Professor Richard Cohen
BSc (Hons) Lon, MBBChir (Cantab), MD, FRCS
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Chair of the Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute
Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute
Sees patients at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital , Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient CentreSpeaks English, French
Clinical Interests
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Fistula
- Bowel Cancer
- Chronic Constipation
- Colorectal Cancer
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Specialties
- Cancer Surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Complex Disease Management
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Accepted Insurances
This doctor works with the following private medical insurance providers.
- Aviva Health UK Limited
- AXA PPP Healthcare Limited
- Bupa Insurance Services Limited
- Vitality Corporate Services Limited
Biography & Education
About Professor Richard Cohen
Professor Richard Cohen became a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Central Middlesex and St Mark's Hospital in 1999.
Professor Cohen moved to University College London Hospitals (UCLH) in 2005 where he has practised ever since. At UCLH for over 12 years he held senior leadership positions as Divisional Clinical Director for Theatres and Anaesthetics, GI Services and finally Trust Clinical Director for Patient Flow.
Professor Cohen was made Chief of Surgery and Chair of the Institute of Digestive Diseases and Surgery at Cleveland Clinic London in 2019.
In 2021, he was made Professor of Surgery at University College London.
He is known for his clinical and research work in coloproctology and has ongoing research projects into Crohn's disease and bowel cancer at UCLH.
Professor Cohen was born and raised in North London. He is married to wife Madeleine and has four children and three dogs.
Research & Publications
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Professional Memberships
British Medical Association, Association of Coloroproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
GMC Number
3121063
NHS Base
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust