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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: John Robert Cohn, M.D.

Education & Training:

· 09/1968-05/1972 University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Science

· 09/1972-06/1976 Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA M.D. degree

· 06/1976-06/1979 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Intern & Resident in Internal Medicine

· 06/1979-06/1982 Duke University Medical Center-Durham, NC Fellow, Allergy & Immunology Fellow, Pulmonary Medicine

Academic Positions:

· 1981-1982 Duke University Medical Center-Durham, NC Associate, Department of Medicine

· 1982-1984 Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA Instructor in Medicine

· 1982-1986 Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA Instructor in Pediatrics

· 1984-1991 Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

· 1986-present Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

· 1991-1999 Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

· 1999-present Jefferson Medical College-Philadelphia, PA Clinical Professor of Medicine

Hospital Staff Appointments:

· 07/1981-12/1982 Duke University Medical Center-Durham, NC Attending Physician

· 07/1981-12/1982 Durham Veteran’s Admin. Medical Center-Durham, NC Attending Physician

· 12/1982-present Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Attending Physician

· 06/1985-12/1990 The Graduate Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Attending Physician

· 01/1991-present The Graduate Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Consulting Physician

· 02/1989-12/1992 Jefferson Park Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Attending Physician

· 12/1992-present Magee Rehabilitation Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Consulting Staff

· 09/1994-2001 Wills Eye Hospital-Philadelphia, PA Consulting Staff

Medical License:

Ø North Carolina (inactive)

Ø Pennsylvania MD-019399-E

Ø New Jersey MA 71111

Board Certification:

· 1979 American Board of Internal Medicine

· 1981 American Board of Allergy & Immunology

· 1982 American Board of Pulmonary Medicine

Professional Affiliations:

Ø American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, Fellow

Ø American College of Allergists, Fellow

Ø American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow

Ø American Medical Association

Ø American Physicians Fellowship

Ø American Thoracic Society

Ø Association for the Care of Asthma

Ø Israel Medical Association of U.S.A

Ø Lannaec Society

Ø Pennsylvania Allergy Association

Ø Pennsylvania State Medical Society

Ø Pennsylvania Thoracic Society

Ø Philadelphia Allergy Society

Ø Philadelphia County Medical Society

Ø Sigma Xi

Ø The Voice Foundation

Committees & Appointments (Regional & National Organizations):

· 1983-1987 American Lung Assoc. of Philadelphia & Montgomery County, Adult Education Committee

· 1987-2001 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Committee on Occupational Lung Disease

· 1988-1990 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Undergraduate & Graduate Medical Education Comm

· 1990-1991 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Undergraduate & Graduate Medical Education Committee, Chairman

· 1988–present Journal of Voice, Editorial Board

· 1990–1992 Philadelphia Allergy Society, President Elect

· 1990–1993 Pennsylvania Allergy Association, Membership Committee Chairman

· 1990–1993 Pennsylvania Allergy Association, Board of Regents

· 1992–1994 Philadelphia Allergy Society, President

· 1992–2000 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Committee on Environmental Control and Air Pollution

· 1992–1993 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Committee on Chemical Sensitization, Chairman

· 1992–1996 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Committee on Environmental Medicine and Ecology

· 1996 American Medical Association Organized Medical Staff Section, Tellers Committee

· 1996–1997 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Environmental Medicine Committee, Vice-Chairman

· 1997–2000 Philadelphia County Medical Society Organized Medical Staff Section, Secretary

· 1997–1998 Philadelphia County Medical Society Task Force on Unions

· 1998 American Lung Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania Physician Advisory Committee

· 1999–present American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Practice, Diagnostics and Therapeutics Committee

· 1999–present American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Indoor Allergen Committee

· 2001–present American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Latex Allergy Committee

Hospital and University Committees:

· 1987–1999 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) Patient Care Services Committee

· 1985-present TJUH--Bylaws Committee

· 1988-present Jefferson Medical College (JMC) Volunteer Faculty Association--Board of Governors

· 1993-present TJUH--Executive Committee, Medical Staff

· 1993–1994 TJUH--Quality Assurance Chairman, Pulmonary Medicine

· 1994-present TJUH--AMA/PMS/PCMS Organized Medical Staff Section Representative

· 1999-present JeffCare Contracting/Finance Advisory Committee

· 1999-2001 JMC--Volunteer Faculty Association-Secretary

· 1999-present JMC--Department of Medicine Advisory Committee on Appointments & Promotions

· 2000-2001 TJUH--Physician Health Committee

· 2000-present TJUH--Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee

· 2001-present JMC—Volunteer Faculty Association- President

· 2001-present TJUH—Chairman, Infection Control Committee

· 2001-present TJUH—Terrorism Task Force

Fellowships:

· 1979-1980 David T. Smith Scholar in Thoracic Disease, funded by American Lung Association of North Carolina

· 1981-1982 Mallinckrodt Foundation Fellow in Geriatric Medicine

Research Grants:

· 1980–1981 Inman Fund Research Award, Duke University Medical Center, Co-investigator with C.E. Buckley, III, M.D.

· 1981–1982 Research Grant from the ALA of North Carolina

· 1982–1983 Research Grant from the ALA of North Carolina

Miscellaneous:

· 1996-present Greater Delaware Valley Allergy Asthma Immunology Network, Inc.-President and Chairman of the Board

· May 1999 Philadelphia Magazine, “Top Doctor”, Allergy and

Immunology

· 1999-2000 Primary Care Preceptor-Ambulatory Asthma Jeffcare-Philadelphia, PA

· 1999 Guide to Top Doctors, Center for the Study of Services “Allergy and Immunology”

· 2000-present Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy
Independence Blue Cross-Philadelphia, PA

Funded Studies:

· 1990–1992 “Cetirizine REACT Study”-Pfizer Laboratories

· 1992–1993 “Cefaclor vs. Augmentin for Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis”-Lilly Pharmaceuticals

· 1994–1995 “A Randomized, Comparative Trial of Inhaled Fluticasone in Adolescent and Adult Patients with Mild to Moderate Asthma”-Glaxo Research Institute

· 1994–1997 “Cisapride for Reflux Related Respiratory Symptoms” Co-Principal with Donald Castell, M.D Janssen Research Foundation

· 1997-2000 “A Double-Blind Controlled Pilot Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Cisapride in Improving Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function in Asthmatics With Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)” Janssen Research Foundation

· 1999-2000 Protocol 9188IL/0155 “A multi-center double-blind trial of zafirlukast in asthma”-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

· 2000-present “A multicenter, randomized, controlled, open label study to evaluate the safety of Xolair in moderate to severe, persistent asthma subjects already treated with other therapies (ALTO)”-Genentech

· 2001 GlaxoSmithKline Protocol; SAS40027 “A randomized, double-blind, parallel group, comparative trial of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate combination product 50/110mg Diskus inhaler BID versus fluticasone propionate 250mg Diskus inhaler BID in adolescents and adults with moderate persistent asthma”-GlaxoSmithKline

· 2001-2002 GlaxoSmithKline Protocol, SLGA5011 “A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Surveillance Study of Asthma Event Outcomes in Subjects Receiving Either Usual Pharmacotherapy of Asthma or Usual Pharmacotherapy Plus Salmeterol 42mcg (2 puffs) Twice GlaxoSmithKline

· 2001-present Novartis Protocol; Foradil Aerolizer “A randomized

multicenter, placebo-controlled, parallel group study of

four months duration per patient to evaluate the safety and

efficacy of treatment with 24 ug b.i.d. and 12 ug b.i.d.

formeterol, double-blind and12 ug b.i.d. formoterol with

additional on-demand formoterol doses, open-label, in

adolescent and adult patients with persistent stable asthma.”

· 2001 –present Millennium Protocol; LDP-97700-023 “ A Phase II,

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel

Group, Dose Finding Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness

of 28 days of Treatment with LDP-977 in Adult

Asthmatics.”

· 2001-present GlaxoSmithKline Protocol;SAS40036/37 “A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Parallel Grou

Group, 16-Week Comparison of Asthma Control in

Adolescents and Adults Receiving Either Fluticasone

Propionate/Salmeterol DISKUS Combination Product

100/50mcg BID, Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol

DISKUS 100mcg BID, Salmeterol Xinafoate DISKUS

50mcg BID, or Oral Montelukast 10mg OD.”

· 2001-present GlaxoSmithKline Protocol; SAS30022 “A Randomized,

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group,12-

Week Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of the

Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol DISKUS Combination

Product 250/50mcg Once Daily Versus Fluticasone

Propionate/Salmeterol DISKUS Combination Product

100/50mcg Twice Daily Versus Fluticasone Propionate

DISKUS 250mcg Once Daily Versus Placebo in

Symptomatic Adolescent and Adult Subjects with Asthma

That is Not Controlled on Short Acting Beta2-Agonists

Alone.”

Publications – Original reports:

1. Lefer AM, Cohn JR and Osman GH, Jr. Protective action of timolol in acute Myocardial ischemia. Eur J Pharm 41:379-385, 1977.

2. Cohn JR, Jungkind DL and Baker J. In vitro antagonism by erythromycin of the bactericidal action of antimicrobials against common respiratory pathogens. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 18:872-876, 1980.

3. Cohn JR and Harris MS. Cutaneous auto-innoculation by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Arch Derm 118:363-365, 1982.

4. Cohn JR, Buckley CE III, Hohl CA, Tyson GB and Niesh DD. Persistent cutaneous cellular immune responsiveness in a nursing home population. J Am Geriat Soc 31:261-265, 1982.

5. Cohn JR, Buckley CE III and Connell C. A quantitative examination of the light scattering properties of immune complexes in polyethylene glycol. J Immunol Methods 60:101-113, 193.

6. Cohn JR, Hohl CA and Buckley CE III. The relationship between cutaneous cellular immune responsiveness and mortality in a nursing home population. J Am Geriat Soc 31:808-809, 1983.

7. Woodruff WW III, Buckley CE III, Gallis HA, Cohn JR and Wheat RW. Reactivity to spherule-derived coccidiodin in the Southeastern United States. Infect Immun 43:860-869, 1984.

8. Cohn JR, Buckley CE III and Connell C. Simplified screening for immune complexes by laser nephelometry of ultracentrifuged serum. Diagn Immunol 2:175-180, 1984.

9. Cohn JR. Localized bronchomalacia presenting as worsening asthma. Ann Allergy 54:222-223, 1985.

10. Cohn JR, Fye L, Sills M and Francos G. Rifampin induced renal insufficiency.Tubercle 66:289-293, 1985.

11. Cohn JR, Wechsler R, Zawid J and Brodovsky HS. Drainage and resolution of a mediastinal cyst by transbronchial needle aspiration. Pennsylvania Medicine 90:64-66, 1987.

12. Cohn JR, Steiner RM, Posuniak E and Northrup B. Obstructive emphysema secondary to mucous plugging. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 68:315-317, 1987.

13. Brandell R, Chase SL and Cohn JR. Treatment of oral candidiasis with amphotericin B solution. Clin Pharm 7:70-72, 1988.

14. David P, Intenzo C, Cohn JR and Park C. Demonstration of tumor microembolism by lung perfusion scan. Clin Nucl Med 13:543, 1988.

15. Stofman Gm, Lowry LD, Cohn JR and Jabourian Z. Osteoradionecrosis of the head and neck: A case of Clavicular-tracheal fistula secondary to osteoradionecrosis of the sternoclavicular joint. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 97:545-549, 1988.

16. Cohn JR and Pontell J. Persistent severe asthma in an adult from transient dog exposure. Ann Allergy 63:229-230, 1989.

17. Yoss EB, Berd D, Cohn JR, and Peters SP. Flow cytometric evaluation of bronchoscopic washings and lavage for DNA aneuploidy as an adjunct in thediagnosis of lung cancer and tumors metastatic to the lung. Chest 96:54-59, 1989.

18. Slawek JE, Steiner RM, Cohn JR, and Wechsler RJ. Small cell carcinoma of the trachea. Radiology reports 2:419-423, 1990.

19. Cohn JR. Who’s to blame? Pennsylvania Medicine 94:32-33, 1991.

20. Cohn JR, Sataloff, RT, Spiegel JR, Fish JE and Kennedy KM. Airway reactivity Induced asthma in singers (ARIAS). J Voice 5:(4), 332-337, 1991.

21. Cohn JR and Ditunno JR. The role of allergen immunotherapy in the respiratory complications of quadraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 73:(1),101-103, 1992.

22. Cohn JR and Pizzi A. Determinants of patient compliance with allergen immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 91:734-737, 1993.

23. Cohn JR and Sataloff RT. Boa Constrictor. Chest 103:653, 1993.

24. Cohn JR, Cohn JB, Fellin F and Cantor R. Systemic anaphylaxis from low dose methotrexate. Annals of Allergy 70:384-385, 1993.

25. Sataloff RT, Wilborn A, Prestipino A, Hawkshaw M, Heuer R and Cohn JR. Histoplasmosis of the larynx. Am J Otolaryngol 14:(5), 199-205, 1993.

