AlexanderLCohenMDPhD

Summary

• I am a physician-scientist specializing in translational neuroimaging dedicated to understanding and treating autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions. I have a broad background in both cellular and systems neurosciences, with specific training and expertise in functional connectivity neuroimaging. Following my graduate education at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, I completed a combined residency in Pediatrics and Child Neurology at the Mayo Clinic, during which I became interested in childhood conditions affecting cognition including neurodevelopmental disorders and went on to complete a Behavioral Neurology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, where I am now an Instructor of Neurology. Rare among active clinicians, I also have a history of designing, implementing, and sharing innovative computational tools and my work has been cited over 11,000 times.
  
  Currently, I care for patients in the Autism Spectrum Center as well as in the Behavioral Neurology Clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital and am associated with both the Computational Radiology Laboratory at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Laboratory for Brain Network Imaging and Modulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. My research efforts focus on identifying the causal anatomy of symptoms in autism and other neurodevelopmental/neuropsychiatric disorders that could serve as biomarkers or treatment targets for non-invasive neuromodulation. My passion and diligence have established a reputation as a self-motivated investigator, clinician, and educator known for my collegiality, professionalism, and empathy with patients and their families.