When Cook Medical recently received FDA approval for its Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System, it was a major milestone for Cooper—which served as the flagship institution for the clinical trial that led to the device’s clearance.

“This is the first and …

“Reflux disease is not necessarily a benign condition,” warns thoracic surgeon David D. Shersher, MD, Co-Director of the Cooper Aerodigestive Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and Cooper Digestive Health Institute. “For high-risk patients with medically refractory GERD, it’s …

Each year, thousands of South Jersey women are referred to Cooper’s maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists for their expertise in high-risk pregnancies. With seven fellowship-trained, board-certified perinatologists, Cooper’s MFM team offers a level of experience and accessibility that is unrivalled in …

If there’s one message that Matthew Moront, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, wants to communicate to the region’s referring physicians, it’s this: “We have the expertise to handle easily 90 percent of the …

While rare cancers are defined as those with fewer than six cases per 100,000 people per year, collectively, they are surprisingly common—with one in five cancers diagnosed in the U.S. considered a rare cancer [see sidebar for a list of …

Last November, Cooper became the first health care facility in the eastern United States—and one of only 24 in the entire nation—to offer a newly FDA-approved device for patients with central sleep apnea (CSA). Called the remedē® (sounds like remedy) …

A recent agreement between Cooper University Health Care and Inspira Health Network, called Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira, provides patients with access to coordinated and comprehensive cardiac services across the continuum of care.

The integration of the two health …

Since cardiothoracic surgeon Michael Rosenbloom, MD, FACS, FACC, FACCP, joined Cooper in 2007, he and his team have performed more than 1,100 minimally invasive valve operations. Their level of specialization and expertise consistently results in excellent patient outcomes. The Cooper …

When the National Cancer Institute’s landmark National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) found that screening with low-dose CT reduced lung cancer mortality in high-risk individuals by 20 percent compared to chest x-rays, it changed the landscape of lung cancer screening, with …

For medically refractory patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor or dystonia, deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers a safe, effective way to improve their symptoms and reduce—sometimes completely eliminating—the need for certain medications. Notably, Cooper is the only medical center in …