David Cooke gained a first class honours degree in Osteopathic Medicine from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London. He is a fully qualified Osteopath registered with the General Osteopathic Council.

In addition to working in private practice in Central and North Oxford he works at Oxford Brookes University lecturing in Anatomy and as a clinic tutor teaching osteopathic students. He is also studying for a diploma in paediatric osteopathy at the Osteopathic Centre for children in London.