Prof. Henry Cohen

Prof. Henry Cohen is a medical graduate of National University of Uruguay with a specialization in Gastroenterology. Since 2004, he is a Professor and Chairman of Gastroenterology at Hospital de Clínicas (National University of Uruguay). He is also the Director of ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Project Uruguay, an international collaborative model of medical education and care management that helps clinicians provide expert-level care to patients wherever they live. Prof. Cohen was President of the Fundación Manuel Quintela (Uruguay). He is a former President of World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) and the National Academy of Medicine of Uruguay.

During his career, Prof. Cohen has received multiple awards including Uruguayan Society of Gastroenterology award, the “Miguel Benzo” of the Spanish Association of Hydatidology and the International Leadership Award from the American College of Gastroenterology. He was awarded as Master of the WGO in 2019.

During the pandemic, Prof. Cohen was one of the three honorary advisors of the President of Uruguay, and he was decorated by the government in July 2021. He also received the “Médaille du Sénat” in France in 2021.

His main subjects of research include Hepatic Hydatic Disease, Helicobacter Pylori and Gastroesophageal reflux disease and Microbiota. His scientific productions include more than 300 presentations, lectures, original articles and books presented or published in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, USA, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Thailand, Turkey, China, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Singapore, India, Hong Kong and Japan.

Prof. Cohen is also implicated in education and training in the field Gastroenterology and is a member of multiple Editorial boards of international journals.