Dr. Cooke is Professor and Associate Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute. He trained in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Mayo Clinic and obtained a Ph.D. in physiology there. Subsequently, he was recruited to Harvard Medical School as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. In 1990, he was chosen to spearhead the Stanford program in Vascular Medicine. At Stanford University, Dr. Cooke directs a research program in vascular regeneration. This is a vertically integrated program from molecule to man focused on developing fundamental knowledge that will lead to new vascular therapies. Dr. Cooke has published over 350 manuscripts in vascular medicine. He has served as President of the Society for Vascular Medicine; as Director of the American Board of Vascular Medicine; as an Associate Editor of Vascular Medicine; and on committees of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.