DavidTomCookeMDAssociate Professor

PubMed

• Removing Structural Racism in Pulmonary Function Testing-Why Nothing Is Ever Easy.
  Araiye Medlock, David T Cooke> ;JAMA Surgery. 2023 Oct 1
• Surgical Perspective on the American Thoracic Society Statement on Race Correction of Pulmonary Function Testing.
  David T Cooke, Sidra Bonner, Ian C Bostock, Errol L Bush, Luis A Godoy, Svetlana Kotova, Kiran H Lagisetty, Araiye Medlock, Sara J Pereira, Cherie P Erkmen> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
• The Cost of Being a Woman in Academic Cardiothoracic Surgery: Joint Collaboration of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforces on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion an...
  Cherie P Erkmen, Kristine Chin, Shilpa Agarwal, Sakib Adnan, David T Cooke, Walter Merrill> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
• Imaging of lung cancer.
  Mohammad H Madani, Jonathan W Riess, Lisa M Brown, David T Cooke, H Henry Guo> ;Current Problems in Cancer. 2023 Apr 1
• 2 citations
  Assessment of the well-being of significant others of cardiothoracic surgeons.
  Jamie D Ungerleider, Ross M Ungerleider, Les James, Andrea Wolf, Melissa Kovacs, Robert Cerfolio, Virginia Litle, David T Cooke, K Candis Jones-Ungerleider, Michael Ma...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
• 2 citations
  Patient and provider perspectives to utilization of telemedicine in surgery.
  John Mark, David T Cooke, Avni Suri, Timothy T Huynh, Paul S Yoon, Misty D Humphries> ;Digital Health. 2023 Feb 14
• 1 citations
  Racial Health Disparities Research in Cardiothoracic Surgery Under-represented in Major Meetings.
  Luis A Godoy, Angelica C Martin, Timothy T Huynh, Lisa M Brown, David T Cooke> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Well-being of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the Time of COVID-19: A Survey by the Wellness Committee of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
  Ross M Bremner, Ross M Ungerleider, Jamie Ungerleider, Andrea S Wolf, Cherie P Erkmen, Jessica G Y Luc, Virginia R Litle, Robert J Cerfolio, David T Cooke> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Oct 14
• 3 citations
  Demographics of Current and Aspiring Integrated Six-year Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees.
  Jacqueline K Olive, Colin C Yost, Alexander A Brescia, Jason J Han, John C Haney, Joseph M Forbess, Thomas K Varghese Jr, Leah M Backhus, David T Cooke, Lorraine D Cor...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
• Electronic Population Health Tools Enhance Preventive Care for Older Adults.
  Eric W Chak, Elizabeth Cortez-Toledo, Randy Luna, Scott MacDonald, Susan L Stewart, David T Cooke, Moon S Chen Jr> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2022 Jul 1
• Sex differences in authorship in cardiothoracic surgery during the early coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
  Lina A Elfaki, Jessica G Y Luc, Mara B Antonoff, David T Cooke, Rakesh C Arora, Nikki Stamp, Thomas K Varghese Jr, Maral Ouzounian> ;JTCVS Open. 2022 Sep 1
• 6 citations
  Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies.
  David M Shahian, Vinay Badhwar, Sean M O'Brien, Robert H Habib, Jane Han, Donna E McDonald, Mark S Antman, Robert S D Higgins, Ourania Preventza, Anthony L Estrera, Jo...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 May 1
• 3 citations
  Executive Summary: Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models.
  David M Shahian, Vinay Badhwar, Sean M O'Brien, Robert H Habib, Jane Han, Donna E McDonald, Mark S Antman, Robert S D Higgins, Ourania Preventza, Anthony L Estrera, Jo...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 May 1
• 4 citations
  Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 2: Empirical Studies in Cardiac Surgery; Risk Model Recommendations.
