Oren Cohen, M.D., joined LabCorp in December 2017 to serve as head of Clinical Pharmacology Services and Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
Oren has extensive clinical development experience, most recently from Viamet Pharmaceuticals where he was CMO. He brings more than 30 years of healthcare experience to the role, including several senior medical and operational leadership positions at Quintiles, including Chief Medical and Scientific Officer and global head of Early Clinical Development.
Oren received his M.D. from Duke University and served his internship and residency at The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He completed his infectious diseases fellowship at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and stayed on to become an investigator in the Laboratory of Immunoregulation where he conducted basic and translational research on the immunopathogenesis of HIV infection. He served on the national antiretroviral guidelines panel and ultimately served as Assistant Director for Medical Affairs for NIAID.
Oren has published scientific papers in Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, among others. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and a Consulting Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center.
Email: oren.cohen@labcorp.com