Inside Cooper

Inside Cooper

Timely information from the hospital, including important announcements, our latest press releases, links to media coverage, and various other updates about the many aspects of hospital life.


Christie Accepts Recommendation to Overhaul State’s University System
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie accepted the recommendation by the UMDNJ Task Force Committee to overhaul the state's university system, including...

Phone System at Cooper Internal Medicine – Kings Highway Back Online
A major technical difficulty with the phone system at 1103 North Kings Highway left the offices without outgoing phone service for portions of the bus...

Avon Breast Health Outreach Program Awards Grant to Cooper Cancer Institute’s Breast Cancer Outreach and Screening Program
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $35,000 one-year grant to Cooper Cancer Institute to increase awareness of the life-saving benef...

eHealth Connection

eHealth Connection

Our weekly newsletter keeps you up-to-date about health topics that are important to you including new treatment options, tips for healthy living, research findings, healthy recipes and more.


Health eCooking: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Heart Healthy, Diabetes and Gluten Free Recipe: Here’s a delicious, gluten free cake that’s good for everyone. A small slice of this rich, decaden...

Shock Wave Therapy: Most Popular Option for Treating Kidney and Ureteral Stones
Kidney and ureteral stones are among the most painful conditions that send people to the doctor or hospital. Most of the time, people don’t know the...

Health eCooking: Crab Bruschetta
Crab bruschetta is an easy appetizer recipe that will "wow" your guests. Great for a party, this crab bruschetta appetizer can be made up to 1 week in...

Living Proof

Living Proof

Real people sharing their experiences. Each person featured has a story about how and why they chose Cooper as well as the impact the hospital has had on their life.


Specialized Surgery Gives Angela the Gift of Motherhood After Cervical Cancer
After four years of marriage, Angela and her husband decided they were ready to start a family. During an appointment with her Ob/Gyn, however, Angela...

One Family’s Battle With Breast Cancer: The Genetic Link
Michelle was 38 years old when she went for a mammogram after her sister, Barbara, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Michelle soon learned that she ha...

The Kind of Nurse Everyone Needs by Their Side
My husband was a patient at Cooper. He had so many issues with his health that, once doctors were able to control one problem, another one would appea...

Paying It Forward

Paying it Forward: The Official Blog of the Cooper Foundation

Providing visitors with the latest developments around The Cooper Foundation, including news, updates, events and activities.


Unique Partnership with Peggy Spiegler Melanoma Research Foundation Benefits Cooper In Schools
Working together, The Cooper Foundation and the Cherry Hill, NJ-based Peggy Spiegler Melanoma Research Foundation are raising awareness about melanoma...

2012 Early Stage Cooper Investigations Research Grants Announced
The Cooper Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Dr. Brigitte Baumann and Dr. Joanne Mazzarelli are this year’s awardees of its E...

Working Together to Provide Holiday Joy to Camden Residents
Through a partnership between Cooper University Hospital, the Cooper Foundation, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and the Norcross Foundatio...

The Center for Dermatologic Surgery

The Center for Dermatologic Surgery

News and notes from Naomi Lawrence, MD, on the topics of dermatologic and cosmetic surgery.


Over The Counter
        Many patients ask Dr. Lawrence what over the counter osmeceutical products she recommends for daily use. For the hands Dr.

From eHealth Connection: Dispelling the Myths of Cosmetic Procedures
Naomi Lawrence, MD, Head, Division of Dermatology, Section of Procedural Dermatology Who is the “cosmetic surgery” patient? In our office the most...

Treat your Rosacea and Facial Redness with our Pulsed Dye Laser
What is a Pulsed Dye Laser? Pulsed Dye Lasers deliver an intense but gentle burst of light into selectively targeted areas of the skin. The light is...

South Jersey Medical Report

South Jersey Medical Report

A resource for physicians for up-to-date news and information about medical and technological advances at Cooper.


Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Receives Major Federal Grant for Ambulatory Clerkship
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) has been awarded a $795,000, 5-year HRSA grant to launch an innovative curriculum for addressing the...

Surgeons at Cooper Neurological Institute Using Cutting-Edge Technology
The Cooper Neurological Institute (CNI), which offers the only pituitary and neuroendocrine program in South Jersey, remains at the forefront of minim...

New Cooper Cancer Institute Building Moving Forward
The Cooper University Hospital Board of Trustees recently approved a new $100 million Cooper Cancer Institute (CCI) project which includes the creatio...

Meeting of the Minds

Meeting of the Minds: Advancing Neurosurgery In Ethiopia

Sarah Woodrow, MD., reports from Ethiopia on the topic of advancing neurosurgery.


Home
I have now returned from Ethiopia, safe, sound and thoroughly exhausted.  Many thanks for following along my trip and all the well-wishes!  Happy ho...

Takeoff
I have been here more than 2 weeks now and since I first arrived I have wanted to get the new power dill up and working. I was determined to do it.

The Price of Progress
This being my fourth visit to Addis over 6 years I have seen many things change at the hospital.  And with each new development the cynical part of m...

Haiti Medical Mission

Mission to Haiti

Updates from our team of doctors, nurses and technicians deployed on a medical mission just days after a devastating earthquake left the country of Haiti in rubbles.


Helping Hands: A Medical Mission to Haiti (Video)
A team of 17 doctors, nurses and technicians from Cooper deployed on a medical mission just days after a devastating earthquake left the country of Ha...

Care of Haitians Continues by Cooper’s Own: Eric Farrell, M.D., On Location in Haiti
Last week, Cooper Orthopaedic surgeon Eric Farrell left on a two week mission to continue to provide much needed medical care to Haitians injured from...

In The News: A Local Reporter Sifts Through the Rubble, Team Returns from Haiti to a Hero’s Welcome and more
As our medical team returned from Haiti and the Dominican Republic earlier in the week  (view photos on courierpostonline.com), they shared their sto...