Professor Richard Cohen

Colorectal surgeon in London

MD FRCS

GMC: 3121063

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Professor Richard Cohen is a leading colorectal and general surgeon based in London, practising at the Cleveland Clinic London Colorectal Unit. He is an expert on proctology, open and minimally-invasive laparoscopic colorectal surgery and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Currently, Professor Cohen serves as a clinical professor of surgery, consultant surgeon, and honorary senior lecturer at University College London (UCL). He is renowned as a pioneer of introducing new techniques in the United Kingdom.

After receiving his medical qualification from Cambridge with distinction in 1987, Professor Cohen continued his training as a surgery registrar in Northwest England, and later as a senior registrar at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital surgical training programme. Whilst undergoing his training, Professor Cohen also accomplished to carry out research at Yale University, USA, for his Master's thesis.

Professor Cohen joined UCL in 2005, where he has since helped to develop the colorectal service. Here and within his private practices, Professor Cohen maintains his expertise in open and minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Beyond his advanced surgery techniques, he focuses on proctology, benign colorectal disease, and management of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and IBD. He is a leading example for his practice fellows and other surgeons in his field.

Following his expertise in such subject, Professor Cohen has done research on topics of interest. These include pelvic floor disorders (incontinence and constipation), Crohn's disease, and colorectal cancer in Ashkenazi Jews. Research has persisted to be a passion of his, and subsequently he has had many papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Professor Cohen extends his involvement in colorectal surgery by also training young surgeons and lecturing nationally and internationally.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍3121063

Professional experience

• More than 35 years of experience
• Professor of surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (present)
• Chief of surgery and vice chair of digestive disease and surgery institute, Cleveland Clinic London (2019 to present)
• Consultant colorectal surgeon, King Edward VII Hospital (present)
• Consultant colorectal surgeon, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2005 to present)
• Professor of Surgery , University College London
• Consultant colorectal surgeon, St Mark's Hospital (1999 to 2005)
• Consultant general surgeon, Central Middlesex Hospital (1999 to 2005)

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Sub-specialties

• Anal fistula
• Bowel cancer
• Chronic constipation
• Colorectal cancer
• Colorectal polyp
• Colorectal surgery
• Crohn's disease
• Diverticulitis disease
• Endometriosis
• Faecal incontinence
• Functional bowel disorders
• Haemorrhoids and fissures
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Minimally invasive (keyhole) colorectal surgery
• Pelvic floor disorders
• Pilonidal cyst
• Rectal bleeding
• Rectal polyps
• Rectal prolapse
• Ulcerative colitis

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Teaching posts

• Clinical professor of surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (present)
• Professor of surgery, University College London (present)
• Honorary associate professor, University College London (2019 to 2021)
• Honorary senior lecturer, Division of Surgery, University College London (2005 to 2019)
• Honorary senior lecturer, Imperial College London (1999 to 2005)

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Education

• MB BChir with distinction, University of Cambridge (1986)
• BSc (Hons) London (1983)
• FRCS, The Royal College of Surgeons of England (1990)
• FRCS (Gen.Surg.) Intercollegiate Examination (1996)
• MD, University of Cambridge (1995)

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Publications and conferences

• Professor Cohen's research can be found on ResearchGate.
• Contemporary medical, device, and surgical therapies for obesity in adults. Perdomo CM, Cohen RV, Sumithran P, Clément K, Frühbeck G. Lancet. 2023 Apr
• Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Knowles CH, Cohen RC. Cleve Clin J Med. 2022 Jun
• 2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO): Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Eisenberg D, Shikora SA, Aarts E, Aminian A, Angrisani L, Cohen RV, De Luca M, Faria SL, Goodpaster KPS, Haddad A, Himpens JM, Kow L, Kurian M, Loi K, Mahawar K, Nimeri A, O'Kane M, Papasavas PK, Ponce J, Pratt JSA, Rogers AM, Steele KE, Suter M, Kothari SN.
• Glycemia Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes - Glycemic Outcomes. GRADE Study Research Group; Nathan DM, Lachin JM, Balasubramanyam A, Burch HB, Buse JB, Butera NM, Cohen RM, Crandall JP, Kahn SE, Krause-Steinrauf H, Larkin ME, Rasouli N, Tiktin M, Wexler DJ, Younes N. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 22

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Professional membership

• Member, British Medical Association
• Member, Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland
• Member, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons

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Languages spoken

English
French