Ezra Cohen, MDAssociate Professor of MedicineAssociate Director for Education, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer CenterDr. Ezra Cohen specializes in head and neck, thyroid, and salivary gland cancers. He is an expert in novel cancer therapies and has done extensive research in molecularly targeted agents in the treatment of these cancers. His research interests include discovering how cancers become resistant to existing treatments and overcoming these mechanisms, and discovering ways to combine radiotherapy with novel agents. Dr. Cohen has developed an expertise in head and neck cancer resulting in lecture invitations at scientific meetings around the world, numerous publications, and prestigious awards. He also serves as editor-in-chief of Oral Oncology. Practice LocationsCenter for Advanced Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center
Year Started Practice1990 Board CertificationsInternal Medicine
Medical SchoolUniversity of Toronto, Canada ResidenciesUniversity of Toronto, Canada
FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Medical Center MembershipsAmerican Association for Cancer Research
Language SpokenEnglish ecohen@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Office Phone(773) 702-4137 Office Fax(773) 702-3002 Office Postal AddressEzra Cohen, MD
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Learn More About Dr. CohenDr. Cohen is the associate director for education in the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more about his work in this role.
Dr. Cohen explains how Darwinian principles aid the study of cancer in a brief video featured on the Medical Center's Science Life blog. The Medical Center's Science Life blog features Dr. Cohen in a series of brief videos discussing the link between HPV and head and neck cancer. He also discusses the use of HPV vaccines in preventing head and neck cancer. Selected PublicationsView a partial list of Dr. Cohen's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database. |
