WilliamECohnMD

Thoracic Surgery • Houston, TX

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor, Transplant Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
6770 Bertner Ave
Ste C355
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-355-3000
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Education & Training

Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1991 - 1993
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1991
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1986
Oberlin CollegeBS, Biology/Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1987 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2010
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Long-Term Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support After Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Closure.
Chitaru Kurihara, William E. Cohn, Masashi Kawabori, Tadahisa Sugiura, Andrew B. Civitello
ASAIO Journal. 2019-08-01
37 citations
Safety and Feasibility of Open Chest Epicardial Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia During the Period of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Mehul Patel, Francia Rojas, M.P.H. Farshad Raissi Shabari M.D., F.A.C.C. Leo Simpson M.D., William Cohn
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2016-01-01
41 citations
The TandemHeart as a bridge to a long-term axial-flow left ventricular assist device (bridge to bridge).
Igor D. Gregoric, Leon P. Jacob, Saverio La Francesca, Brian A. Bruckner, William E. Cohn
Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2008-01-01

Press Mentions

Heart Disease and the Quest for the Perfect Artificial HeartSeptember 4th, 2024
The Texas Heart Institute Provides BiVACOR® Total Artificial Heart Patient UpdateJuly 26th, 2024
The Texas Heart Institute Implants BiVACOR® Total Artificial HeartJuly 25th, 2024
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Industry Relationships

Vice President, Medical Devices, Johnson&JohnsonExecutive Director of the JNJ Center for Device Innovation2016 - Present
Board of Directors, Cardiovascular Systems Inc.2015 - Present
Founder, BOD, TVA Medical2010 - Present
Proctor, Consultant, Mardil2006 - 2015
Founder, BOD, SentreHEART2005 - 2014
Proctor, Consultant, Genzyme Surgical1997 - 2006