Background
Cohen, Herbert Jesse was born on April 27, 1935 in New York City. Son of Barnet and Edith (Lepolstat) Cohen.
Cohen, Herbert Jesse was born on April 27, 1935 in New York City. Son of Barnet and Edith (Lepolstat) Cohen.
Bachelor of Arts (Ford Foundation scholar), Columbia, 1955; Doctor of Medicine State University New York, 1959.
Intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1959-1960;
resident, New York Hospital, New York City, 1960-1962;
assistant instructor, Cornell Medical School, 1961-1962;
instructor, Tulane Medical School, 1962-1964;
National Institutes of Health fellow, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1964-1966;
assistant professor pediatrics and rehabilitation medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1966-1971;
associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1971-1976;
professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1976;
director, Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Rose F. Kennedy Center for Mental Retardation and Human Development, Bronx, New York, 1968-1974, 78—;
director, Bronx Developmental Services, New York State Department Mental Hygiene, 1971-1980;
director, Rose F. Kennedy University Affiliated Facility Program, since 1974;
director division child development and development disabilities, department pediatrics, Rose F. Kennedy University Affiliated Facility Program, since 1981. Vice chairman President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1978-1981. Member study section human development National Institutes of Health, 1978-1982.
Member professional advisory board various foundations and professional organizations.
Served with United States Public Health Service, 1962-1964. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics (chairman child development section, Chairman of Commission on children with disabilities). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Cerebral Palsy, Am.Assn.
University Affiliated Facilities (president 1980-1981, director 1977-1984), Am.Assn. Mental Retardation (Leadership award 1996).
Married Marion E. Finger, August 29, 1960. Children— Linda Elizabeth, Gerald Daniel, Seth Michael.
