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Robert Cohn, PSOM

Robert M. Cohn, emeritus associate professor CE of pediatrics, died July 10 in Bryn Mawr following a 16-year battle with cancer. He was 77.

Following graduation from Gettysburg College and Yale Medical School, he did his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, followed by service in the US Army Medical Corps.

Dr. Cohn was hired by Penn in 1971 as an assistant professor of pediatrics at CHOP, where he served as a member of the division of metabolism. He became an associate professor in 1981.

On the administrative side, he served as deputy director in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine. He wrote several books on the biochemical basis of metabolic diseases and was the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching (Almanac May 15, 1990). He became a member of the 25 Year Club in 1996 (Almanac October 22, 1996) and retired from Penn in 2003.

Dr. Cohn is survived by his wife, Nancy; sons, Eric and Scott and one sister.

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