Background
Cohen, Harvey Jay was born on October 21, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Anne (Margolin) Cohen.
Cohen, Harvey Jay was born on October 21, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Anne (Margolin) Cohen.
Bachelor of Science, Brooklyn College, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Downstate Medical College, Brooklyn, 1965.
Intern, then resident internal medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1967; fellow hematology and oncology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1969-1971; chief hematology-oncology, VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1975-1976; chief medical service, VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1976-1982; associate chief of staff-education, VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1982-1984; now director geriatric research, education and clinical center, VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina associate professor medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, 1976-1980; now professor medicine, chief geriatric division, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham also director Center for Study of Aging, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham.
Served as surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1967-1969. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society (board directors 1987-1996, chair board directors 1995-1996, secretary 1991-1993, ethics committee 1992-1996, president 1994-1995), Gerontology Society American (clinical secretary, research committee 1987-1992, chair publications committee since 1996, program chair 1994). Member American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Hematology, American Association Cancer Research (cancer and acute leukemia group B, chair cancer in the elderly committee), Association American Physicians.
Married Sandra Helen Levine, June 1964. Children: Ian Mitchell, Pamela Robin.
