The Children”™s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) has recruited Dr. Laurie E. Cohen of Eastchester as its new chief of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. Cohen specializes in endocrine issues experienced by childhood cancer survivors, such as growth hormone deficiency and infertility. She is also an expert in growth disorders and short stature in children.
Throughout her career, Cohen has been involved with research examining the impact of cancer therapies on patients with hematologic and central nervous system tumors, as well as examining determinants of growth and development.
Cohen moves to CHAM from Boston Children”™s Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine. She did her internship and residency training in pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital and her fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital. She has been in practice for more than 30 years.
