Meet...Joel
Name:
Joel Cook, M.D.Department: Dermatology/Dermatologic Surgery.
Where
were you born: Buchanan
County, Va.Favorite Web site: Timezone.com.
Family: Wife, Miriam; dog, Bess (aka—Flea Bag).
Favorite reading: Anything and everything. At least two newspapers a day.
Favorite place to hang-out in Charleston: Barnes and Noble.
Least favorite chore: Anything to do with yard maintenance.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Fondest childhood memory: Bedtime talks with my identical twin brother.
Bad habit: A real fan of chicken wings.
Pet peeve: Lack of intellectual curiosity in people.
Hobbies: Watch collecting, music, and exercise.
How do you stay fit: Long-distance running.
Biggest challenge: Maintaining balance between medicine and life out of the hospital.
Your idea of a perfect vacation: Cool cloudy stay in Europe seeing the sights.
Most rewarding thing about your job: Achieving reconstructive success.
Something people don’t know about you: I am a big fan of African politics.
Words of advice: Primum non nocere (“first, do no harm”).
Friday, June 9, 2006
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