Billy Cohn

Member of the class of 1982.

Cohn was a heart surgeon in Texas when he invented the Cohn Cardiac Stabilizer, allowing surgeons to perform bypass on a beating heart. Now working in Houston, he holds more than 20 patents and recently invented a device to treat congestive heart failure.

From Oberlin in the News Spring 2006:

February 28 -- Billy Cohn '82 to Appear in New ABC Television Series

The premier of ABC's Miracle Workers is scheduled to air on Monday, March 6 at 10 p.m. ET. Oberlin College alumnus Billy Cohn '82, a cardiovascular surgeon who has been called the "Thomas Edison of heart surgery," will appear on the series, which follows the lives of real people overcoming almost insurmountable odds with the help of an elite team of medical professionals. Cohn's new show has captured the attention of the media, with the Houston Chronicle calling it "a documentary with lots of heart."

[edit] Links

• "Oberlin Invents", OAM (fall 2005)