Medical Expertise of Dr. Jerry Cooley, MD
About Dr. Jerry Cooley, MD
Jerry Cooley, M.D. graduated magna cum laude from Wheaton College in Illinois. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, where he graduated with highest honors.
Dr. Cooley completed a medicine internship at Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore. He then completed his dermatology residency at the University of Maryland, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Cooley opened Carolina Dermatology in Charlotte in 1998. In addition to general and cosmetic dermatology, Dr. Cooley specializes in microsurgical hair restoration for baldness and hair loss. Dr. Cooley is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He lives in Charlotte with his wife and two children.
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