David J. Cohen, MD, MSc, is currently Director of Clinical and Outcomes Research at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (New York, NY) and Director of Academic Affairs at St. Francis Hospital (Roslyn, NY).  Previously, he was Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and Director of Cardiovascular Research and Medical Director of Health Economics and Technology Assessment at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, where he also served as Medical Director of the Health Economics and Technology Assessment Group.  Dr. Cohen earned his MD at Harvard Medical School and his Master's degree in Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health.  He completed his clinical training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and served as a clinical and research fellow in cardiology at Beth Israel Hospital for 5 years.  

Dr. Cohen is a practicing interventional cardiologist with a focus on structural and valvular heart disease. His research focuses on the application of formal cost-effectiveness methodology to novel interventions for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the extension of traditional cardiovascular outcomes research to include patient-centered outcomes, and the development and evaluation of instruments for assessing CVD patients’ health status and preferences. Dr. Cohen has published more than 600 original articles in leading journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, Circulation, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Cohen is currently a senior consulting editor for JACC; serves on the editorial boards of the American Heart Journal, JACC Interventions, JSCAI, and Circulation; and reviews for the American Journal of Cardiology, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Medical Decision Making.