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Department of Surgery

David Tom Cooke, M.D.

David Tom Cooke

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

Specialty:

 Surgery - Thoracic

Center/Program Affiliation:

 UC Davis 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
Boston, Mass
1999-2000
Department of Surgery

Residency:

 Massachusetts General Hospital
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
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:

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.

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, 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.

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.

Cooke DT, Pagani FD, Kaul DR, Cooke KR, Lau CL, Riddell J IV. Successful treatment of pulmonary Zygomycosis in two transplant recipients with liposomal amphoteric Band partial surgical resection followed by Posaconazole. Mycoses. 2009 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print].

Cooke DT, Lau CL. Primary repair of esophageal perforation. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008;13(2):126-137

Kutschka I, Kofidis T, Chen IY, von Degenfeld G, Zwierzchoniewska M, Hoyt G, Arai T, Lebl DR, Hendry SL, Sheikh AY, Cooke DT, Connolly A, Blau HM, Gambhir SS, Robbins RC. Adenoviral human BCL-2 transgene expression attenuates early donor cell death after cardiomyoblast transplantation into ischemic rat hearts. Circulation. 2006 Jul 4;114(1 Suppl):I174-180.

Lijkwan MA, Cooke DT, Martens JM, Kown HM, Murata S, Peterson SH, Hoyt EG, Robbins RC. Cyclosporine treatment of high dose and long duration reduced the severity of graft coronary artery disease in rodent cardiac allografts. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2005 Apr;24(4):439-45.

Cooke DT, Hoyt EG, Robbins RC. Overexpression of human Bcl-2 in syngeneic rat donor lungs preserves post-transplant lung function and reduces intragraft caspase activity and interleukin-1ß production. Transplantation. 2005 Apr 15;79(7):762-7.

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