Cookson博士是泌尿外科的教授和主席,俄克拉荷马大学的。他拥有的唐纳德·阿尔伯斯赋予椅子在泌尿外科。他是外科总监或者健康的斯蒂芬森癌症中心。他是过去的泌尿道的肿瘤学会的主席和AUA中南部的部分。OU的医学院的毕业生,他完成了他的泌尿外科住院医师在U。圣安东尼奥。他做了一个奖学金在纪念斯隆凯特林癌症中心的泌尿道的肿瘤。他收到了从范德比尔特医疗管理硕士学位。关注泌尿道的肿瘤学和教育,领导努力证明医学临床路径为基础的整合,加强指导,改善教育作为AUA /阿布考试委员会成员和前主席该锁。他担任主席AUA CRPC指南面板。他目前担任副主席AUA晚期前列腺癌的指南面板。 He is currently on the Editorial Board of the AUA Update Series. He is a member of the AAGUS, the SPS and numerous professional societies. He has been recognized internationally for his contributions to the field of urologic oncology and has lectured extensively. An accomplished researcher, teacher and lecturer, he is the authored or co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed journal publications and more than 30 chapters of various textbooks in urologic oncology and urologic surgery. He has been recognized nationally and internationally for his outstanding contributions to field of urologic oncology.