University of California, Berkeley (B.A.)
Harvard Medical School (M.D.)
Massachusetts General Hospital General Surgery Residency
Research Fellow, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University
University of Michigan Cardiothoracic Residency
University of Michigan Cardiothoracic Administrative Chief Resident
Professor, University of California, Davis
Director, General Thoracic Surgery Robotics Program, University of California, Davis
Program Director, University of California, Davis Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Wellness, University of California, Davis
Chief, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis
Physician-In-Chief, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Thoracic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery - Robotics
Interventional bronchoscopy - EBUS, Navigational
Surgical treatment of malignant and benign esophageal disease
Hyperhidrosis surgery
Outcomes/Health Services Research
Student and Resident Mentoring, Community Involvement
@davidcookemd.bsky.social
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Health Services Research
Novel Strategies for Patient Engagment and Health Literacy, Including Social Media
Links
[1] https://health.ucdavis.edu/surgery/specialties/thoracic/index.html
[2] https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-tom-cooke-0b721514
[3] https://www.ctsnet.org/user/login?destination=user/429224
[4] https://www.ctsnet.org/print/home/dtcooke
[5] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/ctsnet-go-podcast-episode-innovative-curriculum-design-what-are-programs-doing-keep
[6] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/ctsnet-go-podcast-episode-mitigating-cardiothoracic-surgical-global-health-disparities
[7] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/mitigating-cardiothoracic-surgical-global-health-disparities-ctsnet-world-hall-discussion
[8] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/innovative-curriculum-design-what-are-programs-doing-keep-graduates-relevant
[9] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/using-social-media-academic-promotion
[10] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/disparities-access-lung-cancer-screening
[11] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/preventing-recurrence-optimal-surgical-and-medical-management-catamenial-pneumothorax
[12] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/why-i-became-heartlung-surgeon
[13] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/giant-chest-wall-tumor-resection-and-reconstruction-video-assisted-thoracic-surgery
[14] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/future-image-guided-surgery-era-3d-printing-and-holograms
[15] https://www.ctsnet.org/articles/dtcooke
[16] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/ctsnet
[17] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/gtsc
[18] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/sts
[19] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/tsda
[20] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/westernthoracic