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Tessa S. Cook, MD PhD CIIP FSIIM FCPP FAAR

Dr. Tessa Cook is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and Vice Chair of Practice Transformation in the Department of Radiology. She is an active member of multiple radiology societies, including the RSNA, ACR, SIIM, and AAR. She is the director of the Imaging Informatics Fellowship and Modality Chief of 3-D and Advanced Imaging. Dr. Cook is the Past Chair of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). In 2020, she was inducted into the College of SIIM Fellows and received SIIM’s Dr. Ruth Dayhoff Award for the Advancement of Women in Medical Imaging Informatics. She pursues innovative methods to enhance care delivery in radiology and improve radiologists' workflow.

Publications

Dr. Cook has published nearly 150 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and editorials on topics including image processing, artificial intelligence, cardiovascular imaging, and imaging informatics.

Invited Lectures and Podcasts

Dr. Cook has given more 250 invited lectures and podcasts on topics such as imaging informatics, practice transformation, cardiovascular imaging, mentorship, and artificial intelligence.

Imaging Informatics Fellowship

Nearly 100 fellows have graduated from Penn's imaging informatics fellowship, the largest program in the country. Applications are typically due in the spring before the program starts every July. For more information or to apply, please visit the program website. 

Innovation

Dr. Cook leads the Center for Practice Transformation in Radiology (CPX) at the University of Pennsylvania. CPX facilitates the development, testing, and implementation of initiatives to re-imagine care delivery to patients in radiology, improve patient outcomes, optimize patient and clinician experience, and decrease the cost of care.

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