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 …
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 …
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 …
There is no proven low-dose threshold for ionizing radiation, yet scientists believe there may be a cumulative risk for stochastic effects; therefore, Cooper’s pediatric radiologists weigh the risks before determining if, what type and how much medical radiation they use …
Marc J. Laufgraben, MD, Recruited to Head Division
One of the fastest growing patient groups in the U.S. healthcare system is the complex endocrine patient. To address this increasing patient population in southern New Jersey, the Cooper Department of Medicine …
Scoliosis patients as young as 7 years old can now have their spine straightened without bracing.
Cooper’s David H. Clements, MD,FACOS, and Harsh Grewal, MD, FACS, FAAP, are the only surgeons in South Jersey to use vertebral body shaping (VBS) …
To meet the growing need for a short-stay alternative for ED patients who require continued observation and further therapeutic intervention or diagnostic work-up, Cooper University Hospital has recently opened a 20-bed telemetry ready Clinical Decision Unit (CDU).
Equipped with state-of-the-art …
Cooper University Hospital, a leader in cardiac innovation, recently became one of the first centers in the nation to implant a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – safe pacemaker, the Revo MRI SureScan™ pacing system. A significant technological advance, the FDA-approved …
More ENT services are now available at Cooper due to the arrival of Beth R. Duncan, MD, MBA-HC, and Sunny S. Park, MD, MPH. The surgeons expanded ENT services at Cooper to include transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for head and …
Renowned Educator, Researcher, and Pediatric Psychiatrist Named New Psychiatry Chief
Andres J. Pumariega, MD, joins Cooper after serving as Chair of Psychiatry and Section Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, and Professor of Psychiatry …