Dr. Andrew S. Cook, M.D. FACOG is considered one of the best gynecologic and endometriosis surgeons in the country. He is an expert in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) treatment of even the most difficult cases of endometriosis and pelvic pain related conditions. A gynecologic surgeon and reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Cook has committed his life work to the comprehensive treatment of women with endometriosis and pelvic pain. Dr. Cook graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1981, attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas (1985) and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita (1989). He finished his Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellowship at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland (1991).

Dr. Cook returned to his native California and entered private practice with Fertility Physicians of Northern California and the Fertility and Reproductive Health Institute of Northern California (FRHI). He initiated and was Director of the Donor Egg Program at FRHI. In 1994, Dr. Cook moved to New Orleans to join forces with one of his professors from his residency to specialize in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis and advanced surgery. During this time, Dr. Cook was Director of the Omega Ambulatory Surgery Center and Co-Director of Omega's Center for Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain. In September 2000, Dr. Cook returned to California to continue his pursuit and vision of quality, cost effective health care for women. Recognized as the best in the country when he received the American Fertility Society's Associate Members Prize Paper in 1989, Dr. Cook created www.pelvicpain.com to serve as a leading source of information and emotional support for patients, and woman suffering from pelvic pain diseases.

He if founder of VitalCare Institute of Health. VitalCare provides a multitude of treatment options ranging from a natural and holistic approach to complete and comprehensive surgical treatment for the most difficult cases of pelvic pain and endometriosis diseases and conditions. Patients come to VitalCare from around the world to visit VitalCare for solutions to their sometimes confusing and complex pelvic pain issues. Dr. Cook is focused on really understanding pelvic pain, its symptoms and how to treat diseases such as endometriosis completely to remove the pain for good. In fact, many patients come to VitalCare convinced that there is nothing that can be done about their pain and they are doomed to live a life of suffering. At VitalCare, the doctor and his staff listen to patients, treat them with the dignity and respect that they deserve, and correct their medical problem in the process.

Updated October 6, 2006

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