David Tom Cooke, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Cooke specializes in general thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, surgical treatment of malignant and benign esophageal disease, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with special interest in VATS pulmonary resection; interventional bronchoscopy, esophageal stenting, tracheal and airway surgery, lung volume reduction surgery, surgical treatment of achalasia, hyperhidrosis surgery, student mentoring, and community involvement. Dr. Cooke's research interests involve clinical studies including oncologic trials, surgical outcomes research and surgical education.

Title:

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Associate Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Specialty:

Surgery - Thoracic, Cancer, Surgery - Cardiothoracic

Center/Program Affiliation:

Cardiovascular Services, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis Medical Group

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd., Suite 2112
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-3861

Education:

Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
M.D. 1999

UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California
B.A. 1994

Internships:

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass
1999-2000

Residency:

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass
2000-2006
Department of Surgery

Fellowships:

University of Michigan School of Medicine
Ann Arbor, Mich
2006-2008
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sections of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine, Research Fellow
Stanford, Calif
2002-2004
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certifications:

American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2009
American Board of Surgery, 2006

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons, Candidate Group
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Harvard Medical School Alumni Association
Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Society
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association, Certificate Member
University of California Alumni Association

Select Recent Publications:

Kim AW, Cooke DT. Additional pulmonary nodules in the patient with lung cancer: controversies and challenges. Clin Chest Med. 2011 Dec;32(4):811-25.

Cooke DT, Gelfand GA, Broghammer JA. Billing, coding, and credentialing in the thoracic surgery practice. Thorac Surg Clin. 2011 Aug;21(3):349-58.

Cooke DT, Pickens A. Carcinoma of the Esophagus. In: Medical Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient. Lewis MI, McKenna RJ, Falk JA, Chaux GE. eds., Saunders, Elsevier, 2010; 503-510.

David T. Cooke, Danh V. Nguyen, Ying Yang, Steven L. Chen, Cindy Yu, and Royce F. Calhoun Survival Comparison of Adenosquamous, Squamous Cell, and Adenocarcinoma of the Lung After Lobectomy Ann Thorac Surg 2010;90:943-948.

Evans K, Calhoun RF, Black H, Cooke DT. Disseminated primary coccidioidomycosis of the chest wall. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Nov;140(5):e78-9.

Cooke DT, Kerendi F, Mettler BA, Boffa DJ, Mehall JR, Merrill WH, Higgins RS. Update on cardiothoracic surgery resident job opportunities. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):1853-8; discussion 1858-9.

Cooke DT, Pagani FD, Kaul DR, Cooke KR, Lau CL, Riddell J 4th. Successful treatment of pulmonary zygomycosis in two transplant recipients with liposomal amphotericin B and partial surgical resection followed by posaconazole. Mycoses. 2010 Mar 1;53(2):163-7. Epub 2009 Jan 9.

Cooke DT, Lin GC, Lau CL, Zhang L, Si MS, Lee J, Chang AC, Pickens A, Orringer MB. Analysis of cervical esophagogastric anastomotic leaks after transhiatal esophagectomy: Risk factors, presentation, detection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Jul; 88(1):177-85.

Cooke DT, Calhoun RF. Distance alone does not define the value of the posterior mediastinal route for esophageal reconstruction. Letter to the editor. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 20090ct;88(4):1390.

David Tom Cooke is currently accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, please call (916) 734-3861