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Jonathan Cohen

Asst Professor Term

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0009-0002-1994-9673
  • Asst Professor Term
    School of Medicine
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, 571 S Floyd Street, Suite 342, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

BIO

Dr. Jonathan Cohen attended medical school at the University of Louisville, pediatric residency at Carolinas Medical Center, and Neonatology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.  He has worked as a clinical Neonatologist in Louisville since 2003. Dr. Cohen founded the Bioethics Committee at Norton Children’s Hospital and severed as Committee Chair for over a decade. He received a Master’s in Bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2018.  Currently he serves on the Medical School Admissions Committee, Children’s Hospital Governance Committee, and holds the positions of Director of Neonatal Medicine for the Division of Neonatology. Dr. Cohen also organizes the Ethics component of the medical school curriculum. His primary areas of interest are clinical effectiveness, medical decision-making, compassionate communication, resource utilization and medical/social justice.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Louisville, Department of Pediatrics, Louisville, United States2023

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lead Neonatologist
    Norton Children's Medical Group, Neonatology, Louisville, USAOct 2011
  • Medical Director
    Norton Children's Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Louisville, USAOct 2011 - Feb 2021
  • Medical Director
    Sproutlings Medical Day Care, Louisville, USAAug 2011 - Jun 2015
  • Clinical Instructor (Gratis)
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Neonatal Medicine, Louisville, USAMay 2010 - Feb 2021
  • Quality Improvement Officer
    Neonatal Intensive Care Experts, PLLC, Louisville, USAJul 2006 - Oct 2011
  • Neonatologist
    Neonatal Intensive Care Experts, PLLC, Louisville, USAJul 2004 - Oct 2011
  • High School Teacher
    Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, USAAug 1994 - May 1995

DEGREES

  • MS, Bioethics
    Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, United StatesJan 2015 - May 2018
  • MD
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United StatesAug 1995 - May 1999
  • BA, Chemisty
    Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, United StatesAug 1991 - Dec 1994

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Neonatal - Perinatal Fellowship
    CIncinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, USAJul 2001 - Jun 2004
    Neonatal - Perinatal MedicinePostdoctoral Fellowship
  • Pediatric Residency
    Carlinas Medical Center, Charlotte, USAJul 1999 - Jun 2001
    Residency