Dr. Barak Cohen graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's medical school in 2003, and served as a medical officer in the IDF until 2015. He concomitantly completed his residency in the division of anesthesia, intensive care, and pain medicine in the Tel-Aviv Medical Center.

During his service and residency, Dr. Cohen was involved in many academic and scientific activities. During his military service he directed the medical preparedness of the Israeli health system to non-conventional radiological disasters, both in the pre-hospital and the hospital environments.

He also gained experience in treating casualties in the pre-hospital setup. He recently completed a 3-year clinical research fellowship in Cleveland Clinic's Outcome Research Department, serving as the department’s chief research fellow. He currently serves as the vice chair of the Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine in the Tel-Aviv Medical Center, combining clinical work, leadership roles, and responsibility over clinical research in the largest anesthesia department in Israel. He is also a member of the research committee of the Israeli Society of Anesthesiologists, dedicated to promoting collaborative research in Israel.

Dr. Cohen was recently nominated as a member of the equipment and monitoring scientific sub-committee of the European Society of Anesthesiologists. His main areas of interest include acute postoperative pain, effects of intraoperative hyperoxia, and continuous postoperative monitoring.