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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Henry Cohen was born in 1921 in Perth, the son of David, who worked in the clothing industry, and Rachel Cohen. Henry was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1954 where he served until he retired in 1974. He also held similar appointments at the King Edward Memorial Hospital and the Princess Margaret Hospital between 1954 and 1963 and the Perth Chest Hospital (Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital) from 1954 to 1968. In 1958 he married Judy nee Alexander and they have three daughters, one of whom is a nurse and another a physiotherapist. Henry Cohen has a number of firsts to his name. He delivered the first baby born to a mother with poliomyelitis in an "iron lung" at the Royal Perth (Rehabilition) Hospital. He was responsible for administering the first intrathecal dose of penicillin to treat meningococcal meningitis at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1948 and he introduced a hypotensive technique with anaesthesia for neurosurgery at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1953. He published a historical paper on "Gilbert Reynolds Troup" in 1975 which illustrates his interest in promoting the study of medical history particularly that of anaesthesia. Other interests include golf and fishing. |