  David M Shahian, Vinay Badhwar, Sean M O'Brien, Robert H Habib, Jane Han, Donna E McDonald, Mark S Antman, Robert S D Higgins, Ourania Preventza, Anthony L Estrera, Jo...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 May 1
• Reply to a Letter to the Editor - Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program Directors Have a Fiduciary Responsibility for Diverse Recruitment.
  Angelica C Martin, Luis A Godoy, Lisa M Brown, David T Cooke> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
• 10 citations
  Comprehensive Review of Chest Tube Management: A Review.
  Devon Anderson, Sarah A Chen, Luis A Godoy, Lisa M Brown, David T Cooke> ;JAMA Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
• 1 citations
  Diversity in Cardiothoracic Surgery Training: When Do We Start Measuring Chair, Chief, and Program Director Performance?
  David T Cooke> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
• 1 citations
  Social Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Education.
  Luis Godoy, Elise Eleanor Hill, David T. Cooke> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2022 Feb 1
• 3 citations
  Goals, organizational change, advocacy, diversity literacy, and sustainability: A checklist for diversity in cardiothoracic surgery training programs.
  Katherine A. Ortmeyer, Vignesh Raman, Chidinma S. Tiko-Okoye, Jairo Espinosa, David T. Cooke, Sandra L. Starnes, Cherie P. Erkmen> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Dec 1
• The Association of Black Cardiothoracic Surgeons: The Historical Implications of Blackface Imagery
  Donnell Khalid Bowen, JaBaris D. Swain, Stephen Noble, David T. Cooke, James McPherson> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Nov 15
• 1 citations
  Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation.
  Philip A Erwin, Andy C Lee, Usman Ahmad, Mara Antonoff, Andrew Arndt, Leah Backhus, Mark Berry, Thomas Birdas, Stephen D Cassivi, Andrew C Chang, David T Cooke, Traves...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
• 15 citations
  Women and Minorities Underrepresented in Academic Cardiothoracic Surgery: It's Time for Next Steps.
  Katherine A. Ortmeyer, Vignesh Raman, Chidinma S. Tiko-Okoye, Jairo Espinosa, David T. Cooke, Cherie P. Erkmen> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
• 5 citations
  Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program Director Awareness of Available Visiting Medical Student Clerkships for the Underrepresented in Medicine.
  Angelica C. Martin, Luis Godoy, Lisa M. Brown, David T. Cooke> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Sep 17
• 7 citations
  Institutional factors associated with adherence to quality measures for stage I and II non–small cell lung cancer
  Rhami Khorfan, David T. Cooke, Robert A. Meguid, Leah M. Backhus, Thomas K. Varghese, Farhood Farjah, Karl Y. Bilimoria, David D. Odell, Joseph D. Phillips, Stephen R....> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Sep 1
• 10 citations
  Readmission After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Not All Complications Contribute Equally.
  Lisa M. Brown, Dylan Thibault, Andrzej S. Kosinski, David T. Cooke, Mark W. Onaitis, Henning A. Gaissert, Patrick S Romano> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Jul 1
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Journal Articles

• A survival comparison of mucin-producing adenocarcinoma of the esophagus to conventional adenocarcinoma after esophagectomy.  
  Zheng DJ, Cooke DT, The American Surgeon
• Size of stage IIIA primary lung cancers and survival: A SEER database analysis.  
  Maximus S, Nguyen DV, Mu Y, Calhoun RF, Cooke DT, The American Surgeon
• A survival comparison of adenosquamous, squamous cell and adenocarcinoma of the lung after lobectomy.  
  Cooke DT, Nguyen DV, Yang Y, Chen SL, Yu CQ, Calhoun RF, Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• Disseminated primary coccidioidomycosis of the chest wall.  
  Evans K, Calhoun RF, Black H, Cooke DT, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Video assisted thoracic surgery sublobar resection of intralobar pulmonary sequestration after preoperative embolization of systemic blood supply.  
  Bhatt JM, Deutsch LS, Calhoun RF, Cooke DT, Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Update on cardiothoracic surgery resident job opportunities.  
