{"id":6640,"date":"2014-07-27T01:09:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T08:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.vitalhealth.com\/?page_id=6640"},"modified":"2019-04-25T15:58:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:58:21","slug":"credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/dr-cook\/credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.ld_spacer_69d45742da48d{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d45742da48d\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Current Positions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Founder &amp; Medical Director, Vital Health Endometriosis Center<\/li>\n<li>Medical Executive Committee Menlo Park Surgical Hospital, Menlo Park, CA, 2000 to present<\/li>\n<li>Board of Directors, Endometriosis Research Center, 1998 to present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Education &amp; Training<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>B.A. Chemistry. University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. Graduated Magna Cum Laude, June 10, 1981.<\/li>\n<li>Doctor of Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Graduated May 21, 1985.<\/li>\n<li>Internship and Residency, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wesley Medical Center, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas. Graduated June 30, 1989.<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Graduated June 30, 1991.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Honors &amp; Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Contribution to Resident Research in Reproductive Endocrinology, The Women\u2019s Research Institute<\/li>\n<li>Associate Member Prize Paper, 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Della McDonald Memorial Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>University of Northern Colorado Scholarship for Scholars<\/li>\n<li>Colorado Undergraduate Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>Winner of the Vitals Patients\u2019 Choice Award in 2012 and 2014<\/li>\n<li>Winner of the Carlo Romanini Award for Best Video on Endometriosis at the 43rd AAGL, Vancouver, Canada, 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certification<\/h3>\n<p><strong>American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obstetrics and Gynecology; Board Certified,<br \/>\nDecember 9, 1994 to present.<\/li>\n<li>Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Board Eligible,<br \/>\nJune 24, 1991; June 30, 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced Operative Laparoscopy,<br \/>\nCertified, September 20, 1996<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Membership in Professional Societies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)<\/li>\n<li>American Academy of Environmental Medicine<\/li>\n<li>American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)<\/li>\n<li>American Pain Society<\/li>\n<li>American Academy of Pain Medicine<\/li>\n<li>The Society of Reproductive Surgeons<\/li>\n<li>CFIDS Association (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome)<\/li>\n<li>Endometriosis Association<\/li>\n<li>International Pelvic Pain Society<\/li>\n<li>Interstitial Cystitis Association<\/li>\n<li>National Vulvodynia Association<\/li>\n<li>Pacific Coast Reproductive Society<\/li>\n<li>Santa Clara County Medical Association<\/li>\n<li>Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons<\/li>\n<li>Vulvar Pain Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_spacer_69d45742da510{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d45742da510\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;] Current Positions Founder &amp; Medical Director, Vital Health Endometriosis Center Medical Executive Committee&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":6631,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6640","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6640\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}