Christopher R Cogle, M.D.
Professor
About Christopher R Cogle
Dr. Christopher R. Cogle is Chief Medical Officer for Florida Medicaid, Professor at the University of Florida, and Founding Director of the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. His work spans pioneering discoveries in blood stem cells to first-in-human clinical trials, alongside shaping innovative health policies. Dr. Cogle’s recognitions by the Harvard Business School, American Cancer Society, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Milbank Memorial Fund, and the National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Fellowship highlight his impact in bridging the gap between research and societal change.
Accomplishments
Teaching Profile
Board Certifications
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OncologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Profile
- Cancer
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) – children
- Acute myeloid leukemia – adult
- Aplastic anemia
- Bone marrow aspiration
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow culture
- Bone marrow transplant
- Cancer treatment information
- Cord blood transplantation
- Diet – cancer treatment
- Diet and cancer
- Genetics
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Secondary aplastic anemia
- Stem cell research
Research Profile
Christopher R. Cogle, M.D. is a physician and scientist with research focus on cancer and health policy. In his early career Dr. Cogle discovered that blood stem cells make blood vessels and used that biology to invent new therapeutics and diagnostics for people with cancer and heart disease. In his mid career, as a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar in Clinical Research, he translated laboratory research discoveries into investigator-initiated clinical trials. Dr. Cogle has also made major discoveries in cancer epidemiology and was elected to lead Florida’s cancer prevention and control efforts at the state level, producing the Florida Cancer Plan, leading statewide campaigns for improved cancer prevention and control, and advising the Florida Legislature, Florida Secretary of Health, and Florida Governor on evidence-based strategies to reduce the state’s cancer burden. In 2020, Dr. Cogle was selected by the National Academy of Medicine as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar. In 2021, Dr.Cogle founded the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. His academy team of faculty trains Florida’s community leaders in promoting health and preventing disease and disease progression for Florida’s 21 million residents and 100 million visitors. In 2023, he was selected by the Milbank Memorial Foundation as a state health policy fellow.
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- Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Cancer
- Cancer Genetics
- Cancer Informatics
- Cancer Screening
- Cancer prevention
- Digital Health
- Genetics
- Haplo-identical Stem Cell Transplantation
- Health Outcomes
- Health Policy
- Health outcomes research
- Healthcare policies
- Leukemia
- Population Health
- Targeted Cancer Therapy
- Telehealth
- health services research
Publications
Grants
Education
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-7832
- Business:
- christopher.cogle@medicine.ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100278
1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1200 NEWELL DR # 220
PUGH HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32610