Richard W. Cohen, M.D. has received a 2014 Hero in Healthcare Ethics Award for the Healthcare Ethics Consortium.
The Heroes in Healthcare Ethics award recognizes an individual or group for exemplary achievements in the field of healthcare ethics fostering a culture of ethics within the healthcare organizations and/or communities.
Dr. Cohen is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed his orthopedic residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Over the last 30 years, Dr. Cohen has served as the medical director of the WellStar Health System Ethics Program. He is also the chair of the Board of Georgia Health Decisions and facilitator for the Georgia POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Collaborative.
Dr. Cohen was honored on March 20 at the Healthcare Ethics Consortium’s 20th Annual Conference, Embracing Change: Balancing Innovation and Our Humanity. Dr. Cohen was one of two recipients of the award. 2014 is the 11th year the award has been given.
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