Michael R. Cohen, RPh. President of The Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
In addition to his role as president of the ISMP, an organization dedicated to the investigation of medication error causation and the creation of error-reduction strategies, Dr. Cohen serves as the co-editor of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!, which reaches more than 2 million healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after medical expert and has appeared on several broadcast and cable television networks, including MSNBC, NPR, CNN and FOX News. Dr. Cohen serves as an advisor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Drug Safety and Risk Management Committee. In 2005 he was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.