  Cooke DT, Kerendi F, Mettler BA, Boffa DJ, Mehall JR, Merrill WH, Higgins RSD, Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• Synchronous pulmonary renal cell carcinoma metastases and primary non-small cell lung cancer.  
  Cooke DT, Zheng DJ, Peterson KA, Calhoun RF, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
• Analysis of cervical esophagogastric anastomotic leaks after transhiatal esophagectomy: Risk factors, presentation, detection.  
  Cooke DT, Lin GC, Lau CL, Zhang L, Si MS, Lee J, Chang AC, Pickens A, Orringer MB, Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• Successful treatment of pulmonary Zygomycosis in two transplant recipients with liposomal amphoteric B and partial surgical resection followed by Posaconazole.  
  Cooke DT, Pagani FD, Kaul DR, Cooke KR, Lau CL, Riddell J IV, Mycoses
• Primary repair of esophageal perforation.  
  Cooke DT, Lau CL, Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Adenoviral human BCL-2 transgene expression attenuates early donor cell death after cardiomyoblast transplantation into ischemic rat hearts.  
  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, Robbin..., Circulation
• Early inhibition of caspase-3 activity lessens the development of graft coronary artery disease.  
  Balsam LB, Mokhtari GK, Jones S, Hoyt G, Kofidis T, Tanaka M, Cooke DT, Robbins RC, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Cyclosporine A mitigates graft coronary artery disease in murine cardiac allografts: description and validation of novel fully allogeneic model.  
  Tanaka M, Mokhtari GK, Balsam LB, Zwierzchoniewska M, Cooke DT, Kofidis T, Robbins RC, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Overexpression of human Bcl-2 in syngeneic rat donor lungs preserves post-transplant lung function and reduces intragraft caspase activity and interleukin-1? product...  
  Cooke DT, Hoyt EG, Robbins RC, Transplantation
• Cyclosporine treatment of high dose and long duration reduced the severity of graft coronary artery disease in rodent cardiac allografts.  
  Lijkwan MA, Cooke DT, Martens JM, Kown HM, Murata S, Peterson SH, Hoyt EG, Robbins RC, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
• The road to clinical xenotransplantation: A worthwhile journey. Analysis and Commentary.  
  Cooke DT, Caffarelli AD, Robbins RC, Transplantation
• Microvascular resistance is not influenced by epicardial coronary artery stenosis severity. Experimental validation.  
  Fearon WF, Aarnoudse W, Pihls NHJ, De Bruyne B, Balsam LB, Cooke DT, Robbins RC, Fitzgerald PJ, Yeung AC, Yock PG, Circulation
• Comparison of coronary thermodilution and Doppler velocity for assessing coronary flow reserve.  
  Fearon WF, Farouque HM, Balsam LB, Caffarelli AD, Cooke DT, Robbins RC, Fitzgerald PJ, Yeung AC, Yock PG, Circulation
• Both gamma delta T cells and NK cells inhibit the engraftment of xenogeneic rat bone marrow cells and the induction of xenograft tolerance in mice.  
  Nikolic B*, Cooke DT*, Zhao G, Sykes M, Journal of Immunology
• The role of atypical T cells and NK cells in inhibiting primary engraftment of xenogeneic donor rat bone marrow cells.  
  Cooke DT, Nikolic B, Sykes M, Transplantation Proceedings
• Additional pulmonary nodules in the patient with lung cancer: Controversies and challenges.  
  Kim AW, Cooke DT, Clinics in Chest Medicine
• Billing, coding and credentialing in the thoracic surgery practice  
  Cooke DT, Gelfand GA, Broghammer JA, Thoracic Surgery Clinics
• The modern history of U.S. health care reform: A primer for practicing surgeons, residents and associate fellows.  
  Mery CM, Lipert A, Cooke DT, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
• Health care policy and the future of surgery.  
  Cooke DT, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
• Red tape 101: Coding and Credentialing: Getting past the red tape to maximize your practice.  
