Michael Cohen, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Hearing Loss Clinic at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. His clinical interests include pediatric otology, with a particular focus on endoscopic ear surgery. He is the Course Director of the Harvard Endoscopic Ear Surgery International Dissection course and of the Harvard Endoscopic Ear Surgery Course for Fellows and Residents. He has also served as a faculty member for Endoscopic Ear Surgery courses in St. Louis, Boston, Toronto, and Nashville.
Dr. Cohen earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He completed an otolaryngology residency at Temple University Hospital and a 2-year ACGME accredited Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Duke University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, and is board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Dr. Cohen’s research interests include endoscopic ear surgery, pediatric chronic ear disease, and pediatric hearing loss with a special interest in unilateral hearing loss. He served on the Mass General Hospital Committee for CMV testing in infants. He has presented at numerous regional, national, and international meetings and courses on the subject of endoscopic ear surgery. In 2017 he received an honorable mention for the Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award.
Dr. Cohen is excited for the opportunity to serve as Co-Chair of the 3rd World Congress on Endoscopic Ear Surgery and is looking forward to bringing together surgeons from around the world to study and celebrate this rapidly growing field.