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Clay J. Cockerell

Clay J. Cockerell

Clay J. Cockerell is an American physician who works in the field of dermatology and dermatopathology. He is the founder and medical director of Cockerell Dermatopathology, a medical laboratory he operates in Dallas, Texas. He is also a clinical professor of dermatology and dermatopathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he also serves as the director of the dermatopathology division.

Clay J. Cockerell
Alma materBaylor College of Medicine
OccupationPhysician,

Early life and education

Cockerell grew up in Abilene, Texas attending Abilene Cooper High School before attending Texas Tech University and later Baylor College of Medicine in 1977.[1][2] He graduated from Baylor with honors and completed his residency at New York University Medical Center, serving as chief resident.[3] He also received training in pathology from Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital in New York.

Career

Medical career

Cockerell works in the field of dermatology and dermatopathology and has held and currently sits on multiple boards and committees. He was elected President of the American Academy of Dermatology in 2005, where he had been Secretary Treasurer.[3] Cockerell served on the board of AmeriPath, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Quest Diagnostics.[4] He is also Secretary-Treasurer of the Noah Worcester Dermatological Society and serves as director of the Zola Cooper-Lee Nesbitt Clinico-Pathologic Seminar.[5][6]

Cockerell is the medical director of Cockerell Dermatopathology, a medical laboratory in Dallas, Texas.[7]

He has written articles for medical and general publications.[4][8][9]

Cockerell also serves as a clinical professor of dermatology and dermatopathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center[10] where he has been the director of the dermatopathology division since 1992.[8]

Business

Cockerell Dermatopathology was found to have received approximately $4.8 million as payment for false and fraudulent healthcare claims. TRICARE military health insurance paid Cockerell approximately $4.8 million for those claims.[11]

On August 11, 2017: The Dallas Morning News ran an article [12] that explained how a sophisticated criminal network targeted Clay J. Cockerell, MD by using his business’ tax identification number to perform and bill for bogus laboratory tests.

References

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Citation Linkopenlibrary.org"Abilenian enters medical school". Abilene Reporter. 7 December 1976.
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.org"Exam Lets Abilenian Skip Sophomore Year". Abilene Reporter. 9 December 1975.
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Citation Linkwww.highbeam.comHilton, Lisette (1 January 2005). "Incoming AAD president looks long-range". Dermatology Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015. Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.wsj.comArmstrong, David (30 September 2005). "How Some Doctors Turn a $79 Profit From a $30 Test". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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Citation Linknoahderm.org"About us". The Noah Worcester Dermatological Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015. Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.zolacooper.org"Zola Cooper Lee T Nesbitt 62nd Annual Seminar". Zola Cooper Lee T Nesbitt Seminar. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.bizjournals.comHethcock, Bill (11 February 2013). "Years of fun in the sun mean big business for local lab". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.dallasnews.comGarcia, Leslie Barker (6 July 2010). "19 sunscreen facts that could save your life". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.southernliving.comThuston, Jessica S. "Expert Sunscreen Advice". Southern Living. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.org"Melanoma Monday pushes skin cancer checkus". North Hills, Pennsylvania: New Record. 1 May 1995.
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Citation Linkwww.justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/four-individuals-charged-healthcare-fraud-scheme,
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Citation Linkwww.dallasnews.com"Fort Worth brothers admit role in $36 million lab test kickback scheme". 2017-08-12.
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Citation Linkwww.annalspathology.com"Clay Cockerell". Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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Citation Linkscholar.google.com"Google Scholar results for Clay Cockerell". Google Scholar. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.coquerelwines.com"About us". Coquerel Wines. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgPfeifer, Kay (17 June 1977). "Party Time". Abilene Reporter.
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Citation Linkwww.worldcat.orgClinicopathological Correlations
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Citation Linkwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govId-Like Reaction to BCC Therapy for Bladder Cancer
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Citation Linkwww.worldcat.orgMitotic Rate in Cutaneous Melanomas 1 mm in Thickness: A Prospective Study
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Citation Linkwww.worldcat.orgCutaneous Manifestations of HIV Disease
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