  Cooke DT, Smedra J, Broghammer JA, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
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Books/Book Chapters

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  Chapter: Contributors 
  Bains M, Cooke DT, Flores R, Gerdes H, Ilson D, Park B, Karpeh M, Harvey-Taylor JEditors: Frazzitta B.AuthorHouse
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  Chikwe J, Cooke DTPlanned publication
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  Chapter: Pickens A Carcinoma of the Esophagus 
  Page 503 - 510Cooke DT, Pickens AEditors: Lewis MI, McKenna RJ, Falk JA, Chaux GE.Saunders, Elsevier
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  Chapter: Chest Trauma 3: Blunt and Penetrating Injuries to the Heart and Mediastinum 
  Page 328 - 341Cooke DT, MacGillivray TEditors: Sheridan R.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
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Abstracts/Posters

• Adenoviral overexpression of human Bcl-2 in rodent lung allografts improves post-transplant lung function by reducing ischemia/reperfusion injury.
  Cooke DT, Pearl J, Tanaka M, Cole J, Hoyt EG, Robbins R, Oral presentation. 65th Annual Meeting of the Society of University Surgeons, St. Louis, Missouri
• Overexpression of human copper, zinc-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) suppresses ischemia reperfusion injury and attenuates graft coronary artery disease. Poster present...
  Tanaka M, Mokhtari GK, Terry RD, Balsam LB, Kofidis T, Cooke DT, de Bruin JL, Fedoseyeva EV, Robbins RC, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida
• Overexpression of human Bcl-2 attenuates graft coronary artery disease by suppressing ischemia reperfusion injury and immune response during acute rejection. Oral pr...
  Tanaka M, Mokhtari GK, Terry RD, Nakae S, Balsam LB, Kofidis T, Cooke DT, de Bruin JL, Fedoseyeva EV, Robbins RC, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida
• Combined treatment with Epsilon Protein Kinase C activator and Delta Protein Kinase C inhibitor ameliorates ischemia reperfusion injury D.T. Cooke, M.D. C.V. 18 a...
  Tanaka M, Mokhatri GM, Terry RD, Balsam LB, Kofidis T, Cooke DT, Inagaki K, Mochly-Rosen D, Robbins RC, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida
• Targeted adenoviral overexpression of human Bcl-2 in donor coronary artery smooth muscle cells leads to an early Th2 cytokine profile in rodent cardiac allografts..
  Cooke DT, Pearl JI, Tanaka M, Balsam LB, Cole J, Hoyt EG, Robbins RC, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 11th Annual Cardiovascular Minority Research ..., Orlando, Florida
• Early inhibition of caspase-3 activity lessens the development of graft coronary artery disease. Poster Presentation.
  Balsam LB, Mokhtari GK, Jones S, Hoyt G, Kofidis T, Tanaka M, Cooke DT, Robbins RC, The 4th American Transplant Congress, Washington, DC
• Xenogenic Bone Marrow Transplantation and Tolerance: Overcoming the Immunologic and Non-Immunologic Barriers.
  Sykes M, Chen A, Ohdan H, Theodore P, Cooke D, Nikolic B, Yang Yong- Guang, Keystone Symposia-Molecular and Cellular Biology of Transplantation, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
• The role of atypical T cells and NK cells in inhibiting primary engraftment of xenogeneic donor rat bone marrow cells.
  Cooke DT, Nikolic B, Sykes M, The Transplantation Society XVII World Congress, Montreal, Canada
• A medical team education program and postoperative pathway for patients undergoing esophagectomy improves patient outcomes.
  Kromah F, Calhoun RF, Harvey-Taylor J, Kuderer V, Sullivan J, Young JN, Cooke DT, Integrating Quality: Linking Clinical and Educational Excellence at UCDHS, Sacramento, CA
• Who utilizes thorascopic techniques for non resective non-cardiac thoracic surgery in US academic centers?
