David Cooke

Dr. David Tom Cooke is an Associate Professor of General Thoracic Surgery at UC Davis. He is an Healthcare expert, including patient engagement and activation. He is the co-founder of #LCSM Chat, (Lung Cancer Social Media; lcsmchat.com).

Website: http://blog.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/chesthealth/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dr-david-tom-cooke/14/215/b7
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidcookemd
Others: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/surgery/specialties/cardio/thoracic.html
Sacramento
Member since November 18, 2014

About

Investor interests

Categories of interest	Digital Health Patient engagement Payer administration (health)
Locations of interest	Sacramento
School/Associations of interest	Berkeley, Harvard
Credentials	None

Education

1994 UC Berkeley , BA , MCB-Immunology

1999 Harvard Medical School , MD , Medicine

I am a(n):

Healthcare and Patient Engagement

Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Developed the UC Davis Section of General Thoracic Surgery
Co-founder of #LCSM Chat, the bi-monthly lung cancer social media Twitter chat and patient engagement network.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Healthcare entrepreneurs especially, often do not look at the healthcare problem from the practitioner's point of view. Lessons learned in a traditional business setting, or even a traditional layperson public setting do not translate well in a healthcare setting. As a result, great ideas might not be adopted, or wither on the vine.