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Stanley Cohen, MD
Stanley Cohen, MD

    Dr. Stanley Cohen is well recognized for his contributions to pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. He received his undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University and his medical degree from Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. His internship and residency were at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After serving as an Air Force physician, Dr. Cohen specialized in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition with a fellowship at Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital. During this time, he also served as director of pediatrics at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital. He is adjunct clinical professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Dr. Cohen created the Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, PC (CPGN) to better serve the needs of the children of the Southeast region. CPGN merged with another practice in 1999 to form the Children's Center for Digestive Health Care. He is board certified as a pediatrician and as a pediatric gastroenterologist. Dr. Cohen is also respected for his contributions to medical literature. In addition to numerous articles, Dr. Cohen edited two textbooks for physicians and wrote a book for parents: Healthy Babies, Happy Kids: a Common Sense Guide to Nutrition for Growing Years (Delilah / Putnam). This popular book was syndicated by Associated Press and republished in London as Start Right (Sidgwick & Jackson).

    He was elected the 1995 Premier Physician of the Crohns and Colitis Foundation of Georgia by its physician members and serves on the National Pediatric Affairs Committee. He was recognized by the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities for his work on nutrition and feeding for children with neurodevelopmental delays. In 1997, he received the national Lay Education Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for his work to promote non abusive behaviors, with the curriculum he initiated in place in programs and school systems in the United States.

    Dr. Cohen is the founding chairman of the Committee on Nutrition for the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is chairman of the Physicians Advisory Board of The Georgia WIC Program. In 1987 he was elected President of the Medical Staff at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. He is proud to remain an active member of the staff at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and recently founded the Children's Digestive Research Fund under its stewardship to support important investigations in the areas of nutrition and gastrointestinal illnesses.

    Dr. Cohen has lectured widely. He is a requested speaker at local, national and international medical conferences and often addresses parent groups as well. He has been featured on CNN, TBS, WebMD and local television/radio. He was recognized by Turner Broadcasting in 2001 as one of Atlanta's "Super 17" for his contributions to the community. He is listed in Consumers' Guide to Top Doctors in the US  and included in Who's Who in America,Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare,

    He is also known for his writing, having authored art reviews for Art Papers, a book review and Op-Ed columns for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and numerous articles for parents in a variety of publications. One of his poems is bronzed in the courtyard of the Atlanta Fulton County Detention Center; others are included in various journals and in three self-published volumes. These volumes with accompanying art by Glenn Goldberg (Two), Gary Stephan (Seeping Into / Out of the Well) and Ed Ruscha (Beyond Hell) have entered the collections of prominent institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum and the Getty Museum.

    Schedule28 Mar 2024