Lee S. Cohen, M.D.
Dr. Lee Cohen is founder and director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Philanthropy and Departmental Communications, and the Edmund N. and Carroll M. Carpenter Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is an international leader in women’s mental health and was among the founders of the field of perinatal and reproductive psychiatry. His work spans the domains of research, teaching, and clinical care in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, especially those associated with female reproductive function.
For nearly 30 years, the Center has provided state-of-the-art evaluation and care for women suffering from a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, and improved the lives of patients and their families. Dr. Cohen has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and has received numerous awards for research and teaching. Dr. Cohen received his medical degree from Albany Medical college and completed his residency and a fellowship in psychopharmacology at Mass General.
