William A. Cook graduated from Queen’s University Medical School, Kingston, Ontario, and completed his training in plastic surgery at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Cook’s interest in Bioethics resulted in the development of a Bioethics Service at River Valley Health in New Brunswick where he practices and in the completion of a Ph.D. in Bioethics from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Dr. Cook practiced Plastic Surgery in Fredericton for 25 years and from 2005 –2009 was VP Medicine at River Valley Health. He continues to be active in Horizon Health Network’s now regional Bioethics Service and in his current MindBody Medicine practice with a central focus on mindfulness and conscious living.