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Cooper Surgical Specialties Unveils New Voorhees Office at 900 Centennial Boulevard, Suite G

February 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

Cooper’s Department of Surgery’s recently opened its most advanced multi-service outpatient office at 900 Centennial Boulevard, Building 1, Suite G. The suite is designed so the surgeons and nurse practitioners can provide patients the services they need in a comfortable, welcoming environment.

Renowned Breast Surgeon, Cancer Expert Joins Cooper

March 23, 2010 Leave a Comment

Cooper University Hospital has appointed Kristin Lynne Brill, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of The Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Program of the Cooper Cancer Institute. Dr. Brill will also serve as the Director of the Section of Breast Surgery within Cooper’s Department of Surgery.

Cancer Surgery Expands at Cooper with Renown Surgeon

May 5, 2009 Leave a Comment

(Camden, New Jersey) — Cooper University Hospital welcomes Francis R. Spitz, M.D., as Vice Chief of Surgery, Head of the Division of General Surgery and Deputy Director of the Cooper Cancer Institute. Dr. Spitz is a leading surgical oncologist with expertise in gastrointestinal cancers including esophageal, pancreatic, gastric, and hepatobiliary. He also specializes in primary and metastatic melanoma. “With an expanding cancer program, it is imperative that we have the best surgical options for our patients who are undergoing cancer treatments,” said Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D., Chief of Surgery at Cooper. “Dr. Spitz brings a new set of highly technical skills for some of the most complex surgeries for cancer patients.”