Michaela B. Cooley, MD, PhD

Diagnostic Radiology Resident

Graduation Year:
2030
Additional Tracks:
research track

My hometown: Canton, OH
My teachable medical school moment: Learning about how every specialty can be exciting and interesting. Start each rotation with the mentality that you may really enjoy spending the rest of your life in that field.
Why I chose MIR: MIR's dedication to the physician-scientist pathway, the ample research opportunities and excellent radiology training.
My personal interests: Painting, drawing, bouldering, hiking and going to farmers' markets, art shows, concerts and new spots around town
My favorite go-to meal: Anything that could be categorized as a dumpling
Why I’m excited about living in St. Louis: I spent the last 13 years in Cleveland and I am very excited to get to know a new city and all the fun things there are to do here
Something most people don’t know about me: My favorite genre of music is metal

Clinical Interests

Abdominal imaging, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, theranostics

Link to Publications

Education History

Medical Degree

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Doctorate

Case Western Reserve University

Undergraduate

Case Western Reserve University

Associations

Radiological Society of North America
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society

Awards

2025 Leslie T. Webster Jr. Graduation Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2024 Research and Professional Development Grant, Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, Case Western Reserve University
2023 Doctoral Excellence Award in Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
2022 Jeanne Ross Miller Grant Endowment Fund Recipient, Theta Foundation
2021 F30 Grant Award, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2020 Presentation Award, Cardiovascular Research Institute Retreat
2017 Drug Delivery Special Interest Group Student Research Award, Society for Biomaterials
2017 Undergraduate Research Competition Prize, Society for Biomaterials
2017 Jose Ricardo Alcala Memorial Award for Biomedical Engineering Research, Case Western Reserve University
2016 Stanley E. Wertheim Prize, Case Western Reserve University
2015 Junior/Senior Scholarship, Case Western Reserve University
2014 Michaelson-Morley STEM Scholarship, Case Western Reserve University