"Our prayers go out today to him, his family and our team in Tuscaloosa," McDonough said. Cohen was in Florida to visit his terminally ill father, Brad's wife, Soriya Cohen, told ABC News. She said she had lost hope. "Who is going to survive that rubble?" she asked ABC, pointing to the building. Cohen earned his degree in osteopathic medicine from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1989 and served his residency at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine in New York City. He is a physiatrist, specializing in rehabilitation and physical therapy and training. He has practiced medicine in Alabama since 2006.