26. Goldberg BB, Steiner RM, Liu JB, Mertono DA, Articolog G and Cohn JR. Ultrasound assisted bronchoscopy using miniature transducer contained catheters. Radiology 190:1, 233-237, 1994.

27. .Carroll, LM, Sataloff RT, respiratory and glottal efficiency measures in normal classically trained singers. J Voice. 10:139-145, 1996.

28. Cohn JR, Sataloff RT, Spiegel JR and Cohn JB. Airway reactivity induced reversible voice dysfunction in singers. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 18:1-5, 1997.

29. Moses RL, Cavalli GI, Schmidt RJ, Rao VM, Cotler J, Cohn JR and Spiegel JR. Post-traumatic synostosis of the cervical spine to the thyroid cartilage presenting as dysphagia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 117:S84-S86, 1997.

30. Gressen EL, Werner-Wasik M, Cohn J, Topham A, Curran WJ. Thoracic reirradiation for recurrent lung cancer can be an effective and well tolerated palliative modality. Am Journal Clinical Oncology. 23(2):160-3, 2000 Apr.

31. More O’Ferrall DJ, Cohn JR, Rider-Foster D. False positive perfusion lung scintiscans in tetraplegic patients: A case series. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 80: 1343-5, 1999.

32. Cohn JR, Sataloff RT, Branton C. Response of asthma-related voice dysfunction to allergen immunotherapy: A case report of confirmation by methacholine challenge. J Voice. 15(4):558-560, 2001

Publications - - Reviews, Book Chapters and Commentary

1. Cohn JR. Interstitial lung disease and cancer chemotherapy. Ann Intern Med 90:856, 1979 (letter).

2. Contributor, “Drug Hypersensitivity” American Academy of Allergy’s PRIMER OF ALLERGIC DISEASES, JAMA 1982.

3. Cohn JR. Basic considerations in immunology. In: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING. RF Walker and RL Cooper (eds). New York: Marcel Dekker, 1983, pp 121-132.

4. Cohn JR and Buckley CE III. Clinical interventions in immunologic dysfunction. In: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING. RF Walker and RL Cooper (eds) NewYork: Marcel Dekker, 1983, pp 175-212.

5. Buckley CI, Woodruff WW, Gallis HA, Wheat RW and Cohn JR. Reactivity to spherule-derived coccidiodin in the Southeastern United States. Symposium Proceedings, 4^th International Conference, San Francisco, CA. March 14-17, 1984.

6. Spiegel JR, Sataloff RT, Cohn JR and Hawkshaw M. Respiratory function in singers: Medical assessment, diagnoses and treatments. J Voice 2:40-40, 1988.

7. Bernstein DI and Cohn JR. Guidelines for the diagnosis and evaluation of occupational immunologic lung disease: Preface. J Allergy and Clin Immun 84:791-794, 1989.

8. Cartier A, Bernstein IL, Burge PS, Cohn JR, Fabbri LM, Hargreave FE, Malo JL, McKay RT and Salvaggio JE. Guidelines for bronchoprovocation in the investigation of occupational asthma: Report of the subcommittee on bronchoprovocation for occupational asthma. J Allergy and Clin Immun 84:823-829, 1989.

9. Spiegel JR, Sataloff RT, Cohn JR and Hawkshaw M. Respiratory dysfunction. In: Sataloff RT: PROFESSIONAL VOICES: THE SCIENCE AND ART OF CLINICAL CARE. New York: Raven Press, pp 159-177, 1991.

10. Cohn JR. The Intensive Care Unit - - Industrial Complex. Arch Intern Med 152:417, 1992.

11. Cohn JR. Pulmonary management of the spinal cord injured patient. Trauma Quarterly. 9:(2),65-71, 1993.

12. Cohn JR, Caliguiri LA, Gallagher PE and Schenkel EJ. Prevention and cost of asthma: a model for cost effective health care. Allergy Proceedings. 15:(1),39-41, 1994.

13. Cohn JR. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Multi-organ Dysesthesia. J AllergyClin Immunol 93:(6), 953-954, 1994.

14. Cohn JR, Spiegel JR and Sataloff RT. Vocal Disorders and the Professional Voice User: The Allergist’s role. Annals Allergy Asthma Immunol 74:(5), 363-373, 1995.

