initiated studies. In addition to his research interests, Dr. Cohen has a strong commitment to IBD education. He has been a member of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Professional Education Committee and a co-founder and former chair of Rising Educators Academics and Clinicians Helping IBD (REACH-IBD). He co-chaired the ACG - Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Task Force to create entrustable professional activities for advanced IBD training published in 2020. The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation recognized him for his leadership with the Rising Star award in 2018. Dr. Cohen also currently serves on the AGA Clinical Guidelines Committee. Dr. Cohen received his MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he also completed his internal medicine training. He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California San Diego. During his time at UCSD, Dr. Cohen also completed a Masters of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research. Dr. Cohen returned to Mount Sinai as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellow from 2011-2012. He remained on faculty at Mount Sinai as the Associate Director of IBD Education and Associate Professor of Medicine until 2020 when he joined the Cleveland Clinic.
Sunday, October 23, 2022
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM ET