Dr. Cohen is the Assistant Vice President (AVP) for the Division of Cytogenetics, Molecular Pathology, Prenatal screening and Genetic testing services at Northwell Labs. She is also a Professor at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Northwell Health is a nonprofit integrated healthcare network that is New York State’s largest healthcare provider and private employer. Dr. Cohen has been a part of Northwell Labs leadership team since 2017, overseeing the clinical and academic activities of the genetics labs at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Cohen has introduced automation and numerous quality improvement initiatives which have resulted in improved turnaround time of patient results as well as outstanding provider and employee satisfaction. Dr. Cohen is dual board certified in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Medical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG), is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and holds a New York State Certificate of Qualification in Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Cohen’s areas of interest include introducing innovative technology in the labs, medical education, quality improvement, lab communication, and client relations.

Dr. Cohen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from SUNY at Stony Brook, New York, Master Science and a PhD degrees in Human Genetics from Tel Aviv University, School of Medicine, Israel, and post-doctoral fellowships in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics from the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY.