Michael A. Brooks MD

Dr. Brooks earned an MD from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. He completed residency and a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Imaging at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, and is a NIOSH B Reader.

Research interests include evaluating low dose computed tomography and serum biomarkers for lung cancer screening. Dr. Brooks serves as investigator and co-investigator on numerous research grants funded by the National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense, and the Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program. Dr. Brooks served as co-investigator and Radiology Chair on the Marty Driesler Lung Cancer Screening Research Project, an investigator-initiated trial of the Markey Cancer Center conducted in Kentucky’s 5th district. He is also interested in the development and delivery of several continuing medical education series for radiologists, primary care, and other healthcare practitioners on lung cancer. Clinical interests include Cardiovascular MRI and CT, High Resolution Computed Tomography (CT) of Lung, Lung Cancer, and Occupational Lung Diseases.