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William E Cohn

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William E Cohn, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

(832) 355-3000

Positions

Professor of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Circulatory Support
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Director, Center for Device Innovation
TMC / Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Hospital)
6720 Bertner Avenue
Room: LUKE-2-114A
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
The Texas Heart Institute at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine (Office)
6770 Bertner Avenue
Suite C355M
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-3000
Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support

Education

Associate in Cardiothoracic Surg from Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School
01/1994 - Boston, MA, United States
Chief Resident from ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Of Medicine
01/1993 - Houston, TX, United States
Chief Residency from ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Of Medicine
01/1991 - Houston, TX, United States
Residency from ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Of Medicine
01/1990 - Houston, TX, United States
Internship from ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
01/1987 - Houston, TX, United States
M.D. from ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Of Medicine
01/1986 - Houston, TX, United States
B.S. from Oberlin College
01/1982 - Oberlin, OH, United States

Certifications

Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
American Board of Surgery

Honors & Awards

Doctorate in Science- Honorary Degree
Doctorate in Science- Honorary Degree
2013 Edison Award - Silver Medal
LARIAT® Suture Delivery Device by SentreHEART.
TVO Inventor’s Recognition Award
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2014 Inventor of the Year
The Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award
Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Professional Interests

Professional Statement

Dr. William E. Cohn is one of the leaders of the team of experts developing a total artificial heart that will deliver blood by means of continuous flow rather than pulsation. This research has grant support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the John S. Dunn Research Foundation; the Alexander Family Trust; and the McIngvale family Trust. This new artificial heart is smaller, less expensive, and predicted to be more reliable than previous generations of artificial hearts.
William E. Cohn currently has 170 active or pending patents for his inventions and is the founder or co-founder of five venture-backed life science startups. In addition, Dr. Cohn is a venture partner at Santé Health Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on capitalizing early-stage life science technology.

Websites

LVAD Program at Baylor St. Luke's
Bridging the Gap in Dialysis - TMC News
Billy Cohn- Innovating the Tools of Medicine

Videos

Heart Stop Beating is the story of Billy Cohn & Bud Frazier, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, who in March of 2011 successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a 'continuous flow' device they developed, proving that life was possible without a pulse or a heart beat.

Selected Publications

  • Tuzun E, Winkler JA, Contreras AL, Sacristan E, Cohn WE. " " ASAIO J.. 2012 Mar ; 58 (2) : 98-102.
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  • Rankin JS, Beavan LA, Cohn WE. " " J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2011 Oct ; 142 (4) : 933-6.
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  • Cohn WE, Frazier OH. " " J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2011 Aug ; 142 (2) : 455-7.
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  • Gregoric ID, Cohn WE, Frazier OH. " " J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2011 Apr ; 30 (4) : 467-70.
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Memberships

American College of Surgeons
Fellow
International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Fellow
American College of Chest Physicians
Fellow
American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
Fellow
21st Century Cardiac Surgical Society
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Michael E. DeBakey Surgical Society
Harris County Medical Society
Texas Medical Society
Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Fellow

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