Vice-President - Dr.
Shane
Cook
Dr. Cook is a native of Boone County, West Virginia. After graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at West Virginia Wesleyan College, he received a Doctor of Medicine from Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. During medical school, Dr. Cook received MS-I and MS-II Academic Achievement Awards, Community Service Recognition Awards, and numerous Commendation Notes. He was also inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary society and received the Bertha and Lake Polan award for graduating at the top of his medical school class.
After medical school, Dr. Cook completed a residency in dermatology and dermatologic surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina. As a dermatology resident, he received the Faculty Excellence Educator Award, was a member of
the American Academy of Dermatology Performance Measurement Committee and was selected as the Dermatology Chief Resident. Dr. Cook is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology and currently practices dermatology at Boone Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Cook lives in Madison, WV with his wife, son, and three dogs. In addition to spending time with his family, Dr. Cook enjoys writing, playing, and recording bluegrass, blues, country, and rock music; bird hunting with his German short haired pointers and English setters; fly fishing in West Virginia; and Hobie kayak saltwater fishing in South Carolina. Since the age of thirteen, Dr. Cook has been actively involved in his community. He has played the banjo, mandolin, guitar, and sang harmony vocals at many funeral services, church services, and benefit concerts for cancer patients in Madison, WV and surrounding communities.