Dr. Cokingtin is a life-long Kansas Citian, having grown up in Independence, Missouri, where his father, Dr. Leo Cokingtin was in practice as a pediatrician. He and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children, two of whom are also physicians. In his free time, Dr. Cokingtin enjoys hiking, biking and fly fishing, traveling with his family and tending to his perennial garden.
EDUCATION
University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO BS/Doctorate - 1986
Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis, MO Internship/Residency - Internal Medicine - 1986-1989
Barnes Hospital/Washington University , St. Louis, MO Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine - - 1989-1991
St. John’s Mercy Hospital/University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MOFellowship - Critical Care Medicine - - 1992
Certification
- Sleep Medicine - 2007
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Boy Scouts of America, Heart of America Council, Troop 10, Leawood - High Adventure Chair 2009-2014
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
ADVANCED TRAINING/SPECIALTIES/INTERVIEWS
- Board Certified - Internal Medicine
- Board Certified - Pulmonary Medicine
- Board Certified - Critical Care Medicine
- Board Certified - Sleep Medicine