Dr. Cogen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1979, and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983. He served an internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine in 1984, and completed residency in ophthalmology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham/Eye Foundation Hospital in 1988. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the James Hall Eye Center/Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia in 1989.

Dr. Cogen has been a member of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology since 1989. Dr. Cogen is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS.)

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Pediatric Ophthalmology:
This includes refractive errors such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism, treated with glasses and contact lenses as well as numerous medical and surgical diseases affecting children’s vision such as amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (crossed or wandering eye), dacriostenosis (blocked tear ducts/watery or mattered eyes), congenital cataracts and pediatric intraocular lens implantation, infantile glaucoma, juvenile diabetes, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), infections, injuries, and ocular tumors such as retinoblastoma.

Adult Strabismus:
We also diagnose and treat adult patients with eye-muscle disorders which have resulted in double vision and/or misalignment of the two eyes. Therapy includes Botulinum toxin (Botox) injections into the extraocular muscles as well as adjustable-suture strabismus surgery.