Infertility Specialist Staff

Matthew A. Cohen, MD is the Director of the Donor Egg Program and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center is a graduate of Columbia College and received his Medical Degree from the Yale University School of Medicine.

While at Yale, he spent his last 18 months of training doing intensive research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Cape Cod; the Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem; and the Israel Institute of Biology.

He completed his OB/GYN residency at Harvard University and his fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Columbia University. He is the author of numerous research papers in the fields of physiology and reproductive endocrinology. Dr. Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University.

Dr. Cohen has a special interest in Jewish law as it relates to menstruation and sexual relations within marriage- known as taharat hamishpacha (family purity) or the laws of nidda. He attended Yeshiva from nursery through high school, with an additional year in an Israeli Yeshiva prior to attending college. During his years as an undergraduate, he spent his summers studying with rabbinical students from Yeshiva University, and has served as a course director for an international symposium in Jerusalem on women's health and Jewish law.

In addition to seeing patients in our main Manhasset office, Dr. Cohen also sees patients for consultations, evaluations and monitoring in our offices in Forest Hills and at the Ann and Jules Gottlieb Women's Comprehensive Health Center in Manhasset.  Please call (516) 562-BABY (2229) to book an appointment with Dr. Cohen or request an appointment online.

Recent Articles

March 28, 2011

Dr. Cohen discusses egg freezing, male infertility and IVF in "The Truth about Fertility Treatments" on QualityHealth.com.

March 23, 2011

Dr. Cohen provides easy, "do-it-yourself" tips for boosting men and women's fertility.  Printed on-line in "Quality Health®".

August 28, 2010

"Ten Tips to Boost Your Fertility for Both Sexes," "Quality Health Online Magazine"- Dr. Cohen contributes to an article aimed at helping both sexes increase their fertility. Smoking, obesity, male infertility, alcohol and other topics discussed.

July 20, 2010

Dr. Matthew Cohen was featured in a Bloomberg article entitled: "Fertility Treatment Success Predicted With Computer Analysis, Study Says."  Dr. Cohen provided his opinion of a study investigating a computer-based analysis that estimates a woman’s chance of success with IVF based on her height, weight, hormonal factors and the health of embryos. See the full text article ".

Infertility Specialist Staff- Long Island, NY

Physician Staff Avner Hershlag, MD -Chief, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology David L. Rosenfeld, MD- Founder Gerald M. Scholl, MD - Associate Chief; Director, IVF Program; Director, Oocyte Cryopreservation Program Matthew A. Cohen, MD - Director, Reproductive Endocrinology, Director Donor Egg Program  Also available at our Manhasset and Forest Hills locations Micheline C. Chu, MD -Director, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program  Also available at our Manhasset and Flushing locations Mary E. Rausch, MD -Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Director, Fertility Preservation Program Also available at our Manhasset, Forest Hills and Huntington locations Christine Mullin, MD- Reproductive Endocrinologist