Ezra Cohen, MDAssociate Professor of MedicineAssociate Director for Education, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer CenterEzra Cohen, MD, 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
The University of Chicago Medicine
Year Started Practice1990 Board CertificationsInternal Medicine
Medical SchoolUniversity of Toronto, Canada ResidenciesUniversity of Toronto, Canada
FellowshipThe University of Chicago Medicine 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 was one of three University of Chicago Medicine cancer experts featured as guests on WGN radio. Listen to a recording of the 2-hour show. Dr. Cohen is the associate director for education in the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more about his work in this role. Taking an anticancer medicine with a glass of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits as they would get from more than three times as much of the drug by itself, according to the results of a study led by Dr. Cohen. Dr. Cohen answered frequently asked questions about the relationship between HPV and oral cancers. Read the interview, which originally ran in the Chicago Tribune.
Dr. Cohen explains how Darwinian principles aid the study of cancer in a brief video featured on the University of Chicago Medicine's Science Life blog. The University of Chicago Medicine'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. |
