Cooper Vascular Surgeons implanted the first drug eluting stent for the treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) in the State of New Jersey. Zilver® PTX®(COOK MEDICAL, Bloomington, IN), the first drug-eluting stent (DES) stent of its kind, was recently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and made available to only a select few centers of excellence in the country.

On January 10, 2013, three members of the Cooper faculty, Frank W. Bowen, III, MD, Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology; Miguel Villalobos, MD, Surgical Resident, and Heather Marshall, RN, Intensive Care Unit, traveled to Retalhuleu Guatemala on an eleven-day relief mission

This Saturday, 94.1 WIP sports radio show with Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger, featured Mark A. Pollard, MD, of the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, who commented on Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis and the use of deer antler-extract to speed recovery of torn triceps.

On Saturday, January 26, the Ripa Center for Women’s Health & Wellness at Cooper University Health Care hosted its 2013 Mother-Daughter Day, with special guest speaker Kathleen Hassan, a national self-esteem and empowerment expert for teens. This year’s theme was “Mothers and Daughters Coming of Age Together”.

We’re excited to see everyone tomorrow at The Ripa Center’s Mother Daughter Day. The weather has cleared up and the event will go on as planned. We’ll see you there! Read more.

On Monday, the fifty first-year medical students from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) trained approximately 150 middle, high school and college students from throughout the region to become community leaders in exercise, nutrition and wellness.

In light of the significant impact the flu is having on the community the Camden County Freeholders have scheduled additional Seasonal Influenza Immunization locations for Camden County residents that have not received their flu shots.

The Winter 2013 Health Connection is now available. Featuring survivor and prevention stories and our complete list of winter classes and events.

Cooper University Hospital has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet. The Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.

In his seventh annual donation to Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Melvin Sheppard and family stopped by to donate $394.06 in pennies at the NICU on December 19. Melvin, now 15, was born at Cooper 9 weeks premature, weighing only 2.9 pounds. The Moorestown teenager, who has collected more than $2,000 over the years, poses with Cooper staff and this year’s donation.