Michael E. Cohen,. MD '61

Michael E. Cohen, MD ’61, is a pediatric neurologist who is internationally known for his special expertise in tumors of the central nervous system.

A native of Buffalo, Cohen earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College before attending UB Medical School, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.

A native of Buffalo, Cohen earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College before attending UB Medical School, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.

Following graduation, he trained in internal medicine and adult neurology at University Hospitals in Cleveland and completed a fellowship in child neurology at Children’s Hospital of Boston. In 1966, he was drafted into the United States Army, returning to Buffalo in 1968, when he entered private practice.

Cohen joined UB’s faculty in 1977 and was promoted to professor of neurology and pediatrics in 1983. He was appointed interim chair of the Department of Neurology in 1983 and chair in 1985, a position he held until 2000. He has also served as clinical director of neurology for Kaleida Health System.

Cohen is board certified in neurology, child neurology and electroencephalography and has been a senior examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Child Neurology.

He is a past president of the Child Neurology Society, the Professors of Child Neurology, the Section of Child Neurology of the American Academy of Neurology and the Neuroscience Committee of the Pediatric Oncology Group.

Over the course of his career, Cohen has been invited to lecture throughout the world and has held numerous visiting professorships.

In recognition of his contributions to pediatric neurology, he has received the Segawa Award from the Japanese Child Neurology Society, the Dyken Award from the Southern Pediatric Child Neurology Society, and the Hower Award from the Child Neurology Society.

In 2000, he received the Samuel P. Capen Distinguished Alumnus Award from UB. That same year, the annual Research Day for the UB Department of Neurology was named in his honor.