Background
Cooley, Robert Nelson was born on March 12, 1911 in Woodlawn, Virginia, United States. Son of Elmer Jackson and Elizabeth Lee (Clark) Cooley.
Cooley, Robert Nelson was born on March 12, 1911 in Woodlawn, Virginia, United States. Son of Elmer Jackson and Elizabeth Lee (Clark) Cooley.
Doctor of Medicine, University Virginia, 1934.
Intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1934-1936; Intern, Mary McClelland Hospital, Cambridge, New York, 1936; resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1941-1942, 46-48; private practice, specializing in radiology, Baltimore, 1948-1953; private practice, specializing in radiology, Galveston, Texas, 1953-1988; member staffs, University Texas Medical Branch Hospitals, Galveston assistant professor, radiology, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1948-1950; associate professor, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1950-1953; professor, University Texas Medical Branch, 1953-1988; department chairman radiology, University Texas Medical Branch, 1953-1976.
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Served from 1st lieutenant to major Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Radiology (Gold medal). Member American Association of University Professors, American Heart Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Medical Association, Association University Radiologists (Gold medal), Galveston County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Radiological Society (Gold medal), Radiological Society North America.
Married Eula Grace Jarnagin, July 1, 1948. Children: Helen Hope, Caroline Elizabeth, Robert Nelson.