Elizabeth Cohen

Elizabeth Cohen (born Elizabeth Sondra Schwartz) is an American television news journalist for CNN. She is the channel's senior medical correspondent and appears on various programs.

Early life She was born Elizabeth Sondra Schwartz, the daughter of Sheila Fay (née Gopen) and Charles A. "Chuck" Schwartz. Her father was a physician. She is of Jewish descent. Cohen attended Columbia College, and graduated in 1987 In 1992, she graduated with a master's degree in public health from Boston University.

Career Cohen worked at WLVI in Boston as associate producer of environmental program Green Watch. She also worked as a reporter for States News Service in Washington, DC and for The Times Union in Albany, New York.

Personal life She is married to Israeli-born entrepreneur Tal Cohen; they have four daughters.