Steven Cohen MD JDPSN is abbot of the Chogye International Zen Center
of New York. He has been a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1974. Before
moving to New York in 1984, he was a founding member of the New Haven Zen
Center where he served as administrative director (1975-79) and head dharma
teacher (1979-84). He became a senior dharma teacher in 1999 and received inka
on April 6, 2002. Cohen PSN is a Professor of Dermatology, Director of
Residency Training, and Deputy Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Mount
Sinai School of Medicine. Steve and Phyllis Cohen have been married for 33
years; they have two children. Twice National Champion (1966-67) and a member
of the US Olympic Team 1968, he was inducted into the International Gymnastics
Hall of Fame in 1991.
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