Alan H. Cohen, MD, is a board-certified Pediatric Pulmonologist with a longstanding interest in cardio-respiratory illnesses. He has been clinically active for the balance of his 35+ years of practice, with a focus on caring for people with Cystic Fibrosis, as well as previously co-directing the largest and most active pediatric lung transplantation program in North America. He has served on the faculty of many highly regarded Pulmonary Centers of Excellence, including those at the University of Colorado/National Jewish Center for Immunology & Respiratory Diseases, where he also was a resident and fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins and most recently at Stanford University School of Medicine. 

In addition to his many years of clinical practice, biomedical and basic science research, and teaching, he has dedicated over 25 of his 35+ year-long professional career to drug discovery, in the Biotech & Pharma clinical/medical research space, at both small, entrepreneurial pre-IPO start-ups, as well as more well-established public companies worldwide. He has most recently worked in the fields of heart failure (amyloid-related) and pulmonary hypertension, respiratory infectious diseases (P aeruginosa, influenza and RSV), as well as gene editing/gene therapy targeting monogenetically driven conditions, including rare and more common diseases such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, amyloidosis, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Fabry Disease. 

His research and drug development career have included roles of increasing responsibility and leadership at companies such as: 4D Molecular Therapeutics (SVP/TAH Pulmonary, CV & Rare Diseases), Metagenomi (SVP/CMO Clin Dev Gene Editing), Eidos/BridgeBio (VP), Bayer (GCL), Aridis Pharma (SVP), Therabron Therapeutics (SVP/CMO), Eddingpharm (CMO), Boehringer Ingelheim, InterMune (SVP - acquired by Roche / Genentech), MAP Pharma (VP - acquired by Allergan), Jazz Pharma (CMO/VP) & Medimmune (acquired Astra Zeneca). 

Dr. Cohen has remained clinically active throughout his professional medical career, including direct patient care as well as teaching medical students, residents and fellows, most recently serving as adjunct clinical and teaching faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine – in the Dept. of Pediatric Pulmonology.