PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
● Psychiatry and neurology: the medical applications of neurobiology
● Psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, supervision
● Consultation to individuals, groups, and organizations
● Legal applications: issues of diagnosis, causation, responsibility, and ethics
EDUCATION
1968 – 1972 SB Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1972 – 1976 MD Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
1998 – 2000 Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago
2005 – 2014 Psychoanalytic Training Program, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago
FELLOWSHIPS
1975 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
1979 Neurobehavioral Unit, Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
1976 – 1977 Assistant Resident (Medicine) Case Western Reserve University Hospitals
1977 – 1980 Neurology Resident, University of Chicago Hospitals
1978 – 1979 Psychiatry Resident, McLean Hospital
1980 – 1981 Neuroimmunology Fellow, University of Chicago
1980 – Private practice, Chicago
1983 – 1984 Attending Physician, Rush Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center EMG Laboratory
1983 – 1984 Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
1983 – 1984 Director, EMG Laboratory, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
1984 – 1997 Chairman, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
1998 – 2001 Director, Neurobehavioral Services, Vencor Hospitals, Chicago
2001 – 2003 Consulting Neuropsychiatrist, Chicago Institute for Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1980 – 1991 Instructor in Neurology, Rush Medical College
1987 – 1988 Clinical Associate in Neurology, University of Chicago
1989 – 1997 Associate Chairman, Department of Neurology, FUHS/CMS
1989 – 1992 Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, FUHS/CMS
1992 – 1999 Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, FUHS/CMS
1993 – 1999 Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Finch University of Health Sciences/ Chicago Medical School
2010 – Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
2014 – Faculty, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
EMPLOYMENT and PRACTICE
1980 – 1983 Solo Practice, Chicago
1980 – 1995 Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago
1995 – 1998 Mount Sinai Medical Group, Chicago
1983 – Neurosciences Ltd., Chicago
CERTIFICATION
1977 National Board of Medical Examiners
1982 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology) - #20358
LICENSURE and REGISTRATION
1977 – Medicare UPIN C42079
1977 – Illinois certificate #036-055527 Exp. 7/31/2026
1983 – 2021 Indiana certificate #01032970A Exp 10/1/2025
2005 – National Physician Identifier 1326045089
2000 – 2005 New York certificate #219867 (inactive)
2002 – 2007 Minnesota certificate #44452 (inactive)
MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS
(all located in Chicago, Illinois)
1980 – 2005 Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
1983 – 2003 Schwab Rehabilitation Center
1984 – 2006 Saint Anthony Hospital
1983 – 1985 Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Hospitals
1986 – 2010 Bethany Hospital
1992 – 1995 Hartgrove Hospital
1993 – 1994 University Psychiatric Hospital
2002 – 2010 Neurologic and Orthopedic Institute
1985 – 2019 Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
2010 –2017 RML Specialty Hospital
1998 – Kindred Hospitals
1998 – Resurrection Saint Joseph Hospital
2002 – Illinois Masonic Medical Center
TAVISTOCK MODEL/GROUP RELATIONS
2003 CCSGO/AKRI Weekend Conference
2004 CCSGO/AKRI Weekend Conference
2005 AKRI National Conference
2006 Administrative Staff, CCSGO/AKRI Weekend Conference
2006 CSGSS/AKRI Residential Conference
2006 Northwestern Graduate Conference
2007 CCSGO/AKRI Small Group Training Event
2008 Director of Administration, CCSGO/AKRI Weekend Conference
2009 Administrative Staff, CCSGO/AKRI Weekend Conference
2009 AKRI Symposium Large Group Training Event
2009 CCSGO Large Group Training Event
2010 Northwestern Undergraduate
2011 Northwestern Undergraduate
2012 Northwestern Undergraduate
2014 Family Institute, Evanston, IL
2016 Tavistock Institute, Leicester, UK
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1975 – 2004 American Association for the Advancement of Science
1978 – American Academy of Neurology
1980 – American Medical Association
1980 – Chicago Medical Society
1980 – Illinois State Medical Society
1981 – 1995 American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
1982 – Chicago Neurological Society
1986 – 1992 American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology
1987 – 1994 American Society of Internal Medicine
1991 – 1994 American Sleep Disorders Association
1992 – American Neuropsychiatric Association
1993 – Behavioral Neurology Society
1999 – American Psychoanalytic Association
2005 – AK Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