  Khashwji H, Wisner DH, Cooke DT, UC Davis Medical Student Research and Poster Forum, Sacramento, CA
• Development and implementation of a novel pre medical surgical internship and mentorship program.
  Afshar J, Cooke DT, Baker AC, Gauvin JM, Danielson DS, Wong MS, Galante JM, Shahlaie K, Santos JJ, Driggers LH, Nakagawa K, Hsieh T, Constantz EJ, Brownfield CP, Wisne..., Pacific Coast Surgical Association 83rd Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, CA
• Size of primary tumor matters in the clinical outcome of N2 positive stage IIIA primary lung cancer after lobectomy.
  Maximus S, Nguyen DV, Mu Y, Calhoun RF, Cooke DT, 14th World Conference on Lung Cance, Amsterdam Rai, The Netherlands
• An academic center can move from open lobectomy to VATS lobectomy as up front therapy for early stage lung cancer and maintain a quality resident operative education.
  Cooke DT, Liu M, Mari WO, Mahfoozi AP, Kuderer V, Young JN, Calhoun RF, 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Amsterdam Rai, The Netherlands
• Establishment of a first 72 D.T. Cooke, M.D. C.V. 14 hour chest physiotherapy pathway in a thoracic surgery oncology program to reduce postoperative pulmonary com...
  Tanner-Corbett F, Cooke DT, Brown P, Calhoun RF, 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Amsterdam Rai, The Netherlands
• Characterization of patient-derived NSCLC NSG models for personalized therapy.
  Li T, Desai S, Calhoun RF, Cooke DT, Kuderer V, Tepper C, Davis R, Beckett LA, Mack P, Lara PN, Gandour-Edwards R, Danenberg K, de Vere White R, Goodwin N, Gandara DR, 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Amsterdam Rai, The Netherlands
• Successful transition from open lobectomy to VATS lobectomy as up front therapy for early stage lung cancer without diminishing resident operative experience.
  Liu M, Calhoun RF, Mahfoozi AP, Kuderer V, Young JN, Cooke DT, Linking Clinical and Educational Excellence at UCDHS, March 2011, Sacramento, CA.
• Transition from Open Lobectomy to Thoracoscopic Lobectomy as the Standard of Care for Early Stage Lung Cancer does not Detrimentally Affect Resident Operative Experi...
  Cooke DT, Mahfoozi AP, Kuderer V, Young JN, Calhoun RF., 6th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA
• A comparison of the clinical presentation and survival of patients with resected primary pulmonary atypical carcinoid tumors to typical carcinoid and other pulmonary...
  Bhatt J, Calhoun RF, Young JN, Cooke DT, CHEST 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• A single center prospective study on the outcome of a novel virtual bronchoscopic navigation system, Lung Point, in diagnosis of pulmonary lesions and/or mediastinal...
  Ismail H, Herth F, Cooke DT, Yoneda K, CHEST 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Co-Clinical Trial Platforms for Personalized Lung Cancer Therapy.
  Li T, Calhoun R, Cooke DT, Kuderer V, Desai S, Tepper C, Davis R, Mack P, Lara PN, Gandour-Edwards R, Goodwin N, Gandara DR, Sixteenth Annual Cancer Research Symposium, UC Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA.
• Comparison of video assisted thoracic surgery and open thoracotomy for pulmonary lobectomy in the obese.
  Launer H, Cooke DT, U.C. Davis 21st Research Scholarship Creative Activities Conference, Davis, California
• Patterns of presentation of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung compared to primary adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and early stage post-lobectom...
  Cooke DT, Nguyen DV, Yang Y, Chen SL, Calhoun RF, Society of Thoracic Surgeons 46th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Patterns of presentation of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung compared to primary adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and early stage post-lobectom...
  Cooke DT, Nguyen DV, Yang Y, Chen SL, Yu CQ, Calhoun R, Society of Thoracic Surgeons 46th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Update on resident job opportunities: A comparison of the TSRA 2008 resident survey to the 2007 TSRA resident survey and the 2006 report of the STS Task Force on Job...
  Cooke DT, Kerendi F, Mettler BA, Boffa DJ, Mehall JR, Merril WH, Higgins RSD, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 56th Annual Meeting, Marco Island, Florida
• Synchronous primary extraskeletal osteosarcoma, fibromyxoid sarcoma, and gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a patient with wild-type P53 genotype.
  Canter RJ, Tamurian RM, Walgenbach D, Cooke DT, Borys D, Connective Tissue Oncology Society 15th Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida
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Lectures

• Cardiothoracic Surgery II. 
  97th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA
• Choosing Surgery, Dispelling Myths and Picking Mentors. 
  American College of Surgeons 97th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA
• Cardiothoracic surgeons as innovators. 
  47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons,San Diego, CA.
• Meeting your residency match. 
  University of California, Sacramento, CA
• So You Want to be a Surgeon? 
  University of California, Davis, CA.
• Update on cardiothoracic resident job opportunities. 
  Association of Black Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, CA
• Physiologic Evaluation of Patients with Lung Cancer for Lung Resection. 
  IASLC 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer, San Francisco, CA
• Surgery for NSCLC: Bronchoplastic Procedures and Novel Technologies. 
  IASLC 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer,San Francisco, CA
• Surgery for Locally Advanced NSCLC. 
  IASLC 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer,San Francisco, CA
• A View from the Other Side: Picking a Job, Making the Transition, Starting your Career. 
  The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 45th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
• Analysis of Cervical Esophagogastric Anastomotic Leaks after Transhiatal Esophagectomy: Risk Factors, Presentation, Detection. 
  Association of Black Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
• Great Transitions: Choosing Surgery, Dispelling Myths and Picking Mentors. 
  94th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA.
• Current Surgical Treatment of Barrett’s Metaplasia and Esophageal Cancer. 
  CME Presentation. Mercy Merced Medical Center,, Merced, CA
• Surgical Management of Lung Cancer. 
  University of California, Sacramento, CA
• Current Treatment of Barrett’s with High Grade Dysplasia and Esophageal Cancer. 
  Sacramento, CA
• Advances in Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer. 
  San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, CA
• Management of Benign and Malignant Pleural Disease: A Surgical Perspective. 
  University of California, Davis Medical School, Sacramento, CA
• Thoracic Surgery Education Reform and More. 
  University of California, Davis Medical School, Sacramento, CA
• Current Treatment of Esophageal Cancer and High Grade Dysplasia. 
  Tumor Board. NorthBay Cancer Center, Fairfield, CA
• Advances in Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer. 
  Lung Conference.NorthBay Cancer Center, Fairfield, CA.
• Current Treatment of Esophageal Cancer. 
  Mercy Redding Hospital, Redding, CA
• Management of Cervical Anastomotic Strictures. 
  University of California, Davis Medical School, Sacramento, CA
• Advances in Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer. 
  12th Annual UCSF/UC Davis Thoracic Oncology Conference, San Francisco, CA
• Choosing Surgery, Dispelling Myths and Picking Mentors. 
  University of California, Davis Medical Schoo, Sacramento, CAl
• Current Treatment of Esophageal Cancer: A Surgical Prospective. 
  University of California, Davis Medical School, Sacramento, CA
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Other

• Lung Cancer Surgery Demystified. Where’s the Funding for Lung Cancer. 
  Cooke DT
  http://www.wtflungcancer.com/lung-cancer-surgery-demystified-guest-post-by-dr-david-tom-cooke
• Cervical Esophageal Perforation. CTSNet Image Gallery. 
  Cooke DT
  http://www.gallery.ctsnet.org/
• Sternoclavicular Joint Obstruction of a Gastric Conduit Ten Years afTranshiatal Esophagectomy and Sub-Sternal Pull-up. CTSNet.org. 
  Chae A, Calhoun RF, Cooke DT
  http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/clinicalcases/article-24.html