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James Cook, MD, PhD

James Cook, MD, PhD
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Department Clinical Pathology
Primary Location Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Type of Doctor Both Adults and Children & Adolescents
Languages English
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Specialty in Diseases & Conditions

  • Dendritic Cell Related Histiocytic Sarcomas
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD)
  • Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma (FDCS)
  • Histiocytic Disorders
  • IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy
  • Interdigitating Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
  • Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)
  • Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
  • Macrophage-Related Histiocytic Sarcomas
  • Pediatric Rare Cancer and Blood Disease Program
  • Rare Cancer and Blood Disease Program
  • Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD)
  • Thymic Cancer
  • Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
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Biography

About James Cook, MD, PhD

James R. Cook, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.  He serves as Section Head of Hematopathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine.  Dr. Cook's clinical interests focus on diagnostic hematopathology and molecular diagnostics.

His research interests include diagnostic and prognostic markers in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and plasma cell disorders, and molecular diagnosis of leukemia and lymphoma.  He participates in numerous multi-institutional research efforts including the Lymphoma and Leukemia Molecular Profiling Project (LLMPP) and the Lymphoma Translational Medicine Committee for SWOG.  He regularly serves as faculty for post-graduate educational courses at national and international meetings.

Education & Professional Highlights

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2003

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Hematopathology
Pittsburgh, PA
2003

Residency - Barnes Jewish Hospital
Anatomic Pathology
St. Louis, MO
2001

Graduate School - Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
1998

Medical Education - Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
1998

Undergraduate - Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
1991

Professional Highlights

  • President, Society for Hematopathology, 2020-2022
  • Chair, Association for Molecular Pathology Hematopathology Subdivision, 2011-2012
  • Member of Lymphoma Translational Medicine Committee, Southwest Oncology Group

Certifications

  • Pathology - Hematology
  • Pathology - Anatomic Pathology

Specialty Interests

hematopathology

Awards & Honors

  • Pathologist-in-Training Award, Society for Hematopathology, 2003
  • John Beach Hazard Distinguished Teacher Award, Institute of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2005

Memberships

  • Society for Hematopathology
  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology
  • Association for Molecular Pathology
  • College of American Pathologists
Research & Publications

Research & Publications

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Industry Relationships

Industry Relationships

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As of 10/4/2024, Dr. Cook has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

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