2005 – Chicago Center for the Study of Groups and Organizations
2015 – 2019 Third District Delegate, Illinois State Medical Society
PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL STAFF COMMITTEES
1980 – 1983 Mount Sinai Hospital, Drug and Therapeutics Committee
1983 – 1997 Mount Sinai Hospital, Bylaws Committee (Chair, 1985 - 97)
1984 – 1985 Mount Sinai Hospital, CME Committee
1984 – 1993 Mount Sinai Hospital, Emergency Room Committee
1984 – 1997 Mount Sinai Hospital, Medical Staff Executive Committee
1984 – 1997 Mount Sinai Hospital, Risk Management Committee
1985 – 1993 Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Center Committee
1987 – 1989 Saint Anthony Hospital, Ethics Committee (Chair)
1987 – 1998 Mount Sinai Hospital, Grievance and Ethics Committee
1989 – 1998 Mount Sinai Hospital, Ethics Committee
1995 – 1996 Mount Sinai Medical Group Governance Committee
1999 – 2000 Medical Staff Executive Committee, Vencor Hospitals, Chicago
2001 – 2003 Saint Anthony Hospital, Ethics Committee (Chair)
2002 Saint Anthony Hospital, peer review panel
2007 – 2008 Treasurer, Candidates Association, Institute for Psychoanalysis
2007 – 2010 American Psychoanalytic Association: Committee on New Training Facilities
2010 – 2011 Curriculum Committee, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
2010 – 2012 Chair, Bylaws Committee, Affiliate Council, American Psychoanalytic Association
2011 – 2016 Chair, Program Committee, Chicago Psychoanalytic Society
2015 – 2016 Governance Work Group, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
2016 Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, American Psychoanalytic Association
2017 - Ethics Committee, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
2017 - Faculty Affairs Committee, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
2020 Dean Search Committee, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
CONSULTANCIES
1983 – 1988 Lieberman Geriatric Health Center
1985 National Transportation Safety Board
1985 – 1987 Illinois State Medical Society, Physicians’ Review and Evaluation Panel
1985 – 1991 Sidney Hillman Health Center
1987 Camp CHI
1998 – 2000 Lakeview Living Center
2001 – 2003 Chicago Institute for Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1994 Accreditation Site Visitor - Stony Brook Hillel
1995 Co-chair, University of Chicago Hillel Self-Study Committee
1987 – 1995 Solomon Schechter Day School Association Board
1996 – 1997 University of Chicago Hillel Director Search Committee
1987 – 2006 Hillels of Illinois Governing Commission
1986 – 2007 Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School Board (president, 1987 - 95)
1995 – 2002 University of Illinois Hillel Board
1991 – 2006 University of Chicago Hillel Board (chair, 2002-05)
Articles and Papers
Kohn, N; Roth,J. The Blank Screen of Cyberspace. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 32:426, 2012
Abstracts and Presentations
Ross VN,. Cohen LB, Salzberg BM, Kohn N, Grinvald A. Extrinsic birefringence and dichroism changes in squid giant axons. Biol. Bull. 149:444, 1975
Antel J, Bernstein A, Hendrichson B, Rosenkoetter P, Kohn N, Stefansson K. Evaluation of human neurons by monoclonal antibody. Neurology 33:107 [Suppl 2], 1983
Neurological diseases affecting the lower extremity. American Academy of Ambulatory Foot Surgery Seminar, Chicago, December 1985
Computer applications in neurology. American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, New Orleans, April 1986
B12 and the Central Nervous System. University of Chicago Neurology Grand Rounds, March 1991
Epilepsy Update. CMS Medicine Grand Rounds, September 11, 1997
Pain after injury. State Farm Insurance, Jan. 21, 2003
Psychosomatic considerations in office practice. St. Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL; March 20, 2003
Myofascial pain. State Farm Insurance Corporate Counsel, June 21, 2003
Treating the patient with chronic pain. Kindred Hospital, Jan. 15, 2004
Which symptoms to treat? Center for Addictive Problems, April 21, 2004
Anxiety, addiction, and seizures. Center for Addictive Problems, July 7, 2004
Rethinking Tavistock. American Psychological Association, Division 39 Meeting, Chicago, April 25, 2010
Case Presentation, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, Sept. 29, 2010
Presentation to Forensic Journal Club, University of Chicago, Sept. 20, 2011
Case Presentation, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, Sept. 28, 2011
Developing an Analysis, Deepening the Process. American Psychoanalytic Association, Washington, DC, June 2010
Chair, Scientific Paper Session on Analytic Listening. American Psychoanalytic Association, New York, Jan. 15, 2016
Chapters
Kohn N. Neurologic diseases. in Gleicher N, et al. Principles and practice of medical therapy in pregnancy, third edition, 1997
Letters
Kohn N. Let's consider before rushing into drug testing. The New York Times 9/24/86