Dr. Lauren Folgosa Cooley

EDUCATION
University of Richmond– BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Honors Program 2010
Medical College of Virginia/VCU – MD, Valedictorian 2017
Medical College of Virginia/VCU – PhD, Immunology 2017

RESIDENCIES
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago IL 2023

FELLOWSHIPS
Post-doctoral research fellowship, Urologic Oncology, Northwestern University, 2021

CLINICAL EXPERTISE
Urology
Urologic Surgery
Immunology

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Urologic Oncology
Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery
Cancer Research
Minimally Invasive BPH treatments
Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP) for BPH
Stone disease

AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS, & RESEARCH STUDIES
For a list of Dr. Cooley’s Publications click on the following link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=cooley+lf

Northwestern University
Catherine Reba Award for Outstanding Urology Resident, 2023
Best Poster Award, Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting, 2021
Urology Care Foundation Resident Research Award and Grant, 2020
Society of Women in Urology, Elisabeth Pickett Research Award, 2020

Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University
Valedictorian of Medical School Class, 2017
Dean’s Award for Academic Achievement, 2017
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honors Society, junior inductee, 2012

University of Richmond
Summa Cum Laude, 2010
National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team, 2006-2010
National Hispanic Scholar, Honors Scholarship, 2006-2010
HHMI Minority Research Scholar Award, 2006

Woodward Academy
Athletic Hall of Fame (Women’s Golf), Inductee, 2018

JOURNAL REVIEWER
Journal of Urology
Urology
Urology Practice
European Urology
Frontiers in Oncology

ASSOCIATIONS
American Urologic Association
Society of Women in Urology