15. Steiner RM, Liu JB, Goldberg BB and Cohn JR. The value of ultrasound-guided fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Clinics in Chest Medicine 15:(3), 519-534, 1995.

16. Cohn JR, Spiegel JR, Hawkshaw M and Sataloff RT. Allergy. In: Sataloff RT: PROFESSIONAL VOICES: THE SCIENCE AND ART OF CLINICAL CARE. New York:Singular Publishing Group, pp. 369-373, 1997.

17. Spiegel JR, Sataloff RT, Cohn JR and Hawkshaw M. Respiratory Dysfunction. In: Sataloff RT: PROFESSIONAL VOICES: THE SCIENCE AND ART OF CLINICAL CARE. New York:Singular Publishing Group, pp. 375-386, 1997.

18. Cohn JR. Asthma and the serious singer. Journal of Singing. 54(3), 51-53, 1998.

19. Cohn JR. Let physicians heal (letter). Investors Business Daily. 18 (13), A18, Oct 12, 2001

20. Cohn JR. Instead of readying for terrorism, medicine compelled to study coding (letter). American Medical News. 44(41):31-32, Nov. 5, 2001..

Publications - - Abstracts and Presentations:

1. Ihle BW, Ordinario G, Cox R, Cohn JR, Burke J, Strelitz L, Soukkonen J,

Dunn S and Simenhoff M. Modification of bowel bacterial metabolism in

Chronic uremia. Clin Res 27:418A, 1979.

2. Cohn JR, Jungkind DL and Baker J. Erythromycin as part of multiple antibiotic

regiments against common respiratory pathogens. Chest 76:371, 1979.

3. Cohn JR and Buckley CE III. Biophysical attributes of immune complexes.

Gerontologist 215:180, 1981.

4. Cohn JR, Connell C and Buckley CE III. The characterization of immune

complex combining ratio of polyethylene glycol and laser nephelometry.

Clin Res 30:345A, 1982.

5. Cohn JR, Buckley CE III, Hohl C, Tyson G and Neish D. Response to

intradermal human PPD, avian PPD and six recall antigens in a nursing home

population. Am Rev Resp Dis 125:178S, 1982.

6. Cohn JR, Buckley CE III, Connell C, Nile PL, Mayus JL and Stark CA.

Improved methodology for the nephelometric detection on immune complexes.

Clin Res 31:340A, 1983.

7. Stofman GM, Lowry LD, Cohn JR and Jabourian Z. Management of a clavicular

tracheal fistula secondary to osteoradionecrosis of the sternoclavicular joint.

Combined Otolaryngologic Spring Meeting. Palm Beach, Florida,

April 22-30, 1988.

8. Yoss, EB, Cohn JR, Berd D and Peters SP. Prospective evaluation of cell

screening for aneuplody as an adjunct in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

Am Rev Resp Dis 137S:228, 1988.

9. Pizzi, AR and Cohn JR. Determinants of allergen immunotherapy compliance.

J Allergy Clin Immunol 89:275, 1992.

10. Troshinsky M, Kastenberg J, Cohn JR and Castell D. Accuracy of barium

swallow in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Gastroenterology

102:A180, 1992.

11. Steiner RM, Goldberg BB, Liu J, McComb B, Merton D, Cohn JR, Spirn P

and Gottlieb J. Endoluminal ultrasonography of the tracheobronchial tree.

7^th World Congress of Bronchology in Rochester, Minnesota. October 2, 1992.

12. Cohn JR, Fisher JB, Cohn JB, Spiegel JE and Sataloff RT. Asthma related

voice dysfunction. J Allergy Clin Immunol 91:(1), 310, 1993.

13. Goldberg BB, Steiner RM, Liu JB, Merton DA, Articolo G and Cohn JR.

Ultrasound assisted bronchoscopy using miniature transducer containing catheters. Meeting American College of Chest Physicians. Orlando, Florida

October 22, 1993.

14. Liu JB, Steiner RM, Merton DA, Cohn JR and Goldberg BB. Bronchoscopic

ultrasound. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological

Society of North America. Chicago, Ill. November 28, 1993.

15. Goldberg BB, Steiner RM, Liu JB, Cohn JR, Spirn PW, Merton DA and

Articolo G. Ultrasound guided fiberoptic bronchoscopy of peripheral pulmonary

masses using catheter-based transducers. Scientific Assembly and Annual

Meeting of the Radiologic Society of North America. Chicago, Ill.

November 28, 1993.

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