Dr. Cockerham, board certified through the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), specializes in laparoscopic, breast, colon and hernia surgery. Dr. Cockerham joined University Surgical Associates in 2004. Dr. Cockerham has office hours at USA's Surgical Specialties Building on Wednesdays (1 – 4 pm) and Thursdays at Gunbarrel (1– 4 pm). Dr. Cockerham performs surgery at Erlanger Hospital, the Plaza Surgery Center at Erlanger, CHI Memorial Hospital and Parkridge Hospital.
Dr. Cockerham is an assistant professor of surgery, Department of Surgery, for the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga.