Memberships
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Approved Supervisor
- Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- American Balint Society
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Sub-board of American Board of
Pediatrics, Certified
- American Balint Society Leadership Intensive Training, Certified Balint
Leader
- National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate
Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, University of Rochester
- National Defense Education Act Humanities Fellow, University of Chicago
- James A. Gibson Anatomical Society, State University of New York at
Buffalo School of Medicine
- Alpha Omega Alpha, State University of New York at Buffalo School
of Medicine
- Westmoreland ARC Professional of the Year
- DSANI First Anniversary Award
- Clinical Service Award, National DS Society
- Award for Outstanding Clinical Care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Medical Staff
- 5 Star Customer Service Award: Top 10% rating of "Excellent"
in Overall Quality in Pediatrics, Professional Research Consultants
- Academy of Master Educators, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
Member
- Star Award, Indiana DS Foundation
Publications
- Cohen WI. DISCUSSION: a 7-Year-Old Child With Down
Syndrome and Disruptive Behaviors. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007
Apr;28(2):151-152.
- Cohen WI. Current dilemmas in Down syndrome clinical
care: celiac disease, thyroid disorders, and atlanto-axial instability.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2006 Aug 15;142(3):141-8.
- Van Cleve SN, Cannon S, Cohen WI. Part II: Clinical
Practice Guidelines for adolescents and young adults with Down Syndrome:
12 to 21 Years. J Pediatr Health Care. 2006 May-Jun;20(3):198-205.
- Van Cleve SN, Cohen WI. Part I: Clinical Practice
Guidelines for children with Down Syndrome from birth to 12 years. J
Pediatr Health Care. 2006 Jan-Feb;20(1):47-54.
- Van Riper M, Cohen WI. Caring for children with Down syndrome and
their families. J Pediatr Health Care. 2001 May-Jun;15(3):123-31.
- Stein MT, Scioscia A, Jones KL, Cohen WI. Responding
to parental concerns after a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21. J
Dev Behav Pediatr. 2001 Apr;22(2 Suppl):S73-6.
- Feldman HM, Ploof D, Cohen WI. Physician-family partnerships: the
adaptive practice model. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1999 Apr;20(2):111-6.
- Cohen WI. Atlantoaxial instability. What's next? Arch Pediatr Adolesc
Med. 1998 Feb;152(2):119-22.
- Stein MT, Scioscia A, Jones KL, Cohen WI, Glass CK, Glass RF. Responding
to parental concerns after a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21. J Dev
Behav Pediatr. 1997 Feb;18(1):42-6.
- Cohen WI. Family-oriented pediatric care. Taking the next step. Pediatr
Clin North Am. 1995 Feb;42(1):11-9.
- Cohen WI, Zamberlan KE, Underwood J, Quast A, Quirk P, Smith A. Developmental
issues in childhood small bowel transplantation: eating and elimination.
Transplant Proc. 1992 Jun;24(3):1246.
Current Research Interests
- Down Syndrome: Preventive Medical Care
- Behavioral Pediatrics
- Family-Oriented Pediatric Care
- Balint Group Participation and Residency Satisfaction
Active Research Projects/Grants
- Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics in Pittsburgh, Maternal Child
Health Bureau, Training Grant
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William I. Cohen, MD, is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
at the Child Development Unit and he directs the Down Syndrome Center,
both located at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He
holds the rank of Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts in Russian Linguistics at
the University of Rochester and a Master of Arts in Russian Literature
at the University of Chicago.
He attended medical school at the State University of New York
at Buffalo, graduating in 1975. He performed his pediatric internship,
residency and fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
of UPMC.
In addition to his training in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Dr. Cohen is a skilled practitioner and teacher of clinical hypnosis
and family therapy. He is a clinical member of the American Association
of Marriage and Family Therapy, and is also an approved supervisor
of marriage and family therapy. His most recent area of interest
is in the use of groups to enhance the physician-patient relationship.
These are called Balint groups after the physician who devised them.
He began running such groups at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
since 2000. He is a certified Balint Group Leader and he co-lead
groups for residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee-Womens
Hospital, and Pediatric Residents and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Fellows at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
Dr. Cohen is co-founder and co-chair of the Down Syndrome Medical
Interest Group (DSMIG), and medicine editor of Down Syndrome
Quarterly. He is editor of the "Health Care Guidelines
for Individuals with Down Syndrome: 1999 Revision," published
in Down Syndrome Quarterly, vol 4, no 3, (September, 1999).
He is co-editor of the book, Down Syndrome: Visions for the
21st Century, published in 2002 by Wiley-Liss on behalf of
the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). At the July 2004 NDSS
Conference, he was received shared the Clinical Award with DSMIG
co-founder and co-chair, Dr. Bonnie Patterson.
In addition to his work on preventive health care for individuals
with Down syndrome, his other areas of interest are the adaptation
of children and families to chronic medical conditions, doctor-patient
communication, and medical education. Since 1992, Dr. Cohen has
been teaching the integration family systems principles into pediatric
practice at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meetings and
at the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
He directs two courses for undergraduate medical students: Introduction
to Medical Interviewing for first year students, and Advanced Medical
Interviewing for second year students. In January 2006, he was inducted
as a member of the first group of UPSOM faculty members to join
the Academy of Master Educators. He is the principal investigator
of an MCHB Training Grant in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
for the years 2003-2008, and he serves as program director for the
three year, ACGME accredited fellowship.
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