Erin A. Cooke, MD is a Professor of Radiology and Vice Chair of Education currently at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, previously serving as Vanderbilt University Medical Center Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director and Co-Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
Her interests are diverse, with a clinical practice which has included abdominal imaging, neuroradiology, and musculoskeletal imaging. Her academic interests have centered around the integration of the arts and humanities into radiology and medical education, stemming from her background as a painter with a BA in Studio Art from Wake Forest University where she graduated valedictorian prior to entering medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. Throughout her years of clinical training and continuing during her career as a radiologist, she has continued to paint as well as pursue her other passion of long distance running as a member of Marathon Maniacs (she is Maniac #15169), having completed 25 marathons as of spring 2025, including 13 Boston Marathons and a few races in various costumes. An active contributor to the Association of Academic Radiologists, Association of Program Directors in Radiology, American Board of Radiology, and American College of Radiology, amongst other radiological societies, she is a co-founder and chair of the AAR Arts and Humanities in Radiology Special Interest Group and chairs the ACR PFCC Art Subcommittee in addition to other leadership roles within radiology.
Her works over the past decade have drawn on Cubism, movement, textural studies and color abstraction, and have been primarily acrylic on canvas paintings, including works of large scale. Cooke’s paintings are showcased in both public and private collections across the United States.
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