Ivan S. Cohen, M.D.   To learn about Dr. Cohen's philosophy and opinions, click below to view his response. How did you become interested in hair transplantation? Why should a patient choose you as their surgeon? Where do your patient referrals come from? What do you discuss during your consultation? Who else recommends patients to you? What should a patient ask a prospective surgeon?

About Dr. Cohen

Board Certified:
American Board of Dermatology
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery

Appointments:
Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology,
Yale University School of Medicine

Member:
American Academy of Dermatology
International Society of Dermatologic Surgery
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
New England Dermatologic Society

Past President:
Connecticut State Medical Society Section of Dermatology

Dr. Cohen lectures on hair transplantation and hair loss at the Yale University School of Medicine where he is an Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology.

Dr. Cohen was among the first surgeons to utilize the microscope in preparing follicular unit grafts, which has enabled his patients to achieve the natural results they seek. Dr. Cohen is dedicated to maintaining state of the art surgical techniques and sharing new information and ideas with other leaders in the field of hair transplantation. Dr. Cohen has been an invited speaker and faculty member at the Live Surgery Workshop in Orlando Florida as well as a regular speaker at the International Society of Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) annual meetings. For the past 4 years, Dr. Cohen has been the chairman of the ISHRS website committee. During those years, he and his committee redesigned the website to better serve its members and website visitors. Dr. Cohen was invited to be the Workshop Program Chair for the 2010 ISHRS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.

The New York Times has profiled Dr. Cohen and his work in major articles. He has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, WFSB, NBC and Channel 12. Connecticut Magazine has reported on Dr. Cohen's transplant surgery. His work has also been published in the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery, The Journal of Geriatric Dermatology, The Archives of Dermatology and the Hair Transplant Forum International. Recently, he has been featured in Men's Health Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Connecticut Magazine, The Connecticut Post, and was recognized as one of the top 15 Hair Transplant Surgeons in North America by Town and Country Magazine.

Dr. Cohen was an undergraduate at Tufts University. He received his M.D. cum laude from the Downstate Medical Center and was elected to the AOA Honor Medical Society. After his internship at Montefiore Hospital in New York City, he was commissioned as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Dr.Cohen completed his residency training in dermatology at the Yale University School of Medicine where he was appointed chief resident. Dr. Cohen is in private practice in Fairfield, Connecticut specializing in hair loss and its treatment.

To read Dr. Cohen's Curriculum Vitae (CV), click here.

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