Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
Isidore Cohn, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
1542 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Office: (504) 568-4750 Fax: (504) 568-4633
| University Degrees |
| B.S. with Honors in Chemistry, 1942, Tulane University |
| M.D., 1945, University of Pennsylvania |
| M.Sc. (Med), 1952, University of Pennsylvania |
| D.SC. (Med), 1955, University of Pennsylvania |
| D.H.L., 1955, University of South Carolina |
| Undergraduate Honors |
| PHI Beta Kappa |
| O.D.K. |
| Vice-President of Student Body |
Postgraduate Medical Training |
| Internship, 1945-1946, Graduate Hospital,
Philadelphia Fellow, 1947-1948, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania |
| Graduate School of Medicine 1948-1949, The University of Pennsylvania |
| Resident in Surgery, 1949-1952, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia |
Board Certification |
| American Board of Surgery |
Honors |
| Isidore Cohn, Jr., Professorship of Surgery; Dedicated June 5, 1987, LSU Medical School |
| Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary); University of South Carolina, 1995 |
| Honorary Member - Sociedad Colombiana De
Cirujanes Generales, (Columbian Surgical Society) |
| American Medical Association, CPT Advisory Committee representing The American College of Surgeons 1992-1995 |
| Who’s Who in America, 1980 |
National Offices Held |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress Councillor for Louisiana, 1967-1973 2nd Vice-President, 1965 1st Vice-President, 1969 President, 1972 |
| The American Board of
Surgery, Inc. Director, 1969-1975 |
| The Society for Surgery of
the Alimentary Tract President, 1976-1977 Chairman of the Board, 1978 |
| Southeastern Cancer Research
Association Vice-President, 1973 President, 1975 |
| National Pancreatic Cancer
Project Director, 1975-1984 |
| Southern Surgical Association 1st Vice-President, 1978-1979 Treasurer-Editor, 1981-1982 President, 1982-1983 |
| American College of Surgeons Board of Governors, 1985-1991 Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 1987-1991 Vice-Chairman, Board of Governors, 1989-1990 Chairman, Board of Governors, 1990-1991 1st Vice-President, 1993 |
National Memberships |
| Alpha Omega Alpha |
| American Association for Cancer Research |
| Societe Internationale de Research Chirurgie |
| American Board of Surgery |
| Society for Clinical Trials, Inc. |
| American College of Surgeons |
| Society of Sigma Xi |
| American Gastroenterological Association |
| Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
| American Medical Association |
| American Society of Microbiologists |
| Society of Surgical Chairmen |
| American Surgical Association |
| Society of Surgical Oncology |
| Association for Academic Surgery (James Ewing Society) |
| Association for Gnotobiotics |
| Society of University Surgeons |
| Bockus Society of Gastroenterology |
| Southeastern Cancer Research Association |
| Collegium Internationale Chirurgie Digestivae |
| Southeastern Surgical Association |
| James D. Rives Surgical Association |
| Southern Medical Association |
| Louisiana State Medical Society |
| Southern Surgical Association |
| New Orleans Surgical Society |
| Surgical Association of Louisiana |
| New York Academy of Sciences |
| Surgical Biology Club II |
Editorial Positions |
| The American Surgeon, 1963-1990 |
| Current Surgery (formerly Review of Surgery), 1968-1990 |
| American Journal of Surgery, 1968- |
| Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1979-1982 |
| Seminars in Oncology, September, 1979 issue (Guest Editor) |
| Advisory Board-Cancer Treatment Reports, NCI, 1980-1982 |
| Surgical Gastroenterology, 1982-1984 |
| Cancer, 1992- |
| Medical Principles and Practices, 1994 |
| Digestive Surgery, 1995- |
| Books and Book Chapters |
| 351. Cohn, I., Jr.: Robert S. Sparkman (memoir). Transactions Of The Southern Surgical Association 108:377-378. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, 1997. |
| 352. Cohn, I., JR.: Alexander W. Walt (memoir). Transactions Of The Southern Surgical Association 108:381-382. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, 1997. |
| 353. Chappuis, C.W., And Cohn, I., JR.: Recurrent Sigmoid Diverticulitis. Chapter 7 In: Diverticular Disease: Management Of The Difficult Surgical Case. J. P. Welch, J.L. Cohen, W. V. Sardella, And P.V. Vignati, EDS., Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore, 1998, PP. 95-101. |
| 354. Eckert, M.W., McKnight C.A., Lee, J.A., Araya, J., Correa, P., Cohn, I., JR., And Levine E.A.: Early Gastric Cancer And Heliobacter PyloriI: 34 Yearss Of Experience At Charity Hospital In New Orleans, AM. Surg. 64:545-551, 1998 |
Presentations |
| 1. Surgical Chairs Are Not For Sitting: Guest Speaker. Honorary Member. Surgical Historical Society, Miami, Florida, September 2, 1998. |
| 2. Cancer Of The Stomach: Robert Zeppa Lecture, Miami, Florida, September 3, 1998 |