SCOTT W. COHEN, MD, FAAP, is a board certified physician who has created a new philosophy in pediatrics that he calls COMMON SENSE PEDIATRICS, where he educates patients and families on how to raise healthy children⎯stress free. This philosophy will be featured in his upcoming book
Eat, Sleep, Poop: Simplifying Your Baby’s First Year Through Common Sense Parenting, to be published by Scribner.
Dr. Cohen grew up in Maryland and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cornell University. In 2000, he graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine, and completed his pediatric training in 2003, from Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. While at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, he was the recipient of the Victor E. Stork Award for continued excellence and future promise in the care of children. He was also awarded the Community Service Award for helping to develop Helping Hands for Children, a curriculum that teaches pediatricians to effectively advocate for the needs of children.
Dr. Cohen is the co-founder of Beverly Hills Pediatrics where he currently practices. He was awarded Pediatrician of the Year in 2006 and was the recipient of the Physician Recognition Award in Pediatrics in 2005 from Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he is currently an attending and active member of the teaching staff. Dr. Cohen was also selected as one of the Best Doctors in America 2007-2008. The “Best Doctors” represents the top 5 percent of physicians in the United States based on a peer-reviewed poll.
Dr. Cohen has appeared on 98.7’s FM radio talk show
Therapy Thursdays with Jamie, Jack, and Stench, and served as an expert reviewer for the
Los Angeles Times bestseller
The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids by Dr. Jenn Berman. In addition, he was an editor for the popular medical text
Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care by renowned pediatric ophthalmologist Kenneth Wright, MD. Dr. Cohen is also a featured speaker for Mead Johnson, lecturing about the importance of omega-3 fatty acids in brain development, cognition, and visual acuity in growing children. Dr. Cohen’s is the sole pediatric specialist on
VideoJug.com, a website that provides educational videos by medical specialists on a variety of topics. Dr. Cohen answers questions on pediatric hot topics that range from birth to adolescence.
