Alan R. Cohen, M.D.
Reinberger Professor
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Surgeon-in-Chief
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Neurosurgery Program Director
Case School of Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Medical School:
| Cornell University Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, New York, NY | M.D. | 1978 |
Graduate Medical Education:
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center |
Internal Medicine | 1978 - 1979 |
| New York University Medical Center New York, NY |
Surgery | 1979 - 1980 |
| New York University Medical Center New York, NY |
Neurological Surgery | 1980 - 1987 |
Clinical Interests:
Brain and Spinal Tumors, Craniofacial Surgery, Minimally-Invasive Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Selected Publications (past five years):
Verrees M, Robinson S, Cohen AR. Sledding accidents in children: potential for serious injury, risk of fatality. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2004 Jan-Feb;40(1):2-7.
Dashti SR, Robinson S, Rodgers M, Cohen AR. Pineal region giant cell astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis: case report. J Neurosurg. 2005 Apr;102(3 Suppl):322-5.
Robinson S, Cohen AR. Cowden disease and Lhermitte-Duclos disease: an update. Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurg Focus. 2006 Jan 15;20(1):E6.
Brown N, Natsupakpong S, Johannsen S, Manjila S, Cai Q, Liberatore V, Cohen AR, Cavusoglu MC. Virtual environment-based training simulator for endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;119:73-5.
Aliev G, Miller JP, Leifer DW, Obrenovich ME, Shenk JC, Smith MA, Lamanna JC, Perry G, Lust DW, Cohen AR. Ultrastructural analysis of a murine model of congenital hydrocephalus produced by overexpression of transforming growth factor-beta1 in the central nervous system. J Submicrosc Cytol Pathol. 2006 Jun-Sep;38(2-3):85-91.
Miller JP, Fulop SC, Dashti SR, Robinson S, Cohen AR. Rethinking the indications for the ventriculoperitoneal shunt tap. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jun;1(6):435-8.
Hayashi N, Kurimoto M, Hamada H, Kurosaki K, Endo S, Cohen AR. Preparation of a simple and efficient laboratory model for training in neuroendoscopic procedures. Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jun;24(6):749-51. Epub 2007 Dec 21.
Selected Chapters/Textbooks:
Cohen AR, Haines SJ (editors). Minimally Invasive Techniques in Neurosurery. Baltimore: Williams and WIlkins and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1995.
Cohen AR (editor). Surgical Disorders of the Fourth Ventricle. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, Inc. 1996.
Cohen AR, Robinson S. Myelomeningocele and myelocystocele. In Youmans Neurological Surgery, Winn HR (ed). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 2004, pp. 3215-3228.
Miller J, Cohen AR. Tumors of the fourth ventricle. In:Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results, 5th Edition, Schmidek HH and Roberts D (eds). Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders, 2006, pp. 881-913.
Cohen AR. Disorders in head size and shape. In Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant, Fanaroff A and Martin R (eds). Philadelphia: Elsevier Science, 2006.
