Frank W. Bowen, III, MD, Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology at Cooper, was featured in a segment for WHYY. The story focused on a new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), that found that some people diagnosed with lung cancer decide not to get surgery even though it is the best treatment option.

Join us Wednesday, June 30 from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm for Family Night at our Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics office in Burlington (1900 Burlington-Mt. Holly Road - Route 541, Building One, Burlington, NJ). We'll be featuring free health screenings for adults, car seat safety checks, face painting, balloon sculptures and more.

On Thursday, the first of the 'Summer in the City' concerts at Cooper Commons Park debuted with the Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble, the world-renowned African dance troupe based at Camden's Unity Community Center, having the honor of performing the opening show.

On Saturday, June 5, more than 750 cancer survivors and their caregivers attended the annual Cooper Cancer Institute Survivors' Day celebration at Cooper - Voorhees. The annualcelebration has quickly become the largest of its kind in the state.

Golfers gathered at Woodcrest Country Club on Monday, June 14, 2010 for the 18th Annual Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Golf Tournament, benefiting the Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper. Over the 18-year history of the tournament more than $2 million has been raised to help aid Cooper’s pediatric patients.

75 members of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club recently rumbled into the Cooper entrance circle. The Blue Knights, on their annual toy run, presented Child Life with $500 to enhance the lives of our hospitalized pediatrics patients. This was in addition to the wealth of toys and games which the bikers brought.

On Saturday, June 12, 2010, Brenna Welsh, a state finalist competing for the title of Miss New Jersey visited patients at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper. Brenna is part of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). She has been traveling to area hospitals trying to raise awareness so medical facilities like Cooper continue to educate their patient’s and staff on rare disorders and treatment options.

On Thursday, June 10, 2010, Erik Cautin, of Baim Enterprises, representing Ronald McDonald House Charities and Teddy Thomas, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House of Southern Jersey presented a check for $25,000 to Cooper’s Pediatric Emergency Department. This generous donation has helped to provide a more comfortable space for Cooper’s Pediatric Families in our Emergency Department.

Primary care physicians are a key component of the healthcare reform bill, but a recent study suggests that New Jersey will need one thousand more primary care physicians over the next decade in order to keep up with patient need.

Paul Katz, MD, has been selected as the Founding Dean of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He currently is the Vice Dean of Faculty and Clinical Affairs at The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa. As leader of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Katz becomes the Founding Dean of the first, four-year allopathic medical school ever in South Jersey—and the first new medical school in the State of New Jersey in the past 30 years.