Faculty & Staff

Dr. Gail Cohan graduated from the Stony Brook University (SBU) Medical School in 1987. She completed her residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at the Residency Program in Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. Dr. Cohan is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

Gail has been on the faculty of the SBU Medical School since 1992. As a member of the medical school faculty, she developed the Primary Care Track of the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 1995 and directed that track for four years. She joined the PA Program as medical director in 1999.

As medical director, 20% of Gail’s professional time is dedicated to the PA Program. She lectures in several different units and oversees clinical pharmacology instruction for junior students. In addition, she conducts Medical Director Presentation Rounds. These ongoing sessions help students to develop strong oral presentation skills, which are essential in medical practice. Gail supervises a number of PA clerkships on the medical service of UH. The remainder of Dr. Cohan’s professional time is spent as a primary care internist.

Gail is the recipient of the Humanism in Medicine Award from the SBU Medical School and is recipient of the Faculty Honor Award from the School of Health Technology and Management.

In her leisure time, Gail enjoys vacationing with her partner, cooking, gardening and scrapbooking.