Derek W Cool, MD, PhD, FSIR, FRCPC

Dr. Derek W Cool, MD, PhD, FSIR, FRCPC


Biography

Derek W. Cool, MD, PhD, FSIR, FRCPC is an Associate Professor at Western University and an interventional radiologist at London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario, Canada. He was selected as a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). Educational training includes: BSc in Computer Science from U. of North Carolina, Chapel, Hill; PhD in Medical BiophysIcs from Western University as part of the MD/PhD program. Diagnostic and interventional radiology residency training completed at Western University and U. of Toronto, respectively. Dr. Cool has 51 peer-reviewed journal publications and over 100 conference presentations spanning the development of MR-3D ultrasound fusion for prostate biopsy, liver and renal ablation outcomes and minimally-invasive ureteric interventions. Current research interests are focused in interventional oncology - in particular minimally-invasive treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) within the kidney. Research work is focused on evaluating and improving outcomes from percutaneous renal ablation. This includes development of 3D ultrasound tools to improve procedure guidance and monitoring for renal and liver ablations. Lastly, Dr. Cool is the PI of the ARRCC trial, which is the first phase II clinical evaluating the response of RCC to 90-Yttrium (Y-90) radioembolization.

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