Louis Cohen

Background

Cohen, Louis was born on December 5, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry and Ruth (Sczop) Cohen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1948; Doctor of Medicine with honors, University of Chicago, 1953.

Career

Professor medicine, University of Chicago, since 1975; professor human nutrition, University of Chicago, since 1979. Consultant attending physician cardiology, since 1961. Visiting professor various university and hospitals, 1968-1984.

Panelist National Academy Sciences, 1980. President Medical Inventions Inc., Chicago, since 1987.

Achievements

• Louis Cohen has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator, cardiologist, inventor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Chemistry and Therapy of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease (No. 438)

    (Monograph emphasizes position of chemistry in understandi...)

Membership

Member governing board Am Heart Association of Metropolitan Chicago, since 1980, president-elect, 1991, president 1992-1993. Fund raiser Jewish United Fund, since 1970. Lieutenant commander United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1957.

Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, American College Clinical Pharmacology, American Heart Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis and Council on Clinical Cardiology. Member American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Control Society for Clinical Research, International Society for Heart Research, Control Clinical Research Club (president 1980-1982), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Emili Chappie, March 15, 1952. Children: Curt, Ruth, Fredric.

Father:

Harry Cohen

Mother:

Ruth (Sczop) Cohen

Spouse:

Emili Chappie

child:

Ruth Cohen

child:

Fredric Cohen

child:

Curt Cohen