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Month: January 2012

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Receives Major Federal Grant for Ambulatory Clerkship

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) has been awarded a $795,000, 5-year HRSA grant to launch an innovative curriculum for addressing the national shortage of primary care physicians while helping to improve the health of Camden residents. This is …

Posted in: Medical Education, New Initiatives, News & Updates Tagged: Ambulatory Clerkship, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Surgeons at Cooper Neurological Institute Using Cutting-Edge Technology

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

The Cooper Neurological Institute (CNI), which offers the only pituitary and neuroendocrine program in South Jersey, remains at the forefront of minimally invasive neuroendoscopy for pituitary tumors and other brain disorders with the recent acquisition of the NICO MyriadTM device. …

Posted in: Clinical Trials, New Initiatives, News & Updates Tagged: Cooper Neurological Institute

New Cooper Cancer Institute Building Moving Forward

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

The Cooper University Hospital Board of Trustees recently approved a new $100 million Cooper Cancer Institute (CCI) project which includes the creation of a new dedicated cancer services building on the Camden campus and expansion of cancer services at Cooper …

Posted in: Featured, New Initiatives, News & Updates Tagged: Cooper Cancer Institute

SAVI® – A New Treatment Option for Early-stage Breast Cancer

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Cooper Cancer Institute now offers a new type of breast treatment for women with early stage breast cancer. The new device called SAVI (Strut Adjusted Volume Implant) is used for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI). The SAVI device is a …

Posted in: New Initiatives, News & Updates

Advanced Care for Pertussis Patients at Cooper’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Until recently, it was believed that childhood immunizations against pertussis (whooping cough) conferred lifelong immunity. We now know that pertussis immunity wanes over time and, according to the CDC, the overall incidence has been increasing since 2007. Another contributing factor …

Posted in: Featured, New Initiatives, News & Updates

Cooper Responds to Growing Demand for Rheumatology Services

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Sharon L. Kolasinski, MD, Named Head of Division

Nearly 50 million adults in the United States now suffer from a rheumatologic disorder. To meet the growing demands of this diverse patient population that ranges from management of rheumatoid arthritis to …

Posted in: News & Updates, Physician Profiles Tagged: Rheumatology Services

Advancing the Field of Reconstructive Neuro-Orthopaedics

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

At the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, David A. Fuller, MD, is advancing the field of reconstructive neuro-orthopaedics using breakthrough surgical procedures to help patients who have lost extremity function after suffering from debilitating injury or atrophy to the …

Posted in: Medical Education Tagged: Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, Neuro-Orthopaedics

Cooper Digestive Health Institute Opens Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

To address the growing need for a multi-disciplinary approach to inflammatory bowel disease management in southern New Jersey, the Cooper Digestive Health Institute has opened the Cooper Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center. The new program will be under the leadership …

Posted in: Featured, New Initiatives, News & Updates Tagged: Cooper Digestive Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Weight Loss Surgery Now Available at Cooper

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Bariatric surgery saves lives, improves quality of life and cures, reduces risk or prevents over 30 diseases and conditions, including some cancers. Study after study shows that weight loss surgery is the most effective way for obese and morbidly obese …

Posted in: Featured, News & Updates Tagged: Bariatric surgery, Cooper Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Cooper Heart Institute Creates Regional Valve Center

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Performs First-of-a-Kind Transcatheter Valve for Aortic Stenosis

Cooper University Hospital’s renowned Heart Institute is again at the forefront of cardiovascular care, performing the implantation of the first percutaneous aortic valve in New Jersey. Cooper was recently selected as one of …

Posted in: Featured, New Initiatives Tagged: Cooper Heart Institute, Cooper Heart Valve Center, Transcatheter Valve for Aortic Stenosis

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