Joseph T. Cooke, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Public Health at the Weill Cornell Medical Center. He serves as the Chief Patient Safety Officer for the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is the Chairman of the New York Presbyterian Hospital Critical Care Network, and the New York Presbyterian Hospital Organ Donation Network. Outside of the University he is the co-Chair of the Critical Care Leadership Network of GNYHA, and he is on the Medical Advisory Board for the New York Organ Donation Network. Dr. Cooke is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care medicine, and a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. His clinical interests include care and diagnosis of patients with COPD, Asthma, and Lung Cancer. He is an expert in the management of critical illness, including respiratory failure, sepsis, and multi-organ failure In addition to the teaching awards he has received, Dr. Cooke has been listed annually in the Castle and Connelly guide to the Best Physicians in the NY Metro Area since 2002. In 2006 the New York Organ Donation Network awarded him the “Award of Appreciation” for his work on Organ Donation at the NYP-WCMC. He also served on the Institute of Medicine committee on organ donation after cardiac death.
Post-doctoral Training:
Internship: Internal Medicine, New York Hospital, New York, NY
Residency: Internal Medicine, New York Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Division of
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Medical College of
Cornell University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York,
NY
