Russell D. Cohen

About

Russell D. Cohen, MD, is a renowned gastroenterologist and Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago. His clinical expertise focuses on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Under his leadership, a multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive care for patients with these conditions. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Cohen is an active researcher, serving as principal investigator on several long-term studies testing the efficacy and safety of oral and intravenous drugs for IBD. He is also an editor of the textbook 'Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis and Therapeutics' and serves as associate editor and ad-hoc reviewer for numerous medical journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine and The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Dr. Cohen is a dedicated educator and mentor, teaching medical students, residents, and fellows about endoscopy and gastroenterological pharmacology, and frequently delivering lectures at grand rounds and international conferences. He has been recognized as one of the 'Best Doctors in America' for over ten years and is consistently named one of Chicago's 'Top Doctors'.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Internal medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Surgery
• Family medicine
• Intensive care medicine
• Obstetrics
• Virology

Selected publications

• Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes After Fetal Exposure to Biologics and Thiopurines Among Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Gastroenterology · 2020 · 290 citations

  DOI

• AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Commentary

  Gastroenterology · 2020 · 233 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  DOI

• Upadacitinib Is Effective and Safe in Both Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease: Prospective Real-World Experience

  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2023 · 121 citations

  DOI

• Effectiveness of Ustekinumab Dose Escalation in Patients With Crohn’s Disease

  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2020 · 105 citations

  DOI

• Endoscopic Phenotype of the J Pouch in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A New Classification for Pouch Outcomes

  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2021 · 50 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• David T. Rubin

  158 shared

• Sushila Dalal

  University of Chicago

  94 shared

• Atsushi Sakuraba

  Hokkaido University

  94 shared

• Joel Pekow

  University of Chicago

  84 shared

• Jacob E. Ollech

  University of Chicago

  38 shared

• William J. Sandborn

  38 shared

• Neil Hyman

  University of Chicago

  35 shared

• Roger D. Hurst

  35 shared

Labs

• Russell D. Cohen LabPI

Awards & honors

• Best Doctors in America (more than 10 years)
• Chicago's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd

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