{{short description|Professor of pediatrics}} '''Susan Lerner Cohn''' is a professor of pediatrics and section chief of oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at the Pritzker School of Medicine of the University of Chicago. She is recognized for her contributions to pediatric oncology research.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/cancer-articles/susan-cohn-receives-aacr-award|title=Susan Cohn receives AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research|website=www.uchicagomedicine.org|language=en|access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref>
Cohn received her BA in biology from Northwestern University in 1976. Four years later, she completed her MD degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and then did her pediatrics residency at Michael Reese Hospital in 1984<ref name=uc>{{cite web|url=https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/susan-l-cohn|title=Susan L. Cohn|publisher=University of Illinois College of Medicine|accessdate=October 1, 2019}}</ref> and a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at Lurie Children's Hospital<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/susan-l-cohn|title=Susan L. Cohn, MD|publisher=University of Illinois College of Medicine|accessdate=October 1, 2019}}</ref> and Northwestern University in 1987.<ref name=uc/>
In 2019, Cohn was replaced by Walter Stadler as dean for clinical research.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cancerletter.com/articles/20190412_6/|title=Walter Stadler replaces Susan Cohn as UChicago Dean for Clinical Research; Sonali Smith steps in as interim chief of hem/onc|work=The Cancer Letter|date=April 12, 2019|accessdate=October 1, 2019}}</ref>
==Awards== In 2016,<ref name=uc/> Cohn became a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asco.org/people/susan-lerner-cohn-md|title=Susan Lerner Cohn, MD, FASCO|publisher=American Society of Clinical Oncology|accessdate=October 1, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, the American Association for Cancer Research awarded her with the Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for her "Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aacr.org/Research/Awards/Pages/AwardRecipients-Scientific-Detail.aspx?AWARDID=5|title=AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research|publisher=American Society of Clinical Oncology|accessdate=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001212146/https://www.aacr.org/Research/Awards/Pages/AwardRecipients-Scientific-Detail.aspx%3FAWARDID%3D5|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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