Background
Cohn, Jay N. was born on July 6, 1930 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Morris Mandel and Rose (Gold) Cohn.
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Jay N. Cohn
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Jay N. Cohn, American Cardiologist, educator. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine. Scholar New York State College, New York State Medical School; recipient Annual award New York State Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, 1955, Arthur S. Flemming award Federal Government Svc., 1969; named one of 400 Best Drs. in American, Good Housekeeping, 1992, 96, one of 250 Top Drs. in Twin City Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, 1992.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Union College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1956.
Career
Intern, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1956-1957;
assistant resident in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1957-1958;
research fellow in medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, 1960-1961;
chief resident in medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Washington, 1961-1962;
clinical investigator, Veterans Administration Hospital., Washington, 1962-1965;
chief hypertension and clinical hemodynamics division, chairman research and education committee, Veterans Administration Hospital., Washington, 1965-1974;
assistant professor medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, 1965-1968;
associate professor medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, 1968-1972;
professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, 1972-1974;
co-director cardiovascular research division, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, 1972-1974;
member Executive Committee department medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, 1972-1974;
professor medicine, head cardiovascular division, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 1974-1996;
professor medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, since 1996. Member cardiovascular studies merit review board VA Control Office, Department VA,1970-1975, chairman VA Cooperative Study on Vasodilator Therapy of Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1974-1981, VA Cooperative Studies-Vasodilator-Heart Failure Trials, since 1980. Member cardiovascular and renal advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1977-1981, chairman, 1979-1981, member congressional commission federal drug approval process, 1981-1982.
Co-chair Council Hypertension and Atherosclerosis Education,1990-1994. Member subcommittee National Bureau Information Coronary and Heart Disease Risk, 1996. Member science advising committee Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, 1997.
Member task force hypertension education, steering committee World Health Organization, since 1994, county geriatric cardiology, task force heart failure education,1994-, county geriatric cardiology, task force cardiac rehabilitation education, since 1995. Member numerous committees National Institutes of Health.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Public Health Service, 1958-1960. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association (board directors 1979-1985, county circulation, county high blood pressure research, county basic science, Distinguished Svc. award 1982). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research (chairman eastern section 1969-1970), Association American Physicians, Association University Cardiologists, Association professors Cardiology (councilor 1992-1994), American Society Hypertension (president- elect 1988-1990, president 1990-1992, chairman intersocietal affairs committee since 1995, science awards committee since 1996, William S. Harvey award 1987), American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (chairman program committee 1971-1972, vice president 1973-1974, chairman cardiopulmonary section since 1976), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, International Society Hypertension (vice president 1994-1996, organizingcom.
18th Science Meetings Year 2000, Chicago chapter since 1994, president- elect 1995-1996, president since 1996), International Society Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (chairman 5th Congress, Minneapolis 1993), Heart Failure Society American (president since 1995), Control Society Clinical Research (chairman cardivascular subsection 1980-1981, member county 1987-1989), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Syma Cheris, June 14, 1953. Children: Cynthia, Lauren, Joshua.
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Scholar New York State College, New York State Medical School. Recipient Annual award New York State Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, 1955, Arthur S. Flemming award Federal Government Svc., 1969. Named one of 400 Best Drs. in American, Good Housekeeping, 1992, 96, one of 250 Top Drs. in Twin City Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, 1992.Scholar New York State College, New York State Medical School. Recipient Annual award New York State Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, 1955, Arthur S. Flemming award Federal Government Svc., 1969. Named one of 400 Best Drs. in American, Good Housekeeping, 1992, 96, one of 250 Top Drs. in Twin City Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, 1992.