A graduate of Amherst College, Douglas Cole, M.D. obtained his bachelor's degree cum laude. He attended Yale Medical School where he earned his Doct or of Medicine Degree in 1972.  Dr. Cole completed a 6 month internship, in Internal Medicine at Waterbury Hospital, a Yale-affiliated institution.  He then completed 2 years of a surgical internship and residency at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH prior to serving in the National Health Service Corps. Dr Cole completed his training in Diagnostic Radiology at Tufts-New England Medical Center and the Boston VA Hospital. In 1983, Dr. Cole completed a post-graduate fellowship in Computed Tomography & Ultrasound also at the Boston VA Hospital, and the following year he completed a fellowship in Computed Tomography & Nuclear Medicine at Tufts New England Medical Center. 

Dr. Cole is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners.