Celebrating National Women Physicians Day 2021 at Cooper

Today, Cooper joins our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849.

Women represent nearly half of all medical school graduates and assistant professors at academic institutions. Here at Cooper, 44% of our physicians are women. Women in Medicine (WIM) at Cooper, an inclusive group of providers and educators at Cooper University Health Care and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, reached out across our organization to recognize some of Cooper’s exceptional women physicians. Read more.

Women in Medicine Spotlight: Dr. Andrea Russo

Today, Cooper joins our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849.

Women represent nearly half of all medical school graduates and assistant professors at academic institutions. Here at Cooper, 44% of our physicians are women. In recognition of the compassionate, quality care they provide and the many accomplishments they have achieved, Cooper’s Women In Medicine group are proud to share the work of some of our women physicians with you. Read more.

Women in Medicine Spotlight: Dr. Annette Reboli

Today, Cooper joins our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849.

Women represent nearly half of all medical school graduates and assistant professors at academic institutions. Here at Cooper, 44% of our physicians are women. In recognition of the compassionate, quality care they provide and the many accomplishments they have achieved, Cooper’s Women In Medicine group are proud to share the work of some of our women physicians with you. Read more.

Women in Medicine Spotlight: Dr. Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams

Today, Cooper joins our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849.

Women represent nearly half of all medical school graduates and assistant professors at academic institutions. Here at Cooper, 44% of our physicians are women. In recognition of the compassionate, quality care they provide and the many accomplishments they have achieved, Cooper’s Women In Medicine group are proud to share the work of some of our women physicians with you. Read more.

Women in Medicine Spotlight: Dr. Carolyn Bekes

Today, Cooper joins our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849.

Women represent nearly half of all medical school graduates and assistant professors at academic institutions. Here at Cooper, 44% of our physicians are women. In recognition of the compassionate, quality care they provide and the many accomplishments they have achieved, Cooper’s Women In Medicine group are proud to share the work of some of our women physicians with you. Read more.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is First Cancer Center in Region to Treat Patient With Breakthrough Radiation Treatment Technology

This week, physicians at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper treated their first patient with a groundbreaking new image-guided radiation treatment system that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and linear accelerator radiation treatment (Linac) into one powerful device. The new device gives radiation oncologists the ability to deliver more effective treatment, while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue in complex cases. Read more.

Celebrating Our Cooper CRNAs!

National CRNA Week is an annual celebration of our nation’s more than 57,000 nurse anesthetists. During this week, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) around the country will reflect on the heroic work done as the COVID-19 pandemic began almost one year ago. CRNAs will be looking forward to the continued hard work and efforts as this pandemic continues to march on, while remaining focused on providing safe and effective care to all patients. Read more.

The Recovery Village at Cherry Hill Opens

New inpatient center to offer treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions

LAKE WORTH, FL – (January 14, 2021) – Advanced Recovery Systems and Cooper University Health Care announces that it will open The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a new, 90-bed inpatient drug and alcohol treatment center in Cherry Hill, NJ, on Monday, January 18, 2021. Read more.

Our 2020 Year in Review

Despite a worldwide pandemic, Cooper University Health Care continued to provide leadership, inspiration, and hope to all we serve. As 2020 closes, here are some of the biggest Cooper stories of the year:

Cooper becomes world’s first hospital to use new virtual reality system for stroke patients

Norcross announces Camden City Community Grant Program’s first 29 grantees (Cooper Foundation)

Philadelphia 76ers, Cooper University Health Care announce community partnership in Camden (extensive coverage)

From the streets to the battlefield: When EMS meets combat medicine (Cover story featuring Cooper’s Military Training Program)

Cooper University Hospital named to coordinate South Jersey COVID-19 response

Cooper University Health Care’s Foundation establishes COVID-19 assistance fund to support health care workers on the front line of the pandemic

Cooper University Health Care opens off-site center for COVID-19 testing for its patients (extensive coverage)

15 heroic first-hand stories from the coronavirus front lines (Cooper mentioned, Dr. Read more.

Patient Stories: A Special Thanks from Brody to Dr. Eggerding

With the news that Cooper Developmental Pediatrician Dr. Caroline Eggerding was retiring, Elizabeth Madonna reached out to share the impact of Dr. Eggerding and Dietitian Anne Starr on her son, Brody. Thank you for sharing this with us, and our thanks to Dr. Eggerding for the impact she has had during her career at Cooper!


“Our five-year-old son, Brody, was born with a rare metabolic disease called phenylketonuria (PKU). Read more.