Alan Jay Cohen, MD

Education

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Arts, Biology; C.W. Post College-Long Island University; Brookeville, NY; 1975

Medical School

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Howard University College of Medicine; Washington, D.C.; 1979

Internship

National Institutes of Health Department of Endocrinology; Bethesda, MD; 1979

Residency

St. Louis Children's Hospital; St. Louis, MO; 1982

Fellowship

Duke University Medical Center; Durham, NC; 1984

Awards, Certifications & Memberships

Awards & Recognition

• Endocrinologist in the USA Award
• Patient's Choice Recognition Award: MDx Medical, Inc. 2009 [top 5% of all physicians]

Medical Societies

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
• American Diabetes Association
• American Medical Association
• Boston Medical Technologies
• The Endocrine Society
• GTX Medical Advisory Board
• Institute for Endocrine Health Advisory Board
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Memphis Turner Syndrome Society
• Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
• Memphis Endocrine Society
• Memphis and Mid-South Pediatric Society
• Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society
• Tennessee Medical Society

Board Certifications

• American Board of Pediatrics
• American College of Endocrinology Certification in Bone Density
• American College of Endocrinology Certification in Thyroid Ultrasound and Biopsy
• Certified Endocrine Coder, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
• Certified Human Participant Protections Education for Research Trials, Good Clinical Practice, CITI
• Certified NIH Office of Human Subjects Research CBT Course for NIH IRB Members
• Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
• Fellow American College of Endocrinology
• Subspecialty Board in Endocrinology

Professional Organizations

• American College of Endocrinology
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Peer Review
• Church Health Center of Memphis
• Diabetes for Life
• Healthy Memphis Common Table: Board of Directors
• JDRF: Outreach Health Care Professional Advisory Council
• Medical Education and CME Committees AMIINME St. Francis Hospital
• Medicare/Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care in Tennessee
• Medicine Service Line Committee, Baptist Memorial Hospital Systems
• Memphis Jewish Federation
• NIH/NIDDK: National Diabetes Education Program Transition Workgroup
• Prudential Physician Advisory Committee
• QSource: Medicare Quality Improvement Organization
• Strong Me