ABOUT
Aaron Cook - Pharm.D.
Dr. Cook received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and subsequently completed a pharmacy practice and a critical care specialty residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Dr. Cook’s current responsibilities include providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients in the intensive care units at UK Hospital. He is also active in precepting both pharmacy residents and students on the neurosurgery service.
Dr. Cook participates in the Advanced Therapeutics courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum and currently serves as the director of the pre-residency Pathway sequence. He is co-coordinator for two elective courses in the UK College of Pharmacy, introducing students to postgraduate advanced training options and critical care. He also is the faculty advisor for the student chapter for the Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP).
Selected Honors
- KSHP Pharmacist of the Year (2007)
- Resident of the Year, UK Pharmacy Residency Program (2002)
- Impact Award, UK Pharmacy Residency Program (2002)
Selected Publications/Presentations
- Cook AM, Hessel E. "Meta-analysis of statins for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage falls short" Stroke 2009; 40:e79. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.538595.
- Cook AM, Holt E, Peppard A, Magnuson B. "Nutrition considerations in traumatic brain injury" Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2008; 23(6):608-620.
- Smith TL, Baldwin A, Cunningham Jr LL, Cook AM. "Rash associated with pregabalin use" Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2008; 42(12): 1899-1902.
- Zarbock SD, Steinke D, Hatton J, Magnuson B, Smith KM, Cook AM. "Successful enteral nutrition support in the neurocritical care unit" Neurocritical Care 2008; 9(2): 210-216.
- Stratman RC, Wiesner AM, Smith KM, Cook AM. “Hemodynamic management after spinal cord injury” Orthopedics 2008; 31(3): 252-256.
- Martin CA, Hoven AD, Cook AM. “Therapeutic Frontiers: Preventing and treating infectious diseases by inhibiting bacterial quorum sensing” European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2008 (Epub March 6, 2008)
- Weant KA, Cook AM. “Pharmacologic strategies for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure: Focus on osmotherapy" Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 2008; 30(1): 17-26.
- Cook AM, Weant KA. “Pharmacologic strategies for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure: Focus on metabolic suppression" Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 2007; 29(4): 309-318.
- Weant KA, Cook AM. “Potential roles for statins in critically ill patients” Pharmacotherapy 2007; 27(9): 1279-1296.
- Reynolds LR, Cook AM, Lewis DA, et al. ”An institutional process to improve inpatient glycemic control” Quality Management in Health Care 2007; 16(3): 239-249.
- Taylor LM, Farzam F, Cook AM, Lewis DA, Baumann RJ, Kuhn RJ. “Clinical utility of a continuous intravenous infusion of valproic acid in pediatric patients” Pharmacotherapy 2007; 27(4): 519-525.
- Cook AM, Hatton J. “Neurological impairment” The ASPEN Nutrition Support Core Curriculum: A case-based approach-the adult patient 2007: